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Sex and sexuality foundations
The core language of sexuality, pleasure, desire, arousal, fantasy, behaviour, identity and sexual rights.
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Eleven connected centres for understanding sex, sexuality and kink.
Start with a subject, follow its cornerstone guides, then use the glossary for precise language. The site is educational only and contains no selling or retailer directory.
11subject centres3cornerstone guides per centre18+adult educational scope
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Consent, boundaries and ethical relationships
Consent as a continuing process, plus boundaries, capacity, coercion, communication, accountability and relationship ethics.
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Relationships and relationship diversity
Monogamy, consensual non-monogamy and the communication structures adults use to build different relationships.
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Bodies, sexual response and sexual function
Body-neutral explanations of sexual response, pleasure, pain, life stages, disability and common sexual-function concerns.
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Sexual and reproductive health
STIs, testing, prevention, contraception, reproductive health, clinical services and practical harm reduction.
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Orientation, gender and identity
Sexual and romantic orientation, gender identity and expression, inclusive language and the distinction between identity and kink.
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Clinical distinctions and mental wellbeing
A careful guide to distress, impairment, diagnoses, contested labels, therapy and finding appropriate professional support.
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UK law, rights and safeguarding
Jurisdiction-labelled information about consent, images, pornography, privacy, public conduct, discrimination and safeguarding.
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Digital sexuality and media literacy
Online consent, intimate media, privacy, dating, pornography literacy, connected devices and emerging AI-mediated sexuality.
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Kink community language and culture
Events, roles, etiquette, risk language, community safeguards and expressions whose meanings vary between groups.
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Materials, products and consumer safety
Material properties, compatibility, hygiene, product claims, electrical and mechanical safety, accessibility and consumer rights.
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