It was the first time in his life that she had ever mentioned sex to him, directly or obliquely.
One could not mention sex to or in front of unmarried women or children.
And outreach workers say some schools allow them to make presentations only if they do not mention sex or condoms.
"I wanted to know whether we could kiss or drink out of the same glass, not to mention sex," Lillian said.
Sort of "how can someone write about love without mentioning sex?
Don't mention his name and sex in the same sentence.
Sometimes you'd go home with somebody you might not really want because of loneliness, and in that position I sure wouldn't mention safe sex.
"We accept drugs and crime, but mention sex and it's, Let's not even talk about it."
They don't mention sex, the affair, or anything that ordinary people might deem private.
It meant giving our life histories in 30 seconds, without mentioning sex, politics or religion.