Sexual and
Reproductive health Is Business You Should Mind About!
We
have sexual rights, reproductive responsibilities; body agency, autonomy and
self-determination goals.
The
dignity of humanity and the reward for healthy goals is possible when we participate
in understanding who and what we are. We deploy this to negotiate for life
enhancing practices or resources.
Sexual
health as a resource is one area we are striving to share with our
beneficiaries with aim of breaking it down for them as an empowering tool for
quality life experiences. Sexual and reproductive health is a resource one uses
to participate in quality life experiences and self-determination.
According
to the American Sexual Health Association, “sexual
health is the ability to embrace and enjoy our sexuality throughout our lives.
It is an important part of our physical and emotional health. Being sexually
healthy means:
- Understanding that sexuality is
a natural part of life and involves more than sexual behavior.
- Recognizing and respecting the
sexual rights we all share.
- Having access to sexual health
information, education, and care.
- Making an effort to prevent
unintended pregnancies and STDs and seek care and treatment when needed.
- Being able to experience sexual
pleasure, satisfaction, and intimacy when desired.
- Being able to communicate about
sexual health with others including sexual partners and healthcare
providers.”
We
prepare sessions and IEC materials that target youth, sex-workers, celibate
females, celibate males, LGBTIQQ and eunuchs. You see, sexual health is more
than genitalia. It is experiential and sensual. One can base it
on the sole criterion of production of reproductive cells. This way one can say
there are two sexes: the
female sex, capable of
producing large gametes (ovules), and the male sex, which produces small gametes (spermatozoa). But once one is
open-minded, we can explore and link gender, body characteristics, identity and
expression to sexual health. There are men who have fetuses and have carried
pregnancy to term. Yes! Rare genetic conditions of genotypical males exist; they develop as
females and possess the anatomy required for gestation; these intersex people have carried fetuses to term and
given birth. So please read this with an open mind and get time to do research
or read widely. Information frees the mind.
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