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Discussion: Homosexuality/Bisexuality being taught in schools.
Member Since: 11/20/2010
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I dont care, but I find it weird. What are they going to teach, how lesbians eat *** and anal sex? LOL!!!
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Member Since: 5/17/2010
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Originally posted by Anthagio
But I guess I understand the importance of teaching acceptance and the many things gay people have contributed to society. The first step of acceptance is making sure kids don't allow society to warp their opinions on certain subjects. Most people who hate gays were taught to hate gays because of their society. If they're taught at a young age that being gay is nothing bad, then that's what they will most likely believe when they grow up.
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Exactly. By teaching more than just the reproductive aspect of sex, you're raising a generation of more open minded individuals. Those more open minded to homosexuality and the like.
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
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Originally posted by ****y On Venus
I'm not just talking about the act of sex itself. But the other realms of sexuality. In Health Education, we don't learn about different forms of sexuality, which I think lends to more narrow minded individuals.
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Oh if this is what you mean, then I agree. They should learn about homosexuality, bisexuality, and other forms of it if we learn about heterosexuality, which I don't think we do?
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Member Since: 6/28/2008
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In school, I learned about the reproductive organs, STDs, what happens during pregnancy, reproductive cells. It wasn't about heterosexual sex, and it wasn't about homosexual sex, it was about the reproductive system. They taught what happens when a sperm penetrates an egg because reproducing is important to understanding a species. I guess they could also teach what happens when a sperm comes in contact with a sperm, but that would be a very short and pointless lesson.
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
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Originally posted by ****y On Venus
Exactly. By teaching more than just the reproductive aspect of sex, you're raising a generation of more open minded individuals. Those more open minded to homosexuality and the like.
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Open minded to homosexuality? I'm taking everything the wrong way I think
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Member Since: 12/28/2010
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Originally posted by FreeXone
I dont care, but I find it weird. What are they going to teach, how lesbians eat *** and anal sex? LOL!!!
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same thing I say.
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Member Since: 6/28/2009
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Originally posted by WoozyFloozy
Religious groups have no impact on public schools.
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Yeah but religious parents....
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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Butt secks is just gross to me. I mean that's where **** comes out. No one needs to be taught about that. Hell, no one needs to be doing that ****, literally.
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Member Since: 4/2/2011
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Originally posted by VAN de
Butt secks is just gross to me. I mean that's where **** comes out. No one needs to be taught about that. Hell, no one needs to be doing that ****, literally.
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You must not have a prostate.
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Member Since: 11/20/2010
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Originally posted by SwagLikeALegend
Yeah but religious parents....
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Well..if school is still how it is when I was in HS..(granted it was only 2 years ago lol) Parents sign a paper stating if your allowed to take the class or not. It's not mandatory. So religious parents can not sign the paper, and the kids will have to take an alternative assignment.
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Member Since: 5/17/2010
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Originally posted by Thisisit
Why? I don't know anyone my age who doesn't know what gay, lesbian, and bisexual mean.
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Well of course, most people find that out on their own but why not go beyond the reproductive aspect of sex and extend sex education?
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Member Since: 6/10/2011
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Originally posted by Thisisit
We do get taught about homophobia and homophobic bullying in citizenship (not that it has any effect on the Muslim extremist boys in the class who both still insist gays should be burnt at the stake on TV)
As for the other subjects, I think gay issues should definitely not be blocked if thy come up naturally but having a "gay history week" or whatnot is just stupid IMO.
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Well, in all the places I studied this subject would just come up if the teacher was going to tell a joke about it or something like that. But of course it's different from place to place.
And no, we don't need a Gay History Week.
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Member Since: 4/12/2011
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In a college course, yes, not just the sex aspect, but history behind it as well. But in a high school setting I don't see what relevance it has to children. They learn about that stuff anyways at an early age & they decide what to do with the information.
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Originally posted by VAN de
Butt secks is just gross to me. I mean that's where **** comes out. No one needs to be taught about that. Hell, no one needs to be doing that ****, literally.
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I didn't know you were straight [no shade]
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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Originally posted by Anthagio
You must not have a prostate.
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No, I just respect the intended usage of a vagina and an anus.
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Member Since: 5/17/2010
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Originally posted by RatedG²
Oh if this is what you mean, then I agree. They should learn about homosexuality, bisexuality, and other forms of it if we learn about heterosexuality, which I don't think we do?
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I should have clarified myself a bit more, but I think you understand.
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Member Since: 10/3/2010
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Originally posted by Kworb
I think it has a place in school, but not in biology or in sex ed. In a civics class it would be appropriate.
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Why a civics class?
Biology I can agree, as sex between two gay men, two lesbians, etc. has no biological benefits.
However, I feel that a sexual education class would be far more appropriate to talk about different forms of sex than a civics class. Gay sex isn't necessarily a social issue, it's also a very important piece of knowledge that teenagers should be taught. The amount of resources for gay teens are minimal as it is, and there's a lot of stuff that I didn't learn for a long time. That could be too late for other teenagers and students.
Sorry, but I completely disagree with what you said
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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Originally posted by BLaCKPoWeR
I didn't know you were straight [no shade]
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Would my Custom User Title lie?
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Member Since: 9/18/2010
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Originally posted by FreeXone
Well..if school is still how it is when I was in HS..(granted it was only 2 years ago lol) Parents sign a paper stating if your allowed to take the class or not. It's not mandatory. So religious parents can not sign the paper, and the kids will have to take an alternative assignment.
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Yeah but I thought the OP meant teaching it in general along with regular classes, not as it's on own special course. Which is where my original statement came from.
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Member Since: 4/2/2011
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Originally posted by VAN de
No, I just respect the intended usage of a vagina and an anus.
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If anal sex isn't natural, the prostate wouldn't be in a place that is only accessible through the backside.
Obviously men are meant to be ****ed in the ass.
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