It is extremely important that every single person no matter who they are take the time to learn about sex, how to safely engage in sex, and fully learn and understand their own bodies first before having sex with someone else.
nancy, gender and sexuality and sex and consent among other topics. While in the past boys and girls were given different information, now they are taught the same, avoiding “playground misinformation”.
In Scotland, children and young teenagers are taught briefly about sex and sexual education. A primary school teacher explained to the Scotsman that, “RSHP (Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood) lessons begin in Primary 1 with body parts, and progress to covering relationships, periods, preg-
This improvement is substantial when compared to previous year groups. In my experience, we didn’t get RSHP education until I was in Primary 7. I was definitely not educated on the importance of consent, and we definitely didn’t learn about the LGBT+ community and the different sexualities. I went through
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primary school thinking that the only relationships that existed were between a man and a woman. I didn’t learn about LGBT+ until I was in high school. I was never educated about consent and the importance of that. I remember watching one video about a young girl who went to a house party, got too drunk and then passed out and ended up in hospital. I think that is the closest I ever got to learning about consent and the dangers of sexual assault. This is why I so strongly believe that educating yourselves 5 on consent is so important. Unconscious people do NOT want tea. In North Carolina, they have the Healthy Youth Act of 2009. This means it is legal requirement for public schools in North
