{"id":5304,"date":"2015-02-15T00:30:48","date_gmt":"2015-02-14T19:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak?p=5304"},"modified":"2018-08-01T12:33:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T07:03:31","slug":"the-editorial-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarshi.net\/inplainspeak\/the-editorial-15\/","title":{"rendered":"The Editorial: Comprehensive Sexuality Education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember the \u2018first time\u2019? And probably, you, like many of us, were plagued by fears of\u00a0 \u2018What if\u2026?\u2019 But instead of that, what if we had known all that we needed to know?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>By and large, we humans are sexual beings throughout our lives. This means that learning about sexuality is a lifelong process \u2013 we can never be too old to learn more. That being said, it was specially when we were young that we needed more information than we had, and that is why we feared the dreaded \u2018what if\u2026?\u2019 Sadly, this holds true today as well, despite the glut of (mis)information out there. It would be pretty easy to resolve if we have Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE). However, the very mention of Sexuality Education creates strife and turmoil as we have seen in our country. The articles in this issue of In Plainspeak<\/em> explore why this is so and what might be done about it.<\/p>\n

In the Issue in Focus<\/a>, Sonia Soans<\/a> discusses society\u2019s fear and anxiety around Sexuality Education and points to paradoxes that co-exist such as the loudness of media representations of sex and the simultaneous lack of open conversations about sexuality. What do we really need to fear she questions.<\/p>\n

In the I Column<\/a>,\u00a0Padmini Iyer<\/a> reflects on her PhD related fieldwork and what it is like to actually \u2018do\u2019 research with young people who want to learn more about sexuality. Rishita Nandagiri<\/a> writes about her own life experiences that have eventually led her to become an advocate for Comprehensive Sexuality Education. She mentions emphasises that the access to accurate CSE material for all young people should also target attitudes, ensure access to services and dismantle legal, social, cultural, economic barriers.<\/p>\n

In Voices<\/a>, Shikha Aleya<\/a> who has been reviewing sites online to understand the meaning of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), talks about what\u2019s \u2018hot\u2019 and what\u2019s not. Ketaki Chowkhani<\/a> discusses adolescent relationships, romance, desire and love and asks how we can engage with adolescent romantic and erotic love in the educational sphere.<\/p>\n

In the Interview<\/a> section, we have Radhika Chandiramani<\/a> in conversation with Shikha Aleya<\/a> on the (sad) state of Sexuality Education in India. She also points out how not just students, but teachers too need to learn about Sexuality Education. This makes a\u00a0lovely segue to Simran Luthra<\/a>\u2019s review of TARSHI\u2019s ‘The Orange Book: A Teachers\u2019 Workbook on Sexuality<\/a>‘<\/em>.<\/p>\n

In the Reviews<\/a> section, Deepa Ranganathan<\/a> writes about her experience of the seven-day Sexuality, Gender and Rights Institute (SGRI) organised by Delhi based organisation CREA<\/a> in Khandala, Maharashtra. She describes the different sessions and discussions she had with other participants during the SGRI around the important issues of sexuality, gender and rights.<\/p>\n

Vithika Yadav<\/a>\u2019s article for the Hindi<\/a> section is about the popular website Love Matters<\/a> that presents sexuality related information in a fun way for young people.<\/p>\n

The Video<\/a> section has a music video developed by Aahung<\/a>, Pakistan, in collaboration with Qayaas<\/a>, a Pakistani rock band, to raise awareness about gender discrimination, sexual harassment, and peer pressure on young people.<\/p>\n

In Brushstrokes<\/a>, we are featuring TULIR – Centre for the Prevention and Healing of Child Sexual Abuse (CPHCSA)<\/a>\u2019s posters on CSA or Child Sexual Abuse awareness. The posters are called \u2018It Takes a Community to Protect a Child<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n

The Innovations Corner<\/a> brings you SAFE<\/a>, an app launched by The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW). Curious? Go check it out!<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss the #Talk Sexuality <\/a>campaign! This is TARSHI\u2019s campaign in collaboration with Youth Ki Awaaz<\/a> to stimulate dialogue with and among young people on CSE. We are also featuring some content from the campaign in the Blog Roll<\/a> section. Join the campaign and do spread the word that access to Comprehensive Sexuality Education is a human right.<\/p>\n

Happy Reading! Stay with us!<\/p>\n

The TARSHI team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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