Readers and friends of this great community, united by the common ties of self-improvement and personal growth of all members and those who decide to join; thanks for being a window for my weekly posts, mostly containing personal reflections. Thank you all for being here, especially @miriannalis, @yonnathang and the entire team that keeps this source of learning and learning opportunities constantly expanding.

We are already in the middle of the 22nd year of this century. June will leave behind the first half of the year. So you can ask yourself the question and expect meaningful answers.

As for me, I think that many things have changed (not all for the better) but there are still taboos, even if they are not called that and in honor of sexual freedom the doors are opened to consensual sexual relations, between adults, leaving the possible consequences to their exclusive responsibility.

_{¿Ganamos libertad? (https://pixabay.com/es/photos/libertad-nubes-el-sexo-esposas-5863036/)}

Hemos ganado mucho en educación sexual, nada que ver las opciones para estar bien informados en la actualidad con las que existían en mi adolescencia. La información provenía de los padres, hermanos/as mayores o bien de otros/as, tan poco informados como uno, como los compañeros de clases o amistades y uno que otro acercamiento a textos sobre el tema.

Actualmente, los jóvenes disponen de centros especializados para orientar su vida sexual y el control de natalidad, así como la prevención de enfermedades sexuales. Obviamente, con las diversidades locales, propias de cada país y la ubicación cultural de éste. Como en el caso del sexismo, estamos muy lejos de la igualdad en las opciones informativas.

Pero siento que algo se nos está perdiendo en el camino: El respeto y amor por el otro. ¿Dónde se informa eso? ¿Y la asociación libertad/responsabilidad, donde se adquiere?

We have gained a lot in sexual education, nothing to compare the options to be well informed today with those that existed in my adolescence. The information came from parents, older siblings or others, as little informed as one, such as classmates or friends and one or another approach to texts on the subject. Currently, young people have specialized centers to guide their sexual life and birth control, as well as the prevention of sexual diseases. Obviously, with the local diversities, typical of each country and its cultural location. As in the case of sexism, we are very far from equality in information options.

But I feel that we are losing something along the way: respect and love for each other. Where is that reported? And where is the freedom/responsibility association acquired?

_{La familia (https://pixabay.com/es/photos/amanita-muscaria-champi%c3%b1ones-516281/)}

Es indiscutible que en educación sexual se ha avanzado mucho, aunque el bombardeo de correctas e incorrectas informaciones a través de internet y las redes sociales pueda confundir en las delicadas etapas de la adolescencia y preadolescencia; por eso el papel de la familia y los vínculos creados entre sus miembros son fundamentales.

Las orientaciones, respetando la individualidad son indispensables y forman una parte significativa en la evolución de un niño feliz a un adulto sano y equilibrado, en la que el sexo es una faceta muy importante, pero no la única, ni siquiera en las edades cuando las hormonas lideran el comportamiento. Ser aceptados y comprendidos son necesidades de primer orden para los niños/as y jóvenes. Y deberíamos incluir aquí, también a los adultos; independientemente de su diversidad sexual, de origen, cultural o su tono de piel.

It is indisputable that much progress has been made in sexual education, although the bombardment of correct and incorrect information through the internet and social networks can confuse the delicate stages of adolescence and pre-adolescence; That is why the role of the family and the bonds created between its members are fundamental.

The guidelines, respecting individuality, are essential and form a significant part in the evolution of a happy child to a healthy and balanced adult, in which sex is a very important facet, but not the only one, not even at the ages when Hormones drive behavior. Being accepted and understood are first-order needs for children and young people. And we should include adults here too; regardless of their sexual diversity, origin, culture or skin tone.

_{Apoyo, enseñanza y aprendizaje (https://pixabay.com/es/photos/elefantes-grupo-familiar-r%c3%ado-1900332/)}

I love the photo that I am sharing with you, of a family of elephants, supporting the little one of the family. For them, training is transmitting their form of knowledge and the way of survival. For us, it is something more. We must transmit the behaviors, their motives and the values that sustain them, without forgetting the need for updates, cause and result of human evolution.

In other words, the taboos would pass in the teaching of parents to children, but also the option to outgrow them with the need to update.

Suhei Castro (1) points out the little use of the Menstrual Cup in the 21st century, as a product of taboos and prejudices. Taboos, myths and prejudices have undermined human sexuality throughout the history of mankind. Reaching the 21st century does not mean that we cut with the past, because we continue with our daily lives, repeating routines and accepting changes. Sexual medicine and genetics have left behind some anachronistic beliefs, but new false beliefs have also emerged, such as "I can do whatever I want with my body", which can cause damage of equal or greater severity than taboos or myths of the past.

Qué la felicidad los abrace! Hasta nuestro próximo encuentro

May happiness embrace you! Until our next meeting

_{Les dejo como referencias:
○Suhei Castro, México. Septiembre, 2019. (https://cartadelatierra.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ensayo-de-la-Copa-Menstrual-Suhei-Castro-PDF.pdf)
○Dra. Ruth Westheimer, Libros en Google Play. Sexo para Dummies}

_{Banner elaborado por @miriannalis, con imagen de Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/es/photos/las-manos-mundo-mapa-global-tierra-600497)}

_{Imagen propiedad de @holos-lotus}

◘ Publicación original de @mllg para @holos-lotus. La Nº 17 de la Serie "Desde mi mapa" ◘Los separadores de párrafos son propios. ◘Para la versión en inglés utilicé el traductor Google.

◘ This is an original post by @mllg for @holos-lotus. The Nº 17 of the Series "From my map". ◘Paragraph separators are my own. ◘For the English version I used the Google translator.