World Sexual Health Day

Sep 4
2 min read

On World Sexual Health Day, let’s talk about the stories we don’t

There’s a kind of silence that doesn’t protect — it punishes.

On an ordinary day in class, we were asked to improvise a scene. No script. No rehearsal. Just two girls, a raw story, and the courage to say what many don’t. I played the role of someone walking away from a same-sex relationship — not because it wasn’t real, but because I didn’t have the strength to choose love over legacy. Over labels. Over the fear of “what will people say.”

My scene partner, Kaira, stood in the shoes of the one being left. She asked:

“How can you do this?”“How can you take this decision alone?”“I’m saying what it was — was real.”

And I, with a lump in my throat, replied:

“I’m sorry….”

The silence after was heavier than any applause.

World Sexual Health Day isn't just about biology — it’s about belonging

Every year on World Sexual Health Day, we speak of safe sex, STIs, awareness, rights. But what about the emotional aftermath of love that couldn’t survive society’s gaze? What about the heartbreak of those who were real, but not allowed to be?

Sexual health includes the freedom to love without shame.To grieve what the world never allowed to grow.To be seen, without being judged.

Healing through honesty

That skit wasn’t perfect. We didn’t plan the dialogue.But maybe that’s why it worked — because it came from a place too many hide.

On World Sexual Health Day, I invite you to watch it — not for performance, but for presence. For the stories that never get told in textbooks. For the teens figuring themselves out. For the adults still carrying the weight of choices made in fear.

This is for everyone who’s ever said, “I’m sorry it’s ending like this” — and meant it.