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Originally Posted by Rochard
Here in California recently they passed a new law requiring sex ed and LGTB studies in grade school. There seems to be some kind of backlash of people against this, but it's not a large group. We have some locally and I think it's kind of comical.
Sex ed needs to be taught to kids. Kids are growing up much quicker than my generation did.
LGTB needs to be taught too. The standard nuclear family no long exists. Kids need know that their family can be different than other families. I'll never forget when my kid came home and told us her friend lived with her two moms.
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It's not just LGBT, for Christians, it's sex Ed in general. They're just using LGBT as a current target.
Growing up I had a friend, Aaron Barrett, he was my neighbor. His parents were religious. When it came time for sex Ed the parental consent forms were all sent out. His parents refused to sign the form and would not let him attend sex ed on religious grounds. This was 30 years ago.
After sex ed class he and I talked after school and he asked me everything that they talked about and I told him everything I learned. So much for parents controlling facts & knowledge from reaching their children.
Aaron then started asking me more very specific details about things covered in the class. Then he put the moves on me as he asked if they showed pictures of dicks in the class and wondered if they looked like his. In short, sex Ed class led to my first sexual encounter/"relationship" that lasted through the end of the school year g through the end of summer, until his parents fount out and moved. Just friends having sex experimenting nothing else.
I guess the moral of the story is young people will always find a way and information is power. Parents trying to hide age appropriate information from their children is them disempowering them. Ignorance is weakness. Sad.