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An independent bookstore in Sheffield will be hosting a book club to raise money for charity and provide a safe space to discuss sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juno Books will launch the scheme in January as a space for people who may have questions about their bodies or feel unable to speak about topics like sex that may otherwise be considered taboo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book club is fundraising for Fumble<\/a>, a registered charity which provides free sex education resources to young people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerry Miller, a sex education researcher and the book club organiser, said: \u201cPeople that I didn\u2019t really know that well would send me really personal stories about contraception they\u2019d been on, stuff that didn\u2019t work and problems they\u2019d had and it was kind of alarming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere clearly wasn\u2019t a space where people felt like they could talk about those things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to January 2022 poll statistics<\/a> from Sex Education Forum, 28% of young people had not been educated on how to recognise a heathy relationship and 46% stated they had learned nothing about sexual pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerry said: \u201cMy generation didn\u2019t really have sex ed and I think it\u2019s not massively better now, but I had this feeling that a lot of us had missed out when we were at school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI thought a book club was a good way to do it because people don\u2019t have to come to a space and talk about something they may not be very comfortable with, they have the book to hide behind as a starting point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A poll run by Fumble revealed 79% of young people admitted to not knowing what kind of online sex education content was reliable and safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This statistic, alongside others regarding exposure to explicit content and lack of privacy, resulted in Fumble creating a manifesto<\/a> which included building \u201ca happy, healthy place online for sex education.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Juno Books will host the sex education book club starting in January [IMG: Megan Cooke]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Juno Books, on Chapel Walk, is a queer and feminist community bookshop which aims to provide a platform for the voices of people who may not otherwise be heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Scales, joint owner, said: \u201cThere are people who have missed the opportunity for sex education at school who are in their twenties or thirties or older who want to talk about it in a safe and friendly environment and we\u2019re hoping we can provide that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The book Sex Ed: A Guide for Adults by Ruby Rare, a sex educator and body-positivity advocate, will be the first discussed by the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kerry said she picked the book because it is very informative while being engaging and easy to understand with illustrations throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She said: “It’s really body and sex positive and very inclusive so it felt like a perfect starting point for what I want the club to be.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first book club meeting is set to take place on 8 January 2023 and is priced at \u00a315, which includes a copy of the book, access to the group and a \u00a32 donation to Fumble.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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