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The World Association for Sexology (WAS) adopted the Universal Declaration of Sexual Rights at its 14th biannual meeting in Hong Kong on August 26, 1999.
Founded in 1978, WAS is a worldwide coalition of activists, researchers, academics, medical professionals, and providers who work to further the understanding and development of sexology throughout the world.
WAS has nearly 100 member organizations and numerous individual memberships, representing over 30 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, North and South America, and Australia.
Sexuality is an integral part of the personality of every human being. Its full development depends upon the satisfaction of basic human needs such as the desire for contact, intimacy, emotional expression, pleasure, tenderness, and love. Sexuality is constructed through the interaction between the individual and social structures. Full development of sexuality is essential for individual, interpersonal, and societal well-being.
Sexual rights...