Episode 23: Can teenagers talk about sex?

05/12/2021 47 min Temporada 1 Episodio 23

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In this episode, we are talking about the accessibility of comprehensive sexual education in Malaysia. Sex has been seen as a taboo due to the Asian culture and the religious barrier. In fact, sex is a part of biology, even if we are able to avoid talking about this topic, we as humans can’t oppose nature. In sexual education, there should no secrets. Most people would have the stereotypes that teenagers without practical sexual experience can’t voice out for this issue, the knowledge isn’t limited by age. It’s never too young to talk about it, since we’re in our teenage years and just hit puberty, it’s more prominent for us to have awareness on this issue. There's no sensitive topic, the one that makes it sensitive is the way to approach it.
The UNFPA document Felicia mentioned in the podcast: https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/UNFPA_OperationalGuidance_WEB3_0.pdf
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