A few days ago
Anonymous

Should children be taught about intersexuality & ambiguous gender in Sex Ed Class?

Or biology class?

or both?

I remember learning about reproduction more than actually useful information about sexuality when I was in sex ed @ school.

(luckily my parents were very open & honest & bought me some great books to add to my public school abstinence-only misinformation)

Since we learn about the development of a baby from conception in this class, why is gender ambiguity not covered? Or did you cover this in your Sex Ed? Did I miss it on that day or something?

we’re still learning about & understanding new things about what determines sexuality & gender…. so why isn’t the issue of more than 2 options for gender brought up in these classes?

Do you think opening up this level of discussion on differences would encourage talk about gay, big & transgender people?

Is that a good or a bad thing in your opinion?

Great article about how you chromosomes play into your gender:

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=727D7A18-E7F2-99DF-306CFA4718A57613&colID=30

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A few days ago
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Personally, I think intersex, genital ambiguity and transsexualism should be taught in Human Biology, and sexuality, including heterosexuality, homosexuality, bisexuality and asexuality should be covered in Sex Education, since those are the appropriate classes for those topics.

I also think that that the facts and theories about these topics should be taught without making value judgements.

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5 years ago
Anonymous
No teenager takes sex-ed seriously. I know most of the kids in my class spent most of the time during class laughing and joking about what the teacher was trying to say. At my public school we had an abstinence only sex education. It was the only funding the school could get for sex ed… so it was that, or no sex ed at all. Anyway, the information in the class wasn’t very accurate and all they used was scare tactics to try to stop us from having sex (which doesn’t work with teenagers… you tell them NOT to do something, and they’ll go out and do it just because you said not to). Anyway, I think sex-ed would be more effective if it was taught age appropriately all throughout a child’s education. I think kids would take it more seriously that way. Most schools are under funded anyway… kids don’t get a good education in public school systems in most cases… Your tax money is spent on other things that the government deems more important than the education of our future generations.
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A few days ago
Kim
Don’t listen to narrow minded people.

I think children should be taught as they ask questions. I feel that it’s my job as a parent to listen and truthfully answer their questions without making them think my beliefs are THE WAY. I have 4 kids and they all pretty much ask the same kinds of questions about sexuality, but to different degrees. I answer them honestly.

Personally, I feel that no one can choose their preferences. It is what it is. I think the best learning tool is for my children to know or meet someone who is gay, or see a gay family unit. Then they will understand that there are different kinds of love. Different kinds of families. Family means love, not neccessarily a Mom, Dad and child combo.

I have gay family members and friends. I love them for the good people they are. I don’t really care who they fall in love with, I only care that they are happy. My kids know this and have been raised without narrow minded views.

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A few days ago
Anonymous
Children should be taught the truth by their parents & the church,when it comes to sex education,but OH,MY!

Seems everyone is screwing around & playing Soddom & Gammorah so much these days that most kids don’t have a moral set of parents to teach them right from wrong! Much less go to a God fearing church!

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A few days ago
2nd Commander
No why support people who deliterately sin against god.
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5 years ago
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Sure why not?
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