Lebanon
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2023 Cohort
Remi is based in Beirut, Lebanon and is a highly qualified professional with a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and a Diploma in Gender, Sex, and Relationship Diversity Therapy. As an advanced accredited Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity therapist, Remi leverages their extensive training and expertise across various fields.
Training sessions on SRHR 
Remi is a pleasure-based sexual health educator, psychologist and advocate working to dismantle stigmas and systemic barriers surrounding sexuality in Lebanon and the wider region. With a background in psychology and health equity, I specialise in culturally sensitive, inclusive approaches to sex education. My work centres on amplifying unheard voices and creating spaces where pleasure, bodily autonomy, and self-knowledge are central. I integrate personal narratives, lived experiences, and scientific knowledge to deliver intersectional, accessible, and empowering sexual and reproductive health education.
Through the fellowship, Remi launched an inclusive, pleasure-based sex education project in Lebanon, training diverse facilitators and reaching over 110 community members. They addressed cultural taboos, promoted bodily autonomy, and created the first Arabic-language training on gender-diverse pleasure, led by and for gender-diverse individuals. The project emphasized accessible, community-based education and resulted in multiple resources designed specifically for local use.
Remi is currently expanding this work by developing specialized trainings on pleasure-based approaches to SRHR and mental health. Their resources are being adapted for wider dissemination through partner organizations. Additionally, Remi continues to center health and pleasure in Arabic-language resources and community engagements, focusing on broader access. This includes content creation, policy advocacy, and forming coalitions with local and regional SRHR networks.
Highlights
Drawing upon their education and extensive experience, Remi plans to trains individuals from various ages, areas and groups on various SRHR topics.
The fellowship project aimed to transform the narrative around sex education in Lebanon by making it more inclusive, accessible, and pleasure-focused. Grounded in evidence-based practices and a culturally sensitive approach, the project sought to decentralise knowledge, break taboos, and provide community-rooted education. We trained nine diverse facilitators—varying in age, geography, and identity—who then reached over 100 individuals in their own communities with tailored content in simple Arabic. Notably, this included the first training on gender-diverse individuals' pleasure in our language, designed and led by same individuals themselves. The training also produced a comprehensive toolkit, an SRHRJ guide, and a pleasure-based resource list contextualised to our region. Beyond skills, participants experienced personal transformation—reclaiming pleasure, challenging internalised shame, and shifting long-held attitudes. Despite facing major challenges including regional war, anti-gender hostility, and accessibility issues, the project succeeded by adapting formats, prioritising safety, and fostering intimate, open dialogue. Moving forward, we hope to expand efforts to include medical and mental health professionals. This initiative is not just about information—it's about restoring agency, connection, and joy to communities too often excluded from these conversations.
This fellowship gave me space to turn deeply personal understandings and revelations into transformative, community-rooted action. I witnessed people reclaim pleasure and agency through education—many for the first time. Sharing my own experiences built trust and shifted perceptions. What started as a short training became a movement of facilitators, learners, and new conversations. It taught me that change begins with honesty, vulnerability, and believing that our bodies and our stories deserve joy, not shame.
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The Pleasure Project is an initiative by Taking Action for Sexual Health CIC.
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