Pompeii’s House of the Vettii reopens: a reminder that Roman sexuality was far more complex than simply gay or straight: As Pompeii’s House of the Vettii finally reopens after a long process of restoration, news outlets appear to be struggling with how to report on the Roman sex cultures so well recorded in the ruins …
Discussions about antisemitism need to include gender and sexuality: Mykola Komarovskyy / Shutterstock The last few years have been a time of increased antisemitism in Europe. In a 2018 study of 16,395 people, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) found that 85% of participants considered antisemitism to be a “very big” or “fairly …
People with intellectual disability have a right to sexuality – but their families have concerns: People with intellectual disability are entitled to their human rights like everyone else. Shutterstock Many South Africans living with intellectual disability don’t have opportunities to be part of community life. They may lack the opportunity to learn, work or enjoy …
Sexuality education in Ghana’s schools: some answers to ‘when’ and ‘what’: Sexual and reproductive health education is a key component in a multifaceted approach to address the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents Wikimedia Commons Sexuality education is not a new phenomenon in formal curricula. Sweden, a country credited as the fountain of modern …
On sexuality, the law still caters to the norms of public disgust: Marching for pride, London, 1974. LSE Library via Wikimedia Commons We tend to assume that law is objective and disembodied, but the story of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK shows that, like the people who create it, it is in fact …