World Sexual Health Day is being celebrated with this theme in the year 2025, read its history and importance

News Topical, Digital Desk : Have you ever wondered whether sexual health is just protection from diseases, or does it mean something more? Yes, as simple as this question seems, its answer is as deep. World Sexual Health Day, celebrated every year on 4 September, gives us an opportunity to think about this issue.

This day is not just for giving information, but it also tells us how important sexual health is for our physical, mental and social welfare. This day emphasizes that every person has full right to sexual health, related rights and pleasure.

When and how did it start?

World Sexual Health Day started in the year 2010. It was first started by Rosemary Coates of Australia during her tenure as President of WAS (World Association for Sexual Health). The purpose of this initiative was to make people understand that sexual health is as important as physical and mental health.

In fact, 25 years ago, the WAS Sexual Rights Declaration recognized sexual rights as human rights. This day is celebrated every year to promote the same thinking so that sexual health can get respect and priority across the world.

Why is this day so important?

Even today, sex education and sexual health are not discussed openly in many societies. The result is that people are deprived of correct information and often compromise their rights due to shame, fear or social pressure.

World Sexual Health Day reminds us that,

• Sexual health is also a human right.
• Every individual has the right to physical freedom and reproduction.
• Consent is the most important foundation of any relationship.
• Everyone should have access to safe and accurate information.

What is the theme of the year 2025?

This year the theme of World Sexual Health Day is “Sexual Justice: What Can We Do?”

Some important issues are being focused on under this theme:

• Sexual justice and rights: All people have the right to sexual pleasure and rights without discrimination, fear or shame.
• Bodily liberty and reproductive rights: Every person has the right to decide what their body and life are like.
• Rights of the LGBTQ+ community: Protecting the identity, dignity and needs, especially of transgender, non-binary, gay and lesbian youth.
• Access to accurate information: Providing people with access to sex and health information in a non-censored, scientifically based and accurate manner.

World Sexual Health Day is not just a day but an opportunity to change society. It is the responsibility of governments, institutions, media and common people to work towards spreading sexual education among the masses and provide a safe environment to everyone.

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