04/09/2025
The 4th of September is World S*xual Health Day 2025.
This year’s theme: S*xual Justice – What Can We Do?
S*xual justice is about equal rights to safety, pleasure, and informed choice. Women, men, and gender diverse people all deserve full autonomy over their bodies and relationships.
Too often, disabled, neurodivergent, and culturally diverse voices are missing from these conversations. Real sexual justice means respecting different communication styles and giving people the time and space they need to be heard.
S*xual justice asks us to centre the voices most often excluded. Listening, reading, and watching are simple but powerful steps we can take. Here are some places to start learning directly from communities. Any others you’d recommend?
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Websites to check out:
- Women With Disabilities Australia
- Right4Me
- Black Rainbow
- Hue. Colour the Conversation
Books to read:
- Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of S*x – Angela Chen
- Growing Up Disabled in Australia - Carly Findlay
- Talkin’ up to the White Woman – Aileen Moreton-Robinson
- Neuroqueer: A Neurodivergent Guide to Love, S*x, and Everything in Between – CJ DeBarra
Articles to review:
- S*xuality Education Resources – Right4Me
- Beyond Consent towards S*xual Agency - Dr Sophie Hindes
- Angela Chen’s Ace Challenges Us All to Reframe How We Talk About S*x - Them magazine
- Voices from the Black Rainbow - Bonson, D.
Films & Talks to watch:
- Scarlet Road (2012)
- Neuroqueering Consent: Negotiating S*x at the Intersection of Autism, Neurodivergence and S*xuality - Dr Sophie Hindes
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