Gay sexual education
Only 17 States and DC Report LGBTQ-Inclusive Sex Ed Curricula in at Least Half of Schools, Despite Recent Increases
Note: The CDC measures change in the percentage of schools that provide curricula or supplementary materials that include HIV, STD, or pregnancy prevention information that is relevant to LGBTQ youth (e.g., curricula or materials that use inclusive language or terminology).
Sources: Centers for Disease Rule and Prevention. (2019). School Health Profiles 2018: Characteristics of Health Programs Among Secondary Schools. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017). School Health Profiles 2016: Characteristics of Health Programs Among Secondary Schools. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The policy landscape around inclusive sexual education continues to change quickly. As of 2020, six states (California, Colorado, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington) plus the District of Columbia explicitly need inclusive sex-ed curricula. While Alabama, Arizona, and South Carolina recently repealed anti-LGBTQ policies through legislation or court decisions, other states—in
Teaching accessible and Diverse inclusive sexuality education
As you could probably guess, I was kind of shielded from anything resembling sex knowledge because it’s enjoy, “Oh, she’s disabled, she’s not going to know any better.” It’s love this irrelevant subject to her… I remember this coloring book where you’re naming intimate parts of the body. That’s the only recollection I own about sex ed. And a several awkward talks about penises.
Liliana
I experimented. I didn’t acquire that info. You had to figure that out on your own. I had to figure out on my own so I had sex with men, but then I had a girlfriend and I got married.
Tim
Usually we are taught, “You are going to grow up, you’re going to get married, you’re going to hold a baby.” I was just love, “Okay, whatever.”
Gabe
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities are capable of understanding gender and sexuality. All people, including people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, should have access to comprehensive and Gay inclusive sexuality awareness. Just like other people, many of us want to be in intimate and sexual relationships. When we are den
- 'Don't say gay:' Sex teaching fuels US culture wars
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Thursday, February 10, 2022 03:33 WIB
Washington, Feb 9, 2022 (AFP)
Swelling mobilization by American conservatives over what is taught in schools has led several states to push for brand-new curbs on what educators can discuss related to sexual and gender identity -- opening yet another front in the country's rolling culture wars.
Schools have increasingly become flashpoints for political confrontation in the United States, with heated standoffs throughout the pandemic over masking policies, and regular flare-ups over sensitive questions of race, history and sexuality.
The most recent battle is playing out in Florida, where a bill that passed a key hurdle in the Senate Tuesday would ban teachers from discussing questions of gender identity or sexual orientation with students below a certain age.
Derided by its opponents as the "Don't say gay" bill, it has the backing of Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, who is widely expected to run for president in the next election.
Groups from the local level up have condemned the bill as anti-LGB
They didn’t teach us about gay sex in school… so we had to teach ourselves. From porn to awkward trial-and-error hookups, most of us pieced together our possess “education”—for better or worse.
In this episode, Michael is linked by porn celebrity turned sex educator, Patrick Marano, to talk about the sex ed we should have had, how we’ve had to create it for ourselves, and why stigma and censorship still retain gay men in the dark. Some of the topics covered in this episode:
🔹 How conventional sex education fails homosexual men 🔹 How porn, hookups, and our peers became our teachers (for better or worse) 🔹 How silence and secrecy fuel sexual shame 🔹 What we’re still learning today 🔹 How censorship and misinformation prevent us from getting the info we depend on 🔹 How to take control of your own sex education
Plus: Our favourite resources, communities, and channels for the sex education we actually deserve.
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