Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
3/9/15
Period 1B
AP Lang + Comp.
Huntzinger
make the idea of not being 100% heterosexual as being okay. I believe that sex education can be
the starting point of changing certain ideas throughout our society. Of course, this will not solve
the issues of homophobia, I believe that the first stepping stone is to make our youth more
comfortable with the idea that normal doesnt mean heterosexual - normal means being yourself.
However, without the proper education, many teens find themselves wondering who they really
are, which leads us right back to why sex education needs to become inclusive of these labels.
Transgendered teens are also left in the dark about ways to go about seeking the proper transition
medicine and procedures. Transgendered males are also left with many serious questions, such as
binding, which if not done properly can cause serious bodily injuries, damage, and in some
instances have even cause death. These are serious issues that many teens dont even realize are a
problem until it is too late, and sex ed class is the place for the issues to be addressed.
Sex education also needs to become inclusive of sexual intercourse for LGBTQ teens,
because the absence of this education lead many queer teens to make serious mistakes during
sexual intercourse that are very risky. Sexual intercourse in between homosexual partners, for
instance, is completely ignored in sex education, which causes teens to look to places such as the
internet for instruction. While the internet may be a marvelously useful tool, it also has been
known to perpetuate many false facts and ideas. Teens need a reliable source of instruction on
how to keep themselves safe and protected during sexual intercourse, and the internet is not the
reliable source that they need.
While discussing same-sex protection, as well as the various sexualities that exist in our
society today, may not go over well with some parents, the fact that they cannot deny is that we
have a responsibility to keep our children safe. If we are deliberately brushing over a topic
because we feel uncomfortable discussing it, or because it may not be politically correct, we are
only putting our children at risk for the sake of being comfortable. Our children live in an age
where sex is becoming more and more normal and okay, and LGBTQ presence is at an all time
high. If we dont do everything in our power to protect our children and educate them about the
dangers that they may face in life, then we are letting them down. We have a duty to pass on our
knowledge to them and to keep them safe. By placing a higher importance on sex education, we
are doing everything we can to keep our children safe from crippling sexually transferred
diseases such as HIV/AIDS, and allowing them to live their life with the knowledge they need to
make smart decisions, and not be placed in risky situations because they dont know what they
are doing.