In the early 90s, the primary driver of sexual education in schools and at home was the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This meant that for many boys and girls, their first introduction to sexual health was framed through the lens of safety and risk prevention.
There is a nostalgia for the simplicity of it. Today, parents worry about smartphones, Pornhub, and sexting. In 1991, the biggest worry was finding a deodorant that worked or hiding a pad in your backpack. The materials from Sexuele Voorlichting represent a time when the biggest challenge was just understanding the biology. In the early 90s, the primary driver of