literature
For children
- Lindner, Cornelia / Tschemernjak, Verena (2021): Pea-sized, melon-large. The gender-sensitive read-aloud book about family and birth. Vienna
- Locher, Daria/Strübin, Patricia (2023). What's that glittering there? A book about people, bodies, growing up and loving oneself. Vienna
- Müller, Carsten/Siegl, Sarah/Völker, Emily Claire (2021): Not just the birds and the bees. Sex education, feelings and body knowledge for children. Igling
- pro familia Darmstadt/Bensheim (2021): My body belongs to me. Protection from abuse for children aged 5 and over. Bindlach
- Quint, Chella/Medeiros, Giovanna (2024): Courage for blood. Everything you need to know about the period: Including the menstruation manual. Berlin
- Schönborn-Hotter, Katharina/Sonnberger, Lisa Charlotte/Staffelmayr, Flo (2021): Lina the Explorer. Vienna
- Silverberg, Cory/Smyth, Fiona (2020): How is a baby made? A book for every kind of family and every kind of child. Frankfurt am Main
- Van der Gathen, Katharina/Kuhl, Anke (2026): The Secret Life of Animals. Leipzig. 7th edition
- Van der Gathen, Katharina/ Kuhl, Anke (2025): Let me enlighten you. 101 real children's questions about an exciting topic. Leipzig
- Ziegellwanger, Sabina/Staffelmayr, Flo/Horak, Anna (2022): Bruno has high aspirations. Vienna
For teenagers
- Beck, Nadine/Schilling, Rosa, Bayer/ Sandra (2022): SEX FOR REAL. Open answers to your questions about love, desire and puberty. Hamburg
- Beck, Nadine/Berkels, Tim/Bayer, Sandra (2025): Penis! Knowledge for below the belt. Hanser
- Beck, Nadine/Schilling, Rosa/Bayer, Sandra (2025): Vulva! Knowledge for below the belt. Munich
- By Liz, Sheila (2022): Girl on Fire. Everything about „fabulous“ puberty. Hamburg
- Leibig, Corinna/Hopf, Hans (2019): Am I normal? The puberty guide for teenagers. Questions, answers, secrets, exercises and expert info. Frankfurt am Main
- Moen, Erika/Nolan, Matthew (2025): More than traffic. A manual for sex, relationships and love. Berlin
For parents
- Baer, Udo / Frick-Baer, Gabriele (2021): The ABC of emotions. Weinheim
- Baer, Udo / Frick-Baer, Gabriele (2021): How children feel. Weinheim
- Heinzl, Magdalena (2023): What a lovely tingle. Educating from the start for a confident approach to sexuality, body and feelings. With 80 answers to blunt questions. Weinheim
- Müller, Carsten/Siegl, Sarah (2021): Sex is like broccoli, only different. A sex education book for the whole family. Igling
- Oeming, Madiga (2026): Enlightened instead of agitated. What parents need today to guide their children through the digital puberty. About sexting, cybergrooming and porn in the class chat. Hamburg
For adults
- Arif, Nighat (2024): Women's health. Your guide from puberty to the menopause. Munich
- Büttner, Melanie/Schadwinkel, Alina/Stockrahm, Sven (2020): Is that normal? Let's talk about sex, the way you want it. Weinheim
- Henning, Ann-Marlene/Bay-Hansen, Jesper (2018): Men. Bodies. Sex. Health.. Hamburg
- Mangler, Mandy (2024). The Big Gynecology Book. Deciding confidently for your own body. Re-understanding sex, cycle and the menopause from a female perspective. Recognising and treating illnesses.. Berlin
- Nagoski, Emily (2022): Come as you are: The surprising new sex book that will redefine your relationships. Munich
- Nagoski, Emily/Nagoski, Amelia (2019): Stress: Why women burn out more easily and what they can do for themselves. Munich
- Stöwing, Oliver/Wittkamp, Volker (2023): Well positioned. Munich
- Strömquist, Liv (2017): The Origin of the World. Berlin
Our base
- Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Culture, Science and Arts (2017): Guidelines for family and sex education in Bavarian schools. Available online https://www.gesetze-bayern.de/Content/Document/BayVV_2230_1_1_1_1_3_K_964/true
- Beirat Genderpädagogik Bayern (2022): Positionen zur Sexuellen
Bildung in Bayern. Onlinepublikation. https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam/jcr:5d143f48-0176-4623-bed1-4208a4228d84/Positionspapier_Sexuelle%20Bildung%20in%20Bayern%20(4).pdf - Federal Centre for Health Education (2016): Framework concept for sex education of the Federal Centre for Health Education in coordination with the federal states. Available online: https://www.sexualaufklaerung.de/publikation/rahmenkonzept-zur-sexualaufklaerung-1/
- Federal Centre for Health Education (2015): Sex education for people with disabilities. Available online: https://shop.bioeg.de/pdf/13008000.pdf
- gsp – Society for Sex Education (2023): Professional Ethical Standards for Sex Educators within the Society for Sex Education e.V. pdf. Online
available: https://gsp-ev.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/gsp_Berufsethische-Standards_2023.pdf - IPPF – International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) (2009): Sexual Rights: An IPPF Declaration. London, UK. Available online: https://www.ippf.org/sites/default/files/ippf_sexual_rights_declaration_german.pdf
- UNRIC – The United Nations Regional Information Centre (1948): Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Available online https://e4k4c4x9.delivery.rocketcdn.me/de/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2019/12/UDHR-dt.pdf
- UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (1990): Convention on the Rights of the Child. Available online in German: https://www.kinderrechte.de/wissen/grundlagen-der-kinderrechte/un-kinderrechtskonvention-im-wortlaut/ Original text: https://www.institut-fuer-menschenrechte.de/menschenrechtsschutz/deutschland-im-menschenrechtsschutzsystem/vereinte-nationen/vereinte-nationen-menschenrechtsabkommen/kinderrechtskonvention-crc
- WHO Regional Office for Europe/Federal Centre for Health Education (2011): Framework for policy-makers, educational institutions, health authorities and experts. Cologne. Available online: https://whocc.bioeg.de/publikationen/standards-fuer-sexualaufklaerung/
