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Question 1. Create a sexuality family tree: Create a family tree going back to your grandparents. Trace what you know about how your family has experienced sexuality and relationships: marriages, divorces, affairs, sexual violence, domestic violence, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender roles, attitudes and beliefs toward sex including religious beliefs, and anything else you feel is relevant. Pay attention to strong patterns and overall themes you see in your family tree, and what you notice has directly and indirectly impacted your own experiences with sexuality.
Question 2. Keep a sex diary: Keep a sex diary for one week, in which you keep a record for every time you think about sex and sexuality, and every time you engage in an act you consider sexual. Write down whatever those thoughts and experiences are and how you feel about them, questions you have about your experiences, etc. Pay attention to your internal conversations, your beliefs and attitudes, and the feelings that arise for you as you record your experiences.
Question 3. Interview a close family member or friend: Choose someone close to you that you feel comfortable interviewing about their experiences with heir sexuality. Ask questions like: Where did you learn about sex and sexuality? When did you know how you identified (in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.)? What were some of the pivotal moments for you in defining your sense of sexuality? What do you wish you had been taught growing up about sex and sexuality? Pay attention to your personal reactions and take note of similarities and differences between your interviewee and yourself.