Welcome to Sex In-The-920! I’m the Carrie Bradshaw of UW-Oshkosh, or your college sex guru. 

With Pub Crawl being right around the corner, hook-up culture grows at an all-time high. If you don’t know what hook-up culture is, it also represents a one night stand. Pub Crawl can be problematic when it comes to hook-up culture. With cuffing season ending, many people are just sick of relationships, and want to go straight to sex. That’s where Pub Crawl and hook-up culture become best friends. 

This really made me think though, how many people are having sex when they are drunk? The answer should be none, but we know that’s not true. I don’t know if you knew this, but you cannot legally consent to sex when you’re intoxicated.

 According to the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom, both parties can consent to sexual activity if neither are incapacitated. Meaning, having sex with an individual is illegal if they are incapacitated. In other words, are unable to function normally, and cannot give legal consent. 

While having a few drinks, and then having sex is not illegal, a person cannot give legal consent if they are too impaired to understand what they are doing, or their actions. I still think it’s wrong though because technically you’re not in your right mind. Sex in college, especially while being drunk, is inevitable. So here are some things that you really need to keep in mind. 

If your partner is drunk, and you’re not, do not have sex with them. Not only is it plain wrong, you are basically taking advantage of them not being sober. This act is so dehumanizing, and again, plain wrong. A lot of people don’t completely remember the night they were drunk, so engaging in sex is not the best choice of activity to be made. 

With that in mind, I can’t stress enough the importance of protection. Birth control isn’t 100% effective. Wrap it, before you tap it! 

Also, if you are engaging in hook-up culture, you don’t know where that person’s been. It’s better to be more safe than sorry. 

Last thing to keep in mind is if you’re not 100% sure, don’t do it. If you can’t even remember where you are, how many drinks you had, or even your partner’s name, you shouldn’t be having sex with them. 

My question has answered itself. Many people are having sex when they’re drunk and I believe that you shouldn’t engage in these acts if you aren’t sober. 

Again, sex is a vulnerable thing, that should at least be a bit thought about before the action occurs. As I mention throughout all of my columns, you do know yourself best, and know who you are. Always do what feels right for you, and for your body.