Interview with Mandy, 20 - 21, White British, lower middle class, Roman Catholic. Women Risk and AIDS Project, Manchester, 1989. Original version (Ref: MAN99) Rachel Thomson 10.25377/sussex.10301663.v1 https://sussex.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Interview_with_Mandy_20_-_21_White_British_lower_middle_class_Roman_Catholic_Women_Risk_and_AIDS_Project_Manchester_1989_Original_version_Ref_MAN99_/10301663 This interview is part of the Women, Risk and Aids Project (1989-90) archive which was created as part of the Reanimating Data project (2018-20).<div><br></div><div>Interview with Mandy, a university student in Manchester, talking about her sexual relationships and experiences past and present. Mandy went to a 'posh' boarding school in Northern England after her family relationships broke down. This was a sexist boys school that took girls at 6th form.<br></div><div>She also talks about her experiences at a 'rough' catholic comprehensive school in Wales, including experiences of Catholic sex education which included anti-abortion and anti-contraception education. Her attempts to challenge this were understood as being disruptive. Mandy has an Irish Catholic family and says that her mum wanted to be 'liberal' about sex but that it didn't come naturally. Mandy struggled to talk to her about sex and later sought her own information about sex and AIDS from friends, books and the Terrance Higgins Trust. Mandy is concerned about her own exposure to HIV as previous partners have slept with lots of 'sleazy' people and been caught up in relationship triangles. Mandy talks about previous relationships as a teenager in Wales and as a young woman in Manchester. This includes one partner that she lived with and with whom she tried to negotiate non-penetrative 'safe sex'. Mandy talks about the challenges of having safe sex within the heterosexual community.</div> 2020-03-04 10:51:41 White British Lower middle class Catholic Sexual reputation Pressure Illegal drugs Family life Divorce Risk Religious beliefs Parent attitude Comprehensive school Boarding schools Rhythm method Abortion Atheism First sex Sexual pleasure Cosmopolitan magazine Women's magazines Contraception Condom use Pill Birth Control Contraceptive diaphragm Responsibility Family Planning Clinic Depression Safe sex Sociology Sociology not elsewhere classified