The contribution of sexology to contemporary sexuality education

Abstract

This paper draws upon recent feminist and gay scholarship in arguing that sexuality is an inherently political realm of thinking and activity. Sexology¹ is a profession which claims special expertise in relation to sexuality and might, at first glance, be thought to have a key role to play within sexuality education, particularly in the face of the global pandemic of HIV infection. It is argued that the potential contribution of sexology is ultimately compromised by its reluctance to acknowledge the inherently political nature of its activity.