Pornography
Pornography shows sexual behaviour in pictures, films, drawings or texts. People use pornography to get sexually aroused.
It is OK if you like pornography. Many people like pornography, others do not.
Pornography
In Belgium, it is permitted under certain conditions to watch, buy or produce pornography. However, there is severe punishment for watching, possessing, producing or distributing images of child abuse (child pornography).
Prostitution / sex work
Prostitution or sex work means offering sex in exchange for money or other advantages. There is a difference between sex workers who voluntarily choose to engage in sex work and victims of human trafficking who are forced into prostitution.
Indecent assault and rape
Indecent assault is any forced sexual act without penetration and is described in the criminal code as any violation of sexual integrity. The victim does not give consent to this act.
Protecting and respecting boundaries
Your boundaries tell you what is acceptable for you in a relationship or in contact with someone outside of a relationship. If someone crosses your boundaries, it shows little respect. Your integrity may be harmed.
Sex at a young age
Belgium has a law to protect young people from engaging in sexual intercourse when they are too young to make a proper decision. This is the law on the age of consent.
What is sex?
Sex refers to all acts that can sexually arouse you. Sex is more than sexual intercourse.
What is sexual violence?
Sexual violence is an unwanted sexual act or activity. An act or activity is sexual violence when:
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Being a man or being a woman
Most people are born with one physical sex. They are born as either a man or a woman.