Sexual pleasure remains one of the greatest taboos in society and it is rarely included in sexual health and rights programs for young people. To date, there is no internationally agreed upon definition of sexual pleasure. Professionals and practitioners have different understandings of the concept, and many reduce the concept of pleasure to the physical sensations around sexual arousal or orgasm. However, sexual pleasure also has psychological, interpersonal and social components that are related to sexual health and sexual rights. This panel will begin by discussing the different approaches that sexology & public health practitioners have towards the concept of sexual pleasure within sexual health and rights programming. It will then address the links between sexual pleasure, sexual health and sexual rights from the perspective of different youth populations, making emphasis on issues such as consent, safety, privacy, sexual confidence & communication/ negotiation. Finally, the panel will discuss concrete strategies in which a comprehensive definition of sexual pleasure can be practically implemented in programs and services targeting young people. The panel will include professionals from different fields (public health, human rights, clinical sexology, education) working on sexual health and rights, as well as youth advocates representing sexually diverse populations.