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Exploring sex and sexuality
This document discusses exploring sex and sexuality. It defines sex as the physical characteristics that identify someone as male or female, such as genital organs and ability to produce sperm or eggs. Sexuality refers to feelings, behaviors, and attitudes related to sex, love, sexual acts, and gender identity. Some reasons why teaching about sexuality is avoided include beliefs it will encourage sex, associating discussion of sexuality with loose morals, and discomfort or taboos around the topic. Understanding sexuality is important for discussing topics like HIV/AIDS prevention. As peer educators, sensitivity is needed regarding different comfort levels with sexual terminology.
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Explores the definitions of sex (physical attributes) and sexuality (feelings and behaviors). Key terms include genital organs, sexual preference, and cultural views.
Discusses societal barriers to teaching about sexuality, including embarrassment and taboos. Highlights beliefs that education may encourage sexual activity.
Emphasizes the need to discuss sex for understanding issues like HIV/AIDS. Highlights varied comfort levels with sexual terms and the need for sensitivity.
Concludes the presentation with a thank you, indicating a closure on the important discussion about sexuality.
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- 2. Sex Refers to thephysical characteristics that identify a person as either male or female that are determined by nature. Sex has to do with; Type of genital organs one has (penis, vagina) Ability to produce sperms or ova.
- 3. Sexuality Refers to feelings,behaviors, attitudes and values related to; Sex Being in love Sexual intercourse Sex organs Sexual preference Religious and cultural views on sexuality How we define what is male or female
- 4. Why we don’tteach or talk about sexuality. It is believed teaching young people about sexuality will encourage them to engage in sexuality activities. Those who talk about sexuality are considered to be sexually loose. People are shy/embarrassed to talk/teach about sexuality. Some people feel guilty, ashamed, dirty or even bad about same aspects of their own sexuality. In some communities it a taboo to teach or talk about sex or sexuality.
- 5. Can we discussHIV/AIDS without talking or discussing sex and sexuality?
- 6. Write the followingswords in kiswahili and your mother tongue. Sex Testicles Penis Vaginal fluids Vagina Clitoris Anal sex Masturbation Oral sex Semen Buttocks Breasts Homosexuality Orgasm
- 7. There are manywords that are used to describe sex and sexuality Different people perceive these words differently – some are very uncomfortable especially with the more explicit terms while others are quite comfortable.
- 8. As peer educators; weneed to be sensitive about these differences and also appreciate our own preferences If we are quite comfortable using certain terms, we should not assume everyone else is. If you are not comfortable with some of the sexual terms some of your peers use, you can tell them about your discomfort.
- 9. Cont.. However we needto work at being comfortable with using or hearing many of these sexual words. However, when the words are used in the right context and to convey the desired message, people will hardly ever take offence.
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