On 12th January, Jay Friedman, a freelance sex educator, based in Seattle, U.S.A. delivered a workshop at JOICFP. Twenty-five people participated, including university students, peer educators and youth advocators.

Three people, Three questions

Friedman introduced several ice-breaking games and tips that can be effectively used for sexuality education for youth. One game was called "Three people, Three questions" which was to ask a different question each time to three people consecutively. One of the questions was: "How can one tell that you want to kiss them?" After questions had been asked and answered, the respondent and questioner exchanged signatures.

After the exercise, Friedman explained that one person in the group for the sake of argument was HIV-positive. He then showed how easy it was for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to spread by asking who had received the signature of the 'HIV-positive' person, and who had then received the signature of those people, etc.

Before coming to Japan this time, Friedman held a workshop for university students in Shanghai. He encourages audience participation and self-awareness on a wide range of sexuality topics.

Read about another visit by Friedman to JOICFP here

Friedman's visits to Japan are
always popular and well-received