What is SEX EDUCATION?
The World Health Organization defines Sex Education as a “ broad program that aims to build a strong foundation for a lifelong foundation for lifelong sexual health by acquiring information and attitudes, beliefs and values about one’s identity, relationships and intimacy.”
It can also be defined as a program that gives knowledge about sexuality, contraception and comprises topics like gender identity, consent and awareness about sexual abuse as well. It aims to increase awareness about sexual health.
SEX EDUCATION FOR LGBTQ
Sex education standards vary widely across countries leaving about basic anatomy, healthy relationship skills, and safer sex practices. On this top LGBTQ faces a lot of challenges.
Sex Education generally contains content relatable to heterosexuals and non-transgender, many sex-ed curricula do not mention sexual orientation or gender identity, that itself is questioning and it also prevents LGBTQ to have knowledge and awareness about sexual health and its importance.
LGBTQ are already prone to bullying and not aware students about gender identity creates a lot of obstacles for LGBTQ, they should have the right to be included in the curriculum so that they can be safe and healthy.
Too many LGBTQ youths sit in a classroom where teachers and textbooks fail to appropriately address their identities, and this is potentially more damaging than sex education. The Sex Education program must be LGBTQ inclusive programs are those that help youth understand gender identity and sexual orientation with age-appropriate and medically accurate information; incorporate positive examples of LGBTQ individuals, romantic relationships and families; emphasize the need for protection during sex for people of all identities, and dispel common myths and stereotypes about behavior and identity.
LGBTQ youth faces a lot of problems while growing up whether it be bullying or be identifying themselves, many find out about their sexuality very late because of the lack of awareness, and Safe Sex is something desired by most of the people but when a person who is still learning about their sexuality is lacking the knowledge about things like sex education, it puts their health at risks.
People, especially in India, are already hesitant about talking on Sex Education and LGBTQ, then delay in inclusion of LGBTQ in sex education will only create chaos, People need to understand the importance of sex education and the importance of gender identity and this should be done with a compulsory subject at the school level that teaches the student that being LGBTQ is normal, there is nothing wrong with it and what are the things that should be kept in mind while having sex for their well-being.
The research also showed that LGBTQ youth have a limited number of trusted adults they feel comfortable talking with about sexual health, so they frequently seek information online or from peers. Much of the sexual health information online is neither age-appropriate nor medically accurate, and peers may be misinformed.
Sex education ought to help close this gap. Advocates of LGBT sex education say that the inclusion of LGBT issues into sex education programs would reduce homophobic bullying, improve the health of LGBT people, and decrease instances of problems common in LGBT students such as depression and low self-esteem.
Click on these links for more information:
- https://youtu.be/sd-z_SOhPqc – Sex Ed For LGBTQ Youth – Five Ways To Make Sex Ed More Queer Inclusive!
- https://youtu.be/QHJSdJmVUiw – If Schools Had LGBTQ Sex Education
- https://youtu.be/dmWA_XoLJ8Q – LGBTQ Youth Aren’t Getting the Sex Ed They Deserve
It shouldn’t matter what anyone in the school thinks. You are who you are. Don’t let anyone take that away from you.
Otis from Sex Education
Scotland To Become World’s First Country with LGBTQ Inclusive School Curriculum
Scotland is set to become the first nation to introduce and teach the history of LGBTQ and tackle discrimination and homophobia, which means the government school students will be mandatorily receiving classes on problems faced by LGBTQ+ Community and on equality. ( Read More: https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scotland-becomes-first-country-in-world-to-embed-lgbt-education-in-school-curriculum-3393389 )
It is a country like Scotland that will lead its way in normalizing LGBTQ inclusive education and take a step towards a better world.
Even England has taken a step towards normalizing LGBTQ inclusive education by introducing LGBTQ inclusive sex education mandatorily in all England’s high schools
“We want to support all young people to be happy, healthy and safe,” a Department for Education spokesperson said in an email to NBC News.
The curriculum aims to “teach young people to understand human sexuality and to respect themselves and others.”
Many countries are planning to take a step and introduce these curriculums because awareness is important so that the crime and bullying against LGBTQ can be reduced and they can know the knowledge about contraception, consent and gender identity.
Conclusion
We live in a world where acceptance is the most important thing whether it be accepting ourselves or others, we should learn to accept people, Gender Identity and LGBTQ community are running a long race that will end with acceptance only and Sex Education for LGBTQ will pave a way for Kids who are facing difficulties in understanding themselves.
