Sex (determined by reproductive organs they have) is part of sexuality. Sexuality includes
thinking of oneself as sexual: feeling attractive, and behaving as male or female, dressing or
communicating in a sexy way, being in love, and being in relationships with sexual intimacy and
sexual activities.
Sexuality influences social behaviour and sexual identity. Huma physiology does not predict
human behavior. Our culture, traditional beliefs and gender roles define what we consider
normal sexual feelings and behaviours for men and women.
There are several aspects of sexuality. These include:
Body image: this comprises how we look and feel about ourselves, and how we appear to
others.
Gender roles: This has to do with the way we express being either male or female, and the
expectations people have for us based on our sex.
Relationships: The ways we interact with others and express our feelings for others.
Intimacy: this involves sharing thoughts or feelings in a close relationship, with or without
physical closeness.
Love: these are feelings of affection and how we express those feelings for others.
Sexual arousal: This include the different things that excite us sexually.
Social roles: this involves how we contribute to and fit into society.
Genitals: These are the parts of our bodies that define our sex. They are part of sexual pleasure
and reproduction.
Family life education leads to more responsible and safer attitudes towards sex and sexual
relationships, leads to delay in sexual debut, reduces rates of teenage pregnancies and
abortions and educates on STI prevention.
Sexually healthy adolescents are informed so that they can think about their sexual choices:
abstinence (no sex, not yet), limit sexual partners or remain faithful to one. They can also
understand the consequences of unprotected sex and know how best to protect themselves.
Setting limits is important because sexual intimacy is a deliberate decision. Trust me, not
everyone is having sex.
Some consequences of sexual behaviours include Unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted
infections including HIV, dropping out of school, not reaching goals and losing opportunities for
the future, the loss of self-esteem due to guilt and loss of reputation and feeling bad, guilty or
sad.