"And so I'm really grateful that upon uncoupling from the church, I was exposed to the internet, to really valuable resources, and really realistic aspects of sex and sexuality that I didn't see while I was developing as a person and going through puberty." Within the Mormon church, being gay or queer is condemned.
That shame that Mark is talking about, was something he experienced growing up.
Real conversations about sex and sexuality are never had, so people end up doing things like 'soaking.' He would know - what it was like being a young gay Mormon And so in its travels, I'm sure different things were adopted and different things were tweaked along the way."īut he says it's really hard to know how common it actually is, because there's so much secrecy around sex within the Mormon church. "I obviously don't want to speak on behalf of the whole religion, but I'm assuming that there is a very big vast difference between Australian Mormonism and American Mormonism in the sense that Mormonism began in America. But I also wasn't surprised, because there are so many elements of that religion and of Mormonism that are just so wacky, that are just so strange, that are just not conventional."Īlthough there's a Mormon community in Australia, Mark says the practise of 'soaking' and 'jump humping' are probably more common in fundamentalist Mormon communities in America. And I just wished more couples could explore their sexuality in more fruitful ways." "That's why Mormon couples are doing all they can finding all these loopholes, to just still experience sex and in a certain way that's still deemed 'God friendly', or that is still deemed religion and Mormon friendly. And so I think there's this real element of shame and fear of consequence, that comes with breaking the rules." "The consequences are that you won't be able to experience the ideal spiritual afterlife.
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Mark says although there's free agency when you're a Mormon, there's incredibly strict guidelines and rules and if you have sex before marriage: So if you're resorting to friends jumping on the bed, and only being one pelvic thrust away from intercourse, why not just have sex? It's group sex like you'd never thought of it Did you know if someone else jumps on the bed, the movement doesn’t count? #notallheros #exmormon #soaking #soaktok #hiatus #backatit #mormonshit #exmo ♬ Wildest Dreams - bry That's where a friend (or whoever you can get - maybe a stranger walking down your dorm hallway) jumps on the bed while a couple 'soaks', the jumping causes the bed to move up and down and therefore mimics 'real sex' and allows the soakers to get it on without, again, technically getting it on.
If you're thinking ' Hang on? Why not just invite a mate over to jump on the bed and help the couple 'soaking' get some thrusting up in there!?'ĭon't worry, they've already thought of that.Įnter 'jump humping.' The Mormon threesome that's also gone viral on TikTok.
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He's an ex-Mormon and says if Mormons have sex before marriage they won't get to experience the full glory of the afterlife party with god.Īnd you'll probably be shamed by the church and your community.īasically, it's a loophole for Mormons to satisfy their sex needs without sinning. "There's so many insane, and wild aspects of the Mormon religion," explains SBS Editor Mark Mariano. Reply to soaking #exmormon #exmormonhumor #exmormontiktok #provo #provoutah #byu #exmo #exlds #soaking #excult #cult #mormons ♬ original sound - Exmo Lex So why the weird bizarre awkward sexvention?