Clara Martínez Hernández 

DIVERSITY AS FOCUS OF ATTENTION ON SEXUAL EDUCATION

ABSTRACT

The workshop is focused on sexual health care and STI prevention strategies, from a positive approach, which places the diversity (sexual diversity, generational diversity, functional diversity, cultural diversity, etc.) as a central issue of sexual health promotion. STI prevention strategies (barrier methods and other health strategies) beyond the cis-heterosexual norm will be addressed, but emphasising the health care strategies based on autonomy, empowerment, decision ability, communication skills, negotiation of practices and games, among others, to promote safer and more pleasant sexualities. The connection strategy with pleasure and well-being will be the guiding thread of the workshop, which will try to combat the STIs and serophobia stigma at the same time.

From a sexual rights approach and an intersectional feminist perspective, participants will be provided with elements to analyse how structural inequalities (such as sexism, racism, classism and heteronormative binarism, among others) make difficult the exercise of Sexual Rights and sexual health, and methodological keys for promoting transformative health will be proposed.

Methodological tools and pedagogical resources will be shared, which will allow the participants integrating sexual and gender diversity to promote sexual health, placing the subjective well-being of people and pleasure in the core and making the diversity a positive element that is the central axis of the interventions in sexual health. 

BIOGRAPHY

She studied Political Science and Administration at the Pompeu Fabra University, with academic training in Gender Violence prevention. She has collaborated with the CJAS (Young Center for the Attention to Sexualities) as a professional trainer, as well as a facilitator of Sexual Education workshops for young people. Since 2016, her work is related to the sexual health promotion and young people sexual rights in SIDA STUDI, where she also develops projects related to professional training on Sex Education, feminist perspective and sexual and gender diversity. She has published several educational materials such as “De infundir el miedo a difundir placeres”, “El placer de romper la norma”, “Cuerpos ilimitados, placeres infinitos”. She actively participates in the transfeminist movement in Barcelona.