practicalityinpraxis:

bihets:

real, actual discourse from exclusionists right now: ‘children starting puberty shouldn’t be taught what a period is and any sex ed before the age of 15 is bad’

like….. how do they go around saying ace people all hate DIRTY ALLO SEX HAVERS and then pull this shit

“That cannot possibly be true,” I said to myself, unwilling to believe that they would stoop so low. “There’s no way that’s a real thing.”

It is indeed a true and real thing currently being said.

I know all REGs are the same, but sometimes I forget how prominent REGs are in every arena.

If your arguments for the protection of children’s health have been debunked a thousand times over by every medical, psychological and public safety group since the fifties, then you are full of shit and need to stop.

Suggested reading:

• The Case for Teaching Sex Ed in Kindergarten, PBS
• Sex Education: What Children Should Learn and When, The Hospital for Sick Children
• Talking to Kids About Sex and Sexuality, Planned Parenthood
• Sex Education: Talking to Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers about Sex, The Mayo Clinic.
• Start Sex Education Earlier to Stem Sexual Violence, The Guardian and Sex Education Forum.
• At What Age Should Sex Education Begin? NY Times, various authors.
• Effective Sex Education, Advocates for Youth.
• When Does Sex Education Begin, Psychology Today.
• What Is Normal Childhood Sexual Development, beginning at age 2, Sexuality Education and Counseling Services
• Understanding Early Sexual Development, KidsHealth.org
• Stages of Healthy Sexual Development, Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
• Sex Education and the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, Journal of Sex Education and Therapy
• How Teaching Kids To Accurately Identify Their Genitalia Can Help Prevent Sexual Crimes, ThinkProgress
• Teaching Children in Schools About Sexual Abuse may Help Them Report Abuse, Science Daily
• Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education, NY Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
• Prevention of Sexual Abuse through Education Programs Directed Towards Children, Crimes Against Children Research Center (University of New Hampshire)
• Talking to Your Child About Sexual Abuse, US Department of Justice
• Nine Principles of Effective [Sexual Violence] Prevention Programs (Summary), American Psychologist. Full Text here, including the critical expansion on “timing” where elementary school is explicitly cited as an appropriate educaitonal window.