Sexual health tackled at lecture
Sexual health tackled at lecture
Dr Eli Rosen, giving a lecture on health education for LGBTIQA
Teboho Mofokeng
The Institutional HIV/AIDS unit at the Vaal University of Technology main campus hosted Dr Eli Rosen for a lecture on LGBTIQA health education on the 14 September 2018.
For the last four years, Dr Eli Rosen has been a sex educator, focuses on teaching doctors and nurses and visits schools and universities to educate the youth about sexual health.
Points deliberated by Dr Eli Rosen were as follows:
- The need to talk about the LGBTIAQ Community. This minority group, which makes up 10% of the population, consists of sexually diverse people who are often bullied or abused verbally and physically for being different. These individuals often feel isolated or “not normal” and can suffer from depression.
- Description of sexual identity for understanding oneself and expressing how one wants to be perceived, for example through dress or behaviour.
- The legal age for consensual sex in South Africa is 16 years old. This means one has to be 16 years old to engage in sex legally.
- Sexually transmitted infections(STI’s) and advocacy for the use of condoms to reduce the risk of contracting such infections.
One member of the LGBTIAQ group at VUT, said that LGBTIAQ structure at VUT campus is for anyone who identifies themselves with it and needs help.