Our bodies are ours to know, to understand and to enjoy fully. Sexuality is a central aspect of being human throughout life — in what we think, imagine and desire, in what we believe and value, in how we relate to others, and in every body.
Every Body is the World Sexual Health Day 2026 theme, a declaration that Sexual Health, Rights, Justice and Pleasure belong to every person, in every body, without exception.
World Sexual Health Day (WSHD) is the annual global initiative of the World Association for Sexual Health (WAS). Each September 4, health professionals, advocates, educators, researchers, and communities around the world come together around a shared theme.
For 2026, that theme is Every Body.
Bodies are personal, relational and political. We live, express and experience through them — asking, choosing, refusing, desiring. That begins with ourselves, and it continues with the people closest to us, in the care we can reach, in the world that tells us what our bodies mean, and in the power that decides whose sexuality is protected.
Tell us what you are doing. It shows the people who fund this work, and the people who make the rules, that it is happening everywhere. Find the people near you. Someone close by may be doing something similar. Someone close by may be doing something similar. Registering will help you find each other. Connection multiplies impact. Someone in your region running a complementary event becomes a collaborator. Make it real. Every Body says that Sexual Health, Rights, Justice and Pleasure belong to everyone. But declaration on its own changes nothing. The work does.1. Our bodies and ourselves. Ours to know, to understand and to enjoy fully. Let us be at home in them.
2. Our bodies and the people closest to us. Sexuality is lived with others, and consent is how we say what we want and what we don’t. Let us be heard.
3. Our bodies and the systems around us. Education, services and care should be built for the bodies and lives they serve. Let us be met as we are.
4. Our bodies and the world around us. Art, culture, faith and technology shape how we see our bodies and live our desires. Let us choose what we carry.
5. Our bodies and politics Politics decides whose sexuality is respected and protected, and whose is controlled. Let us be free and respected.
The official World Sexual Health Day 2026 toolkit will be available soon.
Hashtags: #WSHD2026 #EveryBody
Access the WSHD 2026 Canva Slide Deck in English.
Use these as conversation starters. Ideal for peer educators, health professionals, educators, and community groups.
Download the WSHD 2026 Film and Video Guide in English.
Use these for community screenings, workshops, classroom sessions, or self-guided viewing.
Download the WSHD 2026 Fact Sheets in English.
Want to help spread the word to EVERY BODY?
Email Lisa Welsh, to help translate these into your own language.
Download the WSHD 2026 logo in English.
Use them in your WSHD 2026 event promotional materials and help spread the word to EVERY BODY.
Descarga el logotipo del WSHD 2026 en español.
Úsalo en el material promocional de tu evento del WSHD 2026 y ayuda a difundir el mensaje a TODO EL MUNDO.
Descarregue o logótipo do WSHD 2026 em português.
Utilize-o no material de divulgação do seu evento WSHD 2026 e ajude a espalhar a mensagem por TODOS.
We are collecting perspectives from across the global sexual health community — what Every Body means where you work, what is missing from the conversation in your context, and what you are doing about it.
To help you prepare, read the guidelines below.
