Each year, the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) celebrates World Sexual Health Day on September 4th, and the theme for the 2022 observation is Let’s Talk Pleasure.
WAS developed the Sexual Pleasure Declaration as a call to action. It defines sexual pleasure as “the physical and/or psychological satisfaction and enjoyment derived from shared or solitary erotic experiences, including thoughts, fantasies, dreams, emotions, and feelings” and affirms that “access to sources of sexual pleasure is part of human experience and subjective well-being.”
During Sexual Health Month in September, we’re taking up the call from WAS to talk about sexual pleasure—and you can join us! Check out our September social media toolkit and find content that you’d like to share. You can also explore this page to discover content from ASHA and others on the topic.
What’s the first step to sexual pleasure? A better understanding of your body. This fantastic article from Scarleteen takes you through sexual anatomy, starting with the most important sexual organ—the brain.
Learning about your body also means exploring, so you can understand what kind of touch brings you pleasure. Yes, this means masturbation. Masturbation is a normal, healthy way to experience pleasure and learn what feels good for you. Sexual health expert Dr. Logan Levkoff agrees—listen to our conversation with her on everything from not only having more sex but better sex, and why sexual pleasure doesn’t need to involve a partner!
We’re not the only ones talking about pleasure. There are many great places to learn more about sexual pleasure and we’re happy to highlight some of them here.
ASHA believes that all people have the right to the information and services that will help them to have optimum sexual health. We envision a time when stigma is no longer associated with sexual health and our nation is united in its belief that sexuality is a normal, healthy, and positive aspect of human life.
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