Y-PEER Nepal celebrated 16 days of Activism by organizing an event “Let’s Talk about Sex” in collaboration with Story Cycle on 4th December 2011 at Adarsha Kanya School, Patan.
The main objective of this event was to provide a platform for youths to freely express their belief, values and attitudes related to sex and sexuality. The event was designed with discussion sessions with speakers and video show with directors. The main speaker for the day was Dr. Rajendra Bhadra with the theme “Art, Culture, Sculpture and Sex” where the discussion was done viewing sex and sexuality from the Eastern Philosophy and from the perspective of Nepali culture and religion. Dr. Bhadra briefly discussed on the importance of sex and sexuality and its need among youths especially in perspective from Nepali culture. Participants were able to freely express their values and attitudes regarding the topic due to to the easy facilitation of Dr. Bhadra. The next theme was Sexual minorities and HIV related stigma and discrimination. Ms.Bhoomika Shrestha from Parichaya Samaj and Ms. Pooja Ghale were speakers for this session. Ms. Bhoomika briefly discussed on the status of sexual minorities group in Nepal and the problems faced by them regarding their rights and identification. Ms. Ghale shared a case study of a women regarding HIV related stigma and discrimination. Apart from the discussions, 3 short videos with theme such as HIV awareness, stigma and discrimination, Sex and Sexuality were also screened in the program. The event was followed by refreshment and informal discussions.
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| Dr. Rajendra Bhadra speaking about sex and religion |
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| Ms. Shubha Kayastha (third from left) with Bhumika Shrestha (first left) and Puja Ghale (middle). |
Talking about sex in Nepali society is like putting fire on hand.
ReplyDeleteSex is a basic need so there should be child friendly sexuality education in the country.