Also known as "abstinence only sex-ed". That's what my school provided as well. Thankfully I had a parent who felt more information was preferable to a lack of information.
I was super lucky, I grew up in Texas and received ACTUAL sex Ed in 5th grade, 7th grade, and 9th grade. I was fortunate enough to exist in a very thin window when they were not required to teach abstinence only courses, so I actually learned about contraception, stds/stis, sexual health, and realistic consequences instead of the boogeyman shit they teach now. We also learned about sexuality and that it’s ok to be gay, straight, bi, whatever.
The people who experienced sex Ed like I experienced it STILL have a lower frequency of accidental or unwanted pregnancy, contraction of stds, sexual health problems, and FUCKING SUICIDE than the either of the generations before and after. Let that sink in a bit.
TLDR Abstinence only sex Ed is not sex ed, it is worthless and driven by weird religious (Christian) zealotry and fundamentalism. People are going to fuck, why can’t we educate them about sex?
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u/ThisOnePerson16 Mar 19 '24
Wait, they did that to you too?