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Are we free enough to be free ? Thierry Troussier MD, Head of UNESCO Chair and board of SFSC administration Eric Tanneau MD, Head of SFSC Tamara Adrian, Head Committee for the International day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, Member of the Scientific committee of the UNESCO Chair.

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  1. Are we free enough to be free ?Thierry Troussier MD, Head of UNESCO Chair and board of SFSC administrationEric Tanneau MD, Head of SFSCTamara Adrian, Head Committee for the International day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, Member of the Scientific committee of the UNESCO Chair

  2. “Freedom of expression constitutes one of the essential foundations of a democratic society, one of the basic conditions for its progress and for the development of each individual“according to the European Court of Human Rights (Handyside v. United Kingdom, 1976).

  3. The right to participate in public and political life is universal. Everyone has the right to peacefully organize, associate, assemble, demonstrate, and advocate including about sexuality, sexual health, and sexual rights (Declaration of sexual rights, WAS 2014).

  4. Background 1/4 International mission of the WAS promotes sexual health developing, promoting and supporting sexology and sexual rights Activities of the WAS advocacy actions, networking, facilitating the exchange of information, ideas and experiences advancing scientifically based sexuality research, sexuality education and clinical sexology Values in the Millennium Declaration of the WAS: freedom, equality, solidarity, tolerance, respect for nature and shared responsibility.

  5. Background 2/4 • International missions of UNESCO Chair and UNITWIN Network : • educational mission • political mission, a improving outcomes by action, The • activities of UNESCO Chair : • sexual health education. • Research • communication. • Values of UNESCO Chair : Dignity, integrity and equality, Solidarity, Respect for every human being and their sexuality, Respect for cultural diversity.

  6. Background 3/4 • Missions of French Society of sexology clinic (SFSC) • training, • reflection, • sharing knowledge of its members or project delivery. • The ethic missions of SFSC : • impartiality and neutrality of sex therapists are required to confront the sexual problems of their patients. • Their reactions against transference must be minimized. • It is important for personal reasons that embracing this discipline appear to them clearly, without equivocation or ambiguity. • They also need to know their own limits.

  7. Background 4/4 • Missions of IDAHO-T • gender equality and respect for all and each sexual orientations, • gender indentities • gender expressions, • adoption of 17 May as the International day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. • Values of IDAHO-T • Human rigths

  8. Issues or discussions

  9. how do we arrive to a common position concerning sensitive matters in an academic organizations ? • Barriers to address sensitive matters and freedom of expression • Language barriers and freedom of expression • Religious beliefs • Cultural values • Hierarchical structures • Constraints imposed by financing organizations • Political opinions and points of view

  10. how do we arrive to a common position concerning sensitive matters in an academic organizations ? • Leviers permitting to positively address sensitive matters • Extensive use of new technologies of information and communication • Are social networks good enough for a discussion in deep of sensitive matters? • May we have access to better ways to discuss in deep sensitive matters ? • Human solidarity in the ages of global cooperation. Are we facing the rise of a transcultural borderless sensitivity ? • Art in its various forms may be engaged in fighting different form of oppression and can spread a universal message that may be received simultaneously in different latitudes and cultures. • Respect of diversity.

  11. Is the common position of an academic organization a tool for a positive intellectual and personal growing of its members? • Itinerary of a personal growing path/way • First stage. Conflict between traditional personal values and organizational values. • Second stage. Awareness of the existence of values different than the personal values • Third stage. Awareness that those different values must be encompassed and promoted taking into account the concept of human rights

  12. Is the common position of an academic organization a tool for a positive intellectual and personal growing of its members? • Lessons of a personal growing path/way • To learn to know and love yourself • To learn how to recognize and respect the other in his her difference • To discover that sole real freedom is to respect the other • To know that to express a different point of view is not to dismiss or disrespect others points of view. • To learn how to be tolerant with the intolerant.

  13. And where pleasure is in all that path/way ? • Is pleasure, as an individual right, must be societally recognized ? • I. The societal fear of pleasure • Pleasure is a centripetal expansive uncontrollable force and therefore it is socially feared • Pleasure is different and unique for each individual • Pleasure is the root of freedom and liberty. • Pleasure brakes domination of some individuals over other, particularly over women.

  14. And where pleasure is in all that path/way ? • Is pleasure, as an individual right, must be societally recognized ? • II. How the societal overcoming fear of pleasure ? • How may individual growing contribute to societal acceptance of pleasure as a growing tool? • What is the role of academic organizations in promoting pleasure as a growing tool?

  15. And where pleasure is in all that path/way ? • After all, we all (including the WAS, SFSC, UNESCO Chair, IDAHOT as well as the various societies) afraid of Virginia Wolf ? • Pleasure : Reality or Illusion • Pleasure : Different between the culture, the societal expectations

  16. conclusion

  17. What role does the scientific society of sexologists play in the field of sexology and sexual health? • Think together for delivering the "good word" • Taking position to exist in terms of scientific society • continue to think, interact, communicate regarding with different world culture and society (axes South/North, East/West) • join us, with networks of the WAS and UNITWIN sexual health and human rights • Let's sharpen our knowledge to raise our consciousness and find or find again our soul

  18. Thank you very much for your attention…Contact :Chaire UNESCO Santé Sexuelle & Droits Humains 17, rue DavalF-75011 Paris www.santesexuelle-droitshumains.org 19

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