Gay sex education

Teaching accessible and Queer inclusive sexuality education

As you could probably guess, I was kind of shielded from anything resembling sex learning process because it’s prefer, “Oh, she’s disabled, she’s not going to know any better.” It’s prefer 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 acquire about sex ed. And a several awkward talks about penises.

Liliana

I experimented. I didn’t obtain 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 include a baby.” I was just fancy , “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 Queer inclusive sexuality learning. Just like other people, many of us want to be in lovey-dovey and sexual relationships. When we are den

LGBTQIA+ Safer Sex Guide

Zero.

Disgracefully, that’s the number of U.S. states that require sex education curriculums be comprehensively inclusive to LGBTQIA+ folks.

Most sex education programs, instead, assume that those receiving the information are both heterosexual and cisgender. If there’s anything less cute than clogs, it’s that degree of homophobia and transphobia.

That’s why we worked with GLSEN, Advocates for Youth, and two queer sex educators to create a safer sex guide that understands the accurate complexity and diversity across gender identities, sexual orientation, attractions, and experiences.

Only 5 (ish) percent of LGBTQIA+ students saw any LGBTQIA+ representation in health class.

This guide is for the 95 percent of students whose many sexual health questions went unanswered in school.

It’s also for any LGBTQIA+ person who’s ever wondered:

  • “What conversations should I have with a partner before sex?”
  • “Is there a chance of pregnancy or STI transmission during [insert sex act here]?”
  • “What can I do to make sex even better?”
  • “How do I become comfortable with my own body?”

Or anything else related to sexual health, sexual plea

The Series: Sex Learning process - 4th and ultimate season

Rating: 18

Genre: Coming of age drama

What you liked: I thought the tricky topics were generally well handled.

What you didn’t like: There were lots of new characters for the final season. I would contain liked more screen-time and further training for the main characters.

Please note there is 18 rated language and inferences in the trailer 

Thoughts for parents: Sex Education is understandably rated an 18. Every episode regularly discusses sexual health related problems, and there are a couple of scenes where it is clear that the characters are having sex, and naked bodies are shown, with the exception of genitalia.

For a final series, it felt like too many themes and characters were thrown into the mix without proper progress or even backstory. That said, these are all topics that young people will be facing; not one felt misplaced in a drama featuring teenagers. I think Sex Education does a good job at openly talking about these things, demonstrating the difficulties and nuances of adolescence, and often coming to good conclusions. For example, when Roman and Abbi are having difficu

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 Regulate 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