Adolescence And Human Rights - Adolescents And Sex

Sex is generally a very political issue, as we well know. It’s politicisation is arguably premised on patriarchal standards, that insist on the authority of men, and maintaining this power and control over women and all others who are perceived less deserving of this power and authority, as well as gender stereotyping.

Quite obviously, adolescent sexuality, sexual health, sexual rights and sex education by far, is more political and disputably, more controversial. It is on this background that this most unpopular opinion is postulated. It may be an uncomfortable read. But let’s be a bit more honest with ourselves.

The starting point, I would say, is the admission and acknowledgement, that adolescents are sexually active. This is not a new invention, nor a consideration of “bana ba malatsi a” as most puritan, religious or traditionalist parents try to reconcile or reason it as. In almost any given society, in a world so obviously made smaller by the rapid growth of technology, sex is becoming less and less a taboo, and increasingly a daily confrontation.

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