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The Divine Gift of Sex

In the deeply-Catholic Philippines, sex therapist Dr Rica Cruz is on a mission to destigmatise sex, which she believes is the key to a safer society for women and girls.

Sex therapist Dr Rica Cruz is on a mission to destigmatise sex in the deeply Catholic Philippines.
As a practicing Catholic herself, she believes sex is a divine gift and should be intertwined with faith rather than in conflict. Using social media to advocate for this, she earned a strong following which led to her own TV programme, Private Convos with Doc Rica. But that show was banned by the country’s broadcast TV regulator, the MTRCB.
Jay Behrouzi speaks with Dr Cruz about her fight for better sex education which she believes is the key to a safer society for women and girls.

[Photo Description: Dr. Rica Cruz leading advocate for sexual health, giving her talk, "Unprude Awakening: Embracing Sexual Health as a Foundation to Wellness, at The Glass House, Rockwell Nepo Center. Photo Credit: Rica Cruz]

Presenter: Jay Behrouzi
Producers: Matt O'Donoghue
Editor: Rajeev Gupta
Production Coordinator: Mica Nepomuceno

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27 minutes

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