A vocal minority is calling for sexuality education to be pulled from schools. But my research shows many parents and young people want and need safe places to discuss relationships and sex.
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Twelve states do not require sex education of any kind.
Yumi Stynes and Melissa Kang’s sex education guide for teens is a topic of hot debate for its frankness. It also provides comprehensive, inclusive sex education that combats misinformation.
In new interview research, young people say sex education most often occurs without discussing actual sex.
In focussing on individual “deviancy”, we fail to make the connection between misogyny and wider social problems, like pornography.
Research shows schools worry parents will revolt if there is too much detail in sex education classes. A new survey asks what Australian parents actually think and want.
Sex education is vitally important.
Many people in their 20s and 30s now feel their sex education was lacking when it came to learning things of practical value.
An expert on adolescent sexuality weighs in on how technology has changed the amount and type of pornography that teens can consume – and what that means when it happens at school.
There is no such thing as “too young” to start the conversation about consent and children’s literature can help.
Research shows that many girls are in elementary school when they have their first period. But often they have not received adequate health education.
How To Build A Sex Room is a classic home renovation reality show, with a sexy, and wholesome, twist.
Conservative rhetoric about ‘parent rights’ that marginalizes LGBTQ+ positive sex education erases the complexity of parent identities and denies possibilities for richer school experiences.
Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa has been cast as the 14th Doctor – a move which shows that Doctor Who is continually adapting in its 60th year.
It is important to help young people understand what misogyny is and how it can lead to violence.
Consent education now is patchy and inconsistent. Many schools focus exclusively on safety, which may come at the cost of the enjoyable benefits of human connection.
Pleasure-based sex education allows young people to safely explore and develop critical thinking around sex and relationships.
With its simple but graphic line drawings and relaxed approach, The Joy of Sex offered a recipe for ‘doing it right’.
Consent doesn’t mean your sexual partner needs to sign a consent form at the beginning of an encounter. It means an ‘enthusiastic yes’, expressed through words or gestures.
Teens deserve to be empowered by knowledge of the pleasures of sex.
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Sexologist & Lecturer and Research Fellow in Communications & Culture, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, Health Promotion and Sexology, Curtin University
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Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Adolescent Health, Co-Head of the General Practice Clinical School, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Lelia Green is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Communications, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Public Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor, Faculty of Education;, York University, Canada
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Associate professor, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Tutor in Media and Communications, The University of Melbourne
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PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania
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Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, The Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University