Any strong opinions here on the new Ontario sex ed curriculum? There's been some heated debate going on in my facebook feed and I really just don't want to get involved. I think it's disgusting how many people are against teaching about consent, gender identities, and masturbation.
The main argument seems to be that parents should be the only ones teaching their children about sex, but when people say things like "She’s a dictator. She’s forcing her lifestyle down our children’s throats, we’re going to have little minions, little lesbian and homosexual minions…it’s grooming children for sex…grooming them to change their identity to become homosexuals,†(
http://www.thestar.com/news/queensp...ucation-debate-at-queens-park-gets-nasty.html), I don't think they should be responsible for teaching the next generation about anything, let alone things like sex, consent, and gender identities.
The only argument they have that I somewhat understand is that they're starting too early, and that the children aren't ready. But then again, children are different now. They have their own ipods and laptops and they're seeing things that I didn't see when I was their age. It's important to teach them early about their bodies and their responsibilities in regards to sex.
