I genuinely don’t know where to begin.

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[–]NutterButterFlutterStill waving into the void 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

What age are they suggesting this kind of pleasure-oriented "queer" sex start being taught?

I started having sex ed classes in school when I was 10, IIRC. It's completely inappropriate to talk to a 10 year old about masturbation, porn, and "how to have sex". Hell, even 16 year old me would have cringed taking a course like that ... kids can be really vicious and mean to each other, especially about matters that are usually pretty private.

Seems to me like it's perfectly fine to mention - while discussing health and puberty - that boys like girls and girls like boys, and also there are boys that like boys and girls who like girls, and all are perfectly normal. But to get into the joys of sex or whatever, that doesn't sit right with me at all. I don't think schools should be teaching that unless it's a college-level course/workshop.

I don't know if schools are still doing it (since I'm old and all), but in my day, sex ed was mandatory. However, parents were given a curriculum/syllabus ahead of time, told how long the classes would last (typically 1-2 weeks), and given the choice to opt their kids out and into an alternative course or study hall.

[–]kwallio 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

My elementary school had sex ed in 5th grade, I was 11. It didn't really go into sex or relationships, just the facts of puberty, male/female anatomy, periods, etc. Boys and girls were separated. Our parents were given a heads up and people could ask their children to opt out. When I was in 8th grade we had a more comprehensive health class that had a huge part of sex ed. This was the late 80s, so HIV was a huge concern and there were no treatments for it at that time. When HIV was such a big deal people didn't play that much with sex ed, it was no BS this is how you stay alive stuff. Nowdays I guess no one cares that much about stds etc?