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Discussion: Homosexuality/Bisexuality being taught in schools.
Member Since: 8/3/2010
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Originally posted by JClarkSTAN
Except most people don't. I think you give the average teenager too much credit.
No one is trying to force anything on anyone. But you should be educated on something even if it may make you a bit uncomfortable.
What kinda backwater public schools did you girls go to?
My HS was one of the worst of the worst and in Health Class we learned about oral and vaginal intercourse and using protection with each. They went as far as to say that you use a lubricated condom for vaginal sex and a non lubricated condom for oral sex. Why shouldn't kids learn about sex? I mean, they are obviously having it. Better safe and knowledgeable than sorry.
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Oh, that's why you're saying that. In my school we watched a video on reproduction and sex and how to make babies, how the penis is stimulated. We just never saw people have sex, or the different positions, how to insert a penis, none of that. It's not important. Learning about safe sex is, but learning about actual sex is not
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Originally posted by SwagLikeALegend
Yeah but religious parents....
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They can take their asses to a private school. Public school policies and classes cannot be altered on the basis of religious beliefs.
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Originally posted by WoozyFloozy
They can take their asses to a private school. Public school policies and classes cannot be altered on the basis of religious beliefs.
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Bingo.
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Member Since: 6/10/2011
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Originally posted by Shape
That's why we learn about it in Biology. I already mentioned that and agreed that gay sex has no biological relevance, so it can be ignored.
However, why learn about it when we're learning about sex in sexual education? Sex encapsulates a broad list of acts. We learned about oral sex, about hand jobs, about dry-humping, etc. all in my high school sex ed course. However, gay sex was strangely omitted (this includes "straight" anal sex)
It's a double standard.
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I didn't have that kind of sex education
All I learned in school was about the reproductive system, STDs and how to avoid them, well, the basic.
Here in Brazil we don't have a Sex Education class, it's all taught in Biology.
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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Originally posted by LadyGagaStan93
But this isn't about who's living a devious lifestyle and who's isn't. Keep those to yourself or you will be reported for being off topic.
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I'm shaking in my boots. Gurl, sit.
It has EVERYTHING to do about living a devious lifestyle. The title says "homosexuality/bestiality". These are things that the general public agrees are taboo in our society. This is why we shouldn't teach them in school. We don't want to expose our youth to such filth. Just teach them about the natural way that our bodies are supposed to function when it comes to sex and let it be.
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Member Since: 5/17/2010
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Originally posted by VAN de
I'm shaking in my boots. Gurl, sit.
It has EVERYTHING to do about living a devious lifestyle. The title says "homosexuality/bestiality". These are things that the general public agrees are taboo in our society. This is why we shouldn't teach them in school. We don't want to expose our youth to such filth. Just teach them about the natural way that our bodies are supposed to function when it comes to sex and let it be.
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Originally posted by VAN de
I'm shaking in my boots. Gurl, sit.
It has EVERYTHING to do about living a devious lifestyle. The title says "homosexuality/bestiality". These are things that the general public agrees are taboo in our society. This is why we shouldn't teach them in school. We don't want to expose our youth to such filth. Just teach them about the natural way that our bodies are supposed to function when it comes to sex and let it be.
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You thought I was joking.
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Originally posted by VAN de
I'm shaking in my boots. Gurl, sit.
It has EVERYTHING to do about living a devious lifestyle. The title says "homosexuality/bestiality". These are things that the general public agrees are taboo in our society. This is why we shouldn't teach them in school. We don't want to expose our youth to such filth. Just teach them about the natural way that our bodies are supposed to function when it comes to sex and let it be.
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As shown by a recent poll, the majority of Americans accept homosexuality and do not consider it a taboo. Educate yourself so that you won't come off as such an ignorant piece of ****.
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Originally posted by Shape
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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I didn't know you have a separate course for sex ed. When I said "sex ed" I meant it more as a specific part of biology class. Where you learn about the sexual organs and their function.
I don't think sex ed in the sense of "how to have sex" should be taught in school at all. It's the parents' job. Even if it's as little as giving your kid a website to read. But it's just a bad idea to teach sex ed in a group setting.
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Member Since: 8/20/2011
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I feel like its should be mentioned in a paragraph of a sex ed lesson.
Something Like:
"Some individuals choose to mate in homosexual relationships, which should be pursued just as carefully as heterosexual relationships, because even though there is no chance for reproduction, there is an equally likely chance of acquiring an STD"
Should work.
No **** and no karma sutra positions.
And like some posters have said, Sex Ed focuses on the reproductive system, so focusing on buttsex wouldn't be very conventional.
Besides, religious activists can drag anyone into the pits of Hell if their kid is caught busting a nut to GayTube after this class.
It's best to be comprehensive, yet subtle.
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Originally posted by RatedG²
But sis, not all teenagers are gay so why learn about Gay sex?
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But sis, not all teenagers are straight, so why learn about heterosexual sex and the reproduction system?
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Member Since: 5/17/2010
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Originally posted by RatedG²
Oh, that's why you're saying that. In my school we watched a video on reproduction and sex and how to make babies, how the penis is stimulated. We just never saw people have sex, or the different positions, how to insert a penis, none of that. It's not important. Learning about safe sex is, but learning about actual sex is not
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How is learning about actual sex not important when most of those students are probably having it?
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Member Since: 5/26/2010
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Originally posted by WoozyFloozy
As shown by a recent poll, the majority of Americans accept homosexuality and do not consider it a taboo. Educate yourself so that you won't come off as such an ignorant piece of ****.
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Results are based on telephone interviews with 1,029 national adults
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You tried.
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Originally posted by VAN de
These are things that the general public agrees are taboo in our society. This is why we shouldn't teach them in school. We don't want to expose our youth to such filth. Just teach them about the natural way that our bodies are supposed to function when it comes to sex and let it be.
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well ****ety **** what do we have here?
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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Originally posted by ****y On Venus
Waittttt
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Public school is a place to get educated not a **** shop. Considering 90+% of the world is straight, I'm not here for showing kids illustrations of two dudes or a person and an animal getting nasty. Let the schools cover masturbation, oral sex, vaginal sex, and anal sex.
In a way it does cover "gay sex" already so let's just leave it be.
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Member Since: 5/17/2010
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Originally posted by VAN de
Public school is a place to get educated not a **** shop. Considering 90+% of the world is straight, I'm not here for showing kids illustrations of two dudes or a person and an animal getting nasty. Let the schools cover masturbation, oral sex, vaginal sex, and anal sex.
In a way it does cover "gay sex" already so let's just leave it be.
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The title says BISEXUALITY, not bestiality.
And why not teach people about other forms of sex, especially when some of them are gay or bisexual themselves?
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Member Since: 8/29/2011
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Originally posted by MP2K
We've learned about homosexuality in P.E.
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Sounds kinky.
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I went to a private school and we discussed homosexual sex, although not as thoroughly as heterosexual sex.
What I think is more important is educating the youth on homosexuality, on the prevalence of it, the gay rights movement, and the influential GLBTQ members of our society. That's the only way we can rid the world of homophobia.
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Member Since: 8/16/2011
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Originally posted by Rentboy
well ****ety **** what do we have here?
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You don't agree that bestiality is filthy?
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
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Originally posted by ****y On Venus
How is learning about actual sex not important when most of those students are probably having it?
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Exactly my reason. Most already havin' it so no reason to teach different sex positions, etc. Now if you mean safe sex and things along that line, fine. But about actual sex, it's not important, especially teaching gay sex to straight teenagers
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Originally posted by Love ♥
But sis, not all teenagers are straight, so why learn about heterosexual sex and the reproduction system?
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Because most teenagers ARE straight. And who's to say that a gay man wouldn't want a kid naturally. I mean
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