Perhaps you have already practiced guinage without even knowing what it is!

A common sexual myth that you may have come to know is that sex requires penetration. For know that guinage is a non-penetrative sexual practice. It has always existed and is not preliminary. Let me explain: sex is sex!

Guinage is a French term derived from the expression gouine, which loosely means “dam”. A term considered derogatory in Brazil refers to lesbian women.

After all, what makes a woman good in bed or not? – Photo: Valeria Boltneva/Pexels/ND

This is actually a very limited and even biased view of what lesbian sex is as it can be penetrative as there are women with penises (trans women) who can penetrate and even cis women who are penetrated with toys , sex and fingers, for example. .

A person who calls himself a Guin can be of any sexual orientation. That is, heterosexual, homosexual (gay/lesbian), bisexual, pansexual and asexual.

Penetration is one of the activities that can happen during intercourse, not sex itself. Sexual activity is the exchange of pleasure between people, with or without penetration. There are countless possibilities for stimulating erogenous zones and practices that can also be very pleasurable beyond penetration. Know that the skin is your largest sexual organ.

Any exchange of pleasure that involves the senses—smell, taste, touch, sight, and hearing—that explore their erogenous zones through touch, smell, taste, taste, and sight is guignage.

Would it then be synonymous with masturbation? No, because masturbation, by definition, involves rubbing the genitals, and guinage seeks to explore all the senses.

The practice of guinage is gaining momentum because we talk more about sex and in doing so demystify many of the ideas we have learned. It also leaves out of bed the pain and discomfort caused by the penetration of some relationship. I believe that we can also think about fairer sexual practices, since the responsibility for pleasure lies with all the people involved, not with having a penis to penetrate.

Don’t fall for the tale that if you don’t have penetration, you don’t need prevention. Sex involves skin to skin, body, saliva, sweat, semen, blood, fluids… Therefore, it is always essential that sex is safe to reduce the risk of transmission of STIs (sexually transmitted infections).

And why is it important to name what happens behind the four walls? Information and knowledge lead to sexual autonomy and respect. Psychoeducation and sex education are essential for a fulfilling and healthy sex life. Beliefs and taboos can prevent you from experiencing your sexuality.

And, as I usually say during my visits to the doctor, as well as on the Sexo sem Dúvida portal, sex is diversity. Responsible enjoyment is essential to your sexual and emotional health. With or without penetration, the pleasure is yours!

Finally, I leave the question here again: what is sex for you?