Comprehensive Sexuality Education
Teachers are learners themselves
How to, not how much
Ignorance is a choice we make
‘Is the future so dark?’ you might ask. I am here to tell you that it is not. As you begin your exploration into the world of queer theory and feminist theory, you will learn that the straightjacket version of sexuality cooked by our families was undercooked.
CSE’s ‘natural habitat’ is often considered to be the classroom, but as our contributors show us, CSE also lives, breathes and thrives in habitats as disparate as neighbourhood parks, jobs-training centres, playgrounds and sports fields, law schools, family discussions, and digital spaces.
There are individuals, collectives and organisations that are doing their best to create an ecosystem that supports the education of children on gender, sexuality, health, consent, safety, relationships, self-esteem and confidence in themselves.
Lived experience cannot be overlooked. It is the ultimate teacher.
Young people make better choices when they understand consequences, boundaries and respect – not when they are kept in the dark.
Medicine does not exist in a vacuum. … a doctor’s words can reinforce oppressive beauty myths or dismantle them.
Without explicit attention to desire, intimacy, and emotional negotiation, legal concepts remain abstract rather than practicable.
… spaces led by the desire to not just protect but also educate all who connect with children…
Children in sports develop an internal lens of how the body feels, an intimate understanding of their physical self and an ownership of their bodies.