Comprehensive Sex Education

Sex education is necessary for children in the adolescent stage of their lives. This is because of their innate drive to have sex. Public schools have the responsibility to have an updated, comprehensive sex education program in order to keep children safe and tolerant. Many of the sex education programs that are in the country today are ineffective and outdated. Because of this, the country has seen higher rates of transmitted sexually transmitted infections and teen pregnancies. This in turn makes the government spend a lot of money. Lastly, sex education provides a safe environment for adolescents to learn and understand other people’s differences and the importance of tolerance for the community as a whole. Emphasis on the ineffectiveness

Adolescence is the time period in which puberty usually begins. During puberty there is a lot going on in the body, and if someone doesn’t understand what happens in the body during this time period, it can be very scary. It is important for adolescents to understand physical and emotional changes that can occur. Some kids can learn this from parents, others cannot. This is why sex education is so important, so kids can understand everything that is changing inside and outside and know what kinds of things to expect. Sex education is also instilled to teach children about human sexuality and emotional relations and responsibilities. There are many ways to love, and they should all be accepted. Through updated sex education programs children can be taught to be aware of different personal relationships and sexualities. According to “It’s Pronounced Metrosexual” website created by the social justice comedian, Sam Killermann, there is a comprehensive and nonexclusive list of sexualities that is still a work in progress. Sexuality is a vast topic and is expanding. With sex education, children can learn not to think of these differences as wrong rather they are just simply differences. A lot of times people of minority sexualities are victimized, because people just do not understand. We are a progressive country, and we need to start being more accepting of differences. According to NOBullying.com and BullyingStatistics.org, 42% of LGBTQ youth have experienced cyber bullying, 35% receive online threats, cyber bullying of LGBTQ youth is three times higher than other student’s experience, 64% of LGBTQ feel unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation, 44% experienced physical harassment, and 61% reported that they didn’t report on the attacks either.