The UK has quietly done an incredible job of fighting mpox – but it’s no thanks to ministers

It took the LGBTQ+ community, educated by the trauma of HIV and Aids, to fill a vacuum left by government failure, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

Queensland’s refusal to give inmates condoms opens door to legal action, lawyers say

Government warned it could be found liable over contraction of sexually transmitted diseases in only state still opposing distribution

‘Don’t tell us the bad news all at once’: how to talk to kids about grown-up things

Abortion, toxic masculinity, human extinction ... What’s the best way to talk to children about the big issues of the day? We ask the experts

A message to the NHS: disabled people like having sex, too

A sexual health checkup became an ordeal – and underlined the accessibility issues people such as me face, says Cathy Reay, a writer on disability and relationships

Sex is a taboo subject in India. If I can change that I’ll make women’s and LGBTQ+ lives better

The education resources I provide will, I hope, lead to greater equality and improved sexual health and rights

More Australian teenagers are sexually active and for one-third it’s unwanted

Exclusive: National survey of young people also finds fewer than half used a condom during their latest sexual experience

Syphilis cases rise in Australia despite fall in testing for STIs during pandemic

Covid-19 resulted in a drop in chlamydia and gonorrhoea diagnoses, the Kirby Institute says, but worrying increase in syphilis

‘I haven’t been seen as a sexual option’: SBS series Latecomers to ‘rip apart’ sex and disability on screen

Led by and starring people with cerebral palsy, the new comedy doesn’t shy away from desires – and sex scenes – that other shows gloss over

‘It’s always fear-based’: why sexual health projects should switch the focus to pleasure

After decades of emphasis on STIs, HIV, Aids and unwanted pregnancy, a wave of initiatives around the world are using a more sex-positive narrative

Sexually transmitted infections on the rise among over-65s in England

Increase in sexual activity among older people and popularity of chemsex are driving trend, say researchers

My Massive Cock review – you will never be able to unsee this penis documentary

This Channel 4 show about men with genitals up to seven inches around is an often eye-watering watch with plenty of point-and-laugh moments – until it turns thoughtful

Monkeypox vaccine second doses available for most at risk, says UKHSA

Sexual health clinics will continue to prioritise offering first doses but some will offer second shots

Rise in popularity of anal sex has led to health problems for women

Incontinence, bleeding and STIs among the consequences, say two surgeons, who want doctors to have open chats with patients on the topic

UK will ‘run out of monkeypox vaccine in 10 to 20 days’

Leading sexual health expert predicts a gap of almost one month before supplies are replenished

Are there enough concrete commitments in the women’s health strategy to truly ‘reset the dial’?

Analysis: While elements of the strategy are thoughtful and will make a meaningful difference, others have either appeared out of the blue or slipped from view entirely