Better Sex Ed
My problem with the sex education I received had little to do with content, which was fairly comprehensive, and more to do with the delivery. Sex was presented as something shameful and embarrassing, more of an awkward chore than an essential component of a young person's education.
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Though I was the recipient of a helpful and informative sexuality education program, the abstinence-only elements of the curriculum were misleading and regressive.
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Activist, educator, and renowned "sex-ed girl" Shelby Knox shares her vision of a utopian sexuality education program.
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As a sexuality education teacher, I imagine a time when every single American student will get comprehensive and accurate sexual health education. But I'm a realist. I know that even with the comprehensive sexual education we are so desperately fighting to implement, there may still be problems.
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