Sexuality Education

No Birds No Bees
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No Birds No Bees

Aria walked into her school’s auditorium, giggling with the rest of the girls, because they were about to have their very first Sex Ed workshop.
By Aradhana PS
December 18, 2024
No Birds No Bees
Let’s talk about sex education and disability
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Let’s talk about sex education and disability

By: Teresa Fitzherbert For years the need of disabled people for sex and relationship education has been ignored. Campaigners want…
By Curated Content
August 18, 2014
Let’s talk about sex education and disability
Interview – Manak Matiyani
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Interview – Manak Matiyani

As we grow older, moral codes, conventions of appropriateness and shame, and the utilitarian and income-focused education we get make us lose that stability. The idea of play to me is about bringing back that ability and comfort into the lives of people so that they can actually play.

By Shikha Aleya
December 1, 2021
Interview – Manak Matiyani
Interview – Dr. Ketaki Chowkhani
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Interview – Dr. Ketaki Chowkhani

I feel that parents, teachers and CSE can make room for these disparate realities of adolescents by first acknowledging the limits of formal sexuality education, that the curriculum imparted formally fails in providing the kind of learning that happens through other sources.

By Shikha Aleya
December 18, 2024
Interview – Dr. Ketaki Chowkhani
How to Have Good Sex?
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How to Have Good Sex?

During my interaction with students as a part of sexuality education classes in schools, one frequently asked question by boys is,“How to charm a girl?”
By Ramya Anand
September 4, 2018
How to Have Good Sex?
Hot Girls Wanted – Keeping up with the times
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Hot Girls Wanted – Keeping up with the times

The film Hot Girls Wanted followed the journey of five young women aged 18-25 years as they joined the pornography industry and also looked more broadly at at women in this age group and their motivation to join.
By ElsaMarie D'Silva
January 3, 2022
Hot Girls Wanted – Keeping up with the times
Editorial – Sexuality and SISA Spaces
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Editorial – Sexuality and SISA Spaces

We envision SISA spaces as non-judgmental, inclusive, rights-based and affirming spaces wherein people’s sexuality, their identities, wellbeing, choices, desires and pleasure are respected.
By TARSHI
January 3, 2022
Editorial – Sexuality and SISA Spaces
Editorial – Parents, Teachers, and CSE
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Editorial – Parents, Teachers, and CSE

Each time a child or adolescent asks a question that may be (even indirectly) related to sexuality, many parents and teachers get squirmy and nervous. This may be because they themselves do not have the information required, but in most cases, it has more to do with the ‘hush-hush’ that surrounds sexuality.
By TARSHI
December 18, 2024
Editorial – Parents, Teachers, and CSE
Editorial – Accessibility and Sexuality
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Editorial – Accessibility and Sexuality

If you were the CEO of a company and your office were on the 40th floor of a building in…
By TARSHI
February 16, 2023
Editorial – Accessibility and Sexuality
Comprehensive Sexuality and Personal Safety Education: Its Significance and Relevance
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Comprehensive Sexuality and Personal Safety Education: Its Significance and Relevance

A child’s social environment in their foundational years plays a critical role in shaping their worldview and influences their responses and the way they communicate with their peers.

By Antara Buzarbaruah
December 18, 2024
Comprehensive Sexuality and Personal Safety Education: Its Significance and Relevance
BRIDGING THE GAP: IDEAS FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMME
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BRIDGING THE GAP: IDEAS FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMME

A 22-year-old autistic young man with low intellectual functioning I work with, recently got into trouble with the police because…
By Ankita Khanna
August 1, 2015
BRIDGING THE GAP: IDEAS FOR A MORE INCLUSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Between Generations: The Courage to Ask, The Courage to Answer
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Between Generations: The Courage to Ask, The Courage to Answer

My mother’s openness gave me a profound glimpse into how deeply conversations – or their absence – shape our sense of self.

By Sahana G
December 18, 2024
Between Generations: The Courage to Ask, The Courage to Answer
A Critical View Of Sexual Health Education In Iran
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A Critical View Of Sexual Health Education In Iran

When I was 16, I thought: ‘Some topics in physics have no benefit for students throughout their life. For instance,…
By Nikzad Zangeneh
December 1, 2013
A Critical View Of Sexual Health Education In Iran
A class on porn, anyone?
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A class on porn, anyone?

It’s technology that has allowed me, amidst the lockdown, to connect with so many people and I dare say, sext and share photos. It’s technology that has allowed me and many others access to things like porn, fetish websites, and to buy sex toys and so much more without leaving our beds!
By Abdullah Erikat
August 3, 2020
A class on porn, anyone?
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