Most young people deem the sex education they’ve received is very poorly delivered or insufficient. It is widely known that many teenagers use the internet and the mainstream media, such as gossip magazines, to satisfy their curiosity and the information they can find there can be distorted and/or inaccurate. Talking about sex is still considered a taboo across the generations.

With this this project we want to raise awareness of how lacking and non- inclusive sex education is. We want to educate young people, peer educators and youth workers ate deliver inclusive sex education that is inclusive with the whole spectrum of genders and sexualities and also with people with disabilities, as well as promoting body positivity and bodily diversity. We want to educate young people from an early age – through non-formal education – to be able to speak openly about sex and to have healthy sex lives. We would like to explore more than just the physical aspects of sex and approach the topic from the emotional and psychological side.

The first of two parallel LTAS seminars explored sex education in relation to the participants’ own experiences of their identity, bodies, gender and sexuality and analyse how society shapes these identities. Topics covered included the theory of gender and sexuality, discrimination, the impact of media and pornography, sex - getting what you want and need, sexual rights as human rights and identifying good practices for sex education.

The second parallel seminar: participants explored sex and sex education in relation to patriarchy, societal hierarchies and systemic oppression. Participants focused particularly on marginalised identities and how they are excluded in mainstream sex education, reflecting on sexual identities and expression in relation to pornography, the mainstream media, culture and religion. Topics addressed were disability and ableism, critical sex positivity and sex work.

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