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A presentation made at the 2006 Understanding Human Sexuality Seminar in South Africa.
The idea of sex and sexuality education in schools is no doubt an intense debate, and
issues of who does the teaching, where, how and who is taught are central to the
argument. Schools are important sites for the production and regulation of sexual
identities both within the school and beyond. However, schools go to great lengths to
forbid expression of sexuality by both children and teachers. Human sexuality is an
interesting issue for the young and the old, the layman and the academic alike, even
though it is still closeted in many African societies including Lesotho. |
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In this paper I explore and describe the experiences of youth with physical disabilities and how they
construct their sexual identities. Data were collected during individual interviews with
grade 12 learners living with disabilities, who are members of the Phomolong Support
Group in Maseru. The transcribed interviews were analyzed through descriptive analysis.
Gubas measures to ensure trustworthiness were applied. Three central themes were
identified from the results, namely: rejection and victimization, enforced silence, and lack
of information. For each theme categories were also described. Recommendations were
made to facilitate improving the experiences of the disabled person as a sexual being. |
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Keywords: Understanding Human Sexuality Seminar Series. |
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