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title: "Sex - Who Can You Talk To?"
description: "Sex education matters and it goes far beyond what's happening in classrooms. If we are to see change in gender-based violence, teenage pregnancies, and sexually-transmitted diseases, these conversations need to start at home."
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author: "Street Talk"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-06-16-sex-who-can-you-talk-to/"
published: "2022-06-16T15:21:19"
updated: "2022-06-16T15:43:55"
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# Sex - Who Can You Talk To?

> Sex education matters and it goes far beyond what's happening in classrooms. If we are to see change in gender-based violence, teenage pregnancies, and sexually-transmitted diseases, these conversations need to start at home.

By Street Talk · Published 16 June 2022, 17:21 SAST · Updated 16 June 2022, 17:43 SAST

## Content

Parents, friends, and peers – it's time to talk about sex, rape culture, and toxic relationships, and disrupt the pattern of abuse.

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Ha_u3uhII)

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