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View this email in your browser Dear WAS Members and Friends, In this issue:  - Last chance to register for our June webinar on NGOs and LGBTQIA+ rights - World Sexual Health Day 2026 is twelve weeks away — here's how to get involved - Catch up on recent webinar recordings from WAS, WHO, and partners - An opportunity to help shape the future of the International Journal of Sexual Health - Support the World Sexual Health Assembly: your contribution will be matched  - WAS member organization SRHM hosts a two-part series on sexual rights in the digital age COMING UP: WAS JUNE WEBINAR The Role of NGOs in Promoting LGBTQIA+ Rights Across the world, NGOs are on the front lines of LGBTQIA+ rights, navigating shrinking civic space, legislative hostility, and funding instability while continuing to deliver. This webinar brings their experience into direct conversation with the global sexual health community. This webinar is organized by the WAS Finance and Fundraising Committee. Committee Chair Stefano Eleuteri, researcher in clinical psychology at Mercatorum University in Rome, will chair the session, joined by fellow committee members René de Klerk (Executive Director, WAS) and Luis Perelman (Founder, El Armario Abierto), and by Sharful Islam Khan (Head, HIV & AIDS Programme, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh). Register now to secure your place WORLD SEXUAL HEALTH DAY 2026 “Every Body” How to Get Involved: 4 September 2026 World Sexual Health Day 2026 is twelve weeks away. If you've been thinking about how to mark it, now is the time to start planning. You don't need a budget, a formal organization, or specialist expertise. The WSHD 2026 Participation Guide sets out seven concrete ways to take part, from hosting a workplace conversation around one of the ten Every Body themes, to running a workshop using the fact sheet and slide deck, screening a film, posting on social media with #WSHD2026 and #EveryBody, or simply sharing a fact that would otherwise go unsaid. Download the Participation Guide at worldsexualhealthday.org, where you can also register your event so WAS can help amplify your work. Any language, any location, any body. If you have not yet had a chance to get involved and would like to, please contact us at media@worldsexualhealth.net. WAS OFFICIAL JOURNAL Call for Associate Editors: International Journal of Sexual Health The International Journal of Sexual Health, the official journal of WAS, is looking for two new Associate Editors.  Editor-in-Chief Eli Coleman invites WAS members to consider this opportunity or to encourage colleagues who may be well suited to apply. Deadline is July 16, 2026. Full details and the application form are available here WEBINAR REPLAYS Catch Up on Recent WAS Webinar Sessions Beyond Symptoms: Understanding the Diverse Realities of Menopause Worldwide June 2026 The recording of the first session in the new menopause webinar series — jointly organized by WHO, HRP, FIGO, WAS, and the WISH Program at the American University of Beirut — is now available. The series, entitled Midlife Health, Lifelong Impact: Exploring Menopause, examines overlooked and emerging topics in menopause within a life-course framework. Watch the recording here Your Guide to Abstract Submission for the WAS Congress May 2026 Missed our May session with WAS Scientific Committee Co-Chairs Kristen Mark and Terry Humphreys on submitting abstracts for the WAS Congress? The replay is now available. Watch the replay here Celebrating Women at Every Stage: Sexual Health Across the Lifespan March 2026 Our March webinar brought together speakers from across disciplines and regions for a conversation on women's sexual health as a continuous, evolving story — from adolescence through reproductive life, midlife, and beyond. Watch the replay here SUPPORT THE WORLD SEXUAL HEALTH ASSEMBLY Your contribution will be matched, dollar-for-dollar Following the inaugural World Sexual Health Assembly in Porto in 2025, WAS will convene the next WSHA in South Africa on World Sexual Health Day, 4 September 2026. A generous donor has committed $30,000 USD in matching funds and will match every contribution dollar-for-dollar until that amount is reached. Pledges can be fulfilled anytime before the end of 2026, and WAS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so donations are tax-deductible for US-based donors. To pledge your support, you can give via PayPal, credit, or debit card. Pledges must be completed by September 4, 2026. Donate via PayPal Donate via Card WAS MEMBER ORGANIZATION Sexual Rights in the Digital Age: A Webinar Series from SRHM When RightsCon 2026 was canceled at short notice, WAS member organization Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM) stepped in to keep the conversation going. With the Queensland University of Technology and partners, SRHM is hosting a two-part online series on technology, censorship, and sexual rights, moderated by Dr. Zahra Stardust, Vice-Chair, WAS Sexual Rights Committee. S*x in the Shadows of Big Tech — 15 June 2026, 13:00 UTC How automated content moderation suppresses sex education, harm reduction, and health information online, and how educators and marginalized communities are pushing back. Register here Emotional Capitalism and Artificial Intimacy — 22 June 2026, 12:00 UTC As AI moves into "artificial empathy," this session examines emotional dependency, the commodification of intimacy, and what's at stake when companionship is sold by subscription. Register here For background, read SRHM's blog, Sex and Human Rights in the Digital Age.  Thank you for the work you do. Warm regards, World Association for Sexual Health (WAS) Not on our mailing list yet? Sign up here! Click here to visit the WAS website Support the Mission of WAS We invite you to support the ongoing work of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS). Your contributions help us continue our mission of promoting Sexual Health, Rights, and Justice globally. Consider becoming a supporting member or making a financial contribution today. Donations are tax-deductible in the USA. Donate Here Copyright © 2026 World Association for Sexual Health (WAS), All rights reserved. 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