This qualitative study of a descriptive nature attempts to better understand the perceptions of teenagers regarding the development of their sexuality. The Creative and Sensitive Method approach, which presents an alternative to research in nursing through dynamic "creativity and sensitivity workshops" groups, was used. Twelve adolescents from a State School in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, participated in the study. Four workshops were held to collect information. The analysis respected the stages of the Method in the context of the Paulo Freire´s critical-reflexive pedagogy. Three topics emerged from the analysis: the teenager: living conflicts and difficulties; sexuality for teenagers; and the sexual act. It is considered important to emphasize that the teenagers' perceptions regarding their sexuality emerged from the debates and the alliance to knowledge during the meetings. This contributed to establish a new environment for dialogue in the school context which promoted and helped the deepening of the subject in accessible language in partnership with the teenagers.
Sex education; Education in health; Sexuality; Teenager health; Nursing