Gosh, I swear the topics are getting more controversial by the week…

Welcome to my “debate” about whether Sexuality and Gender Education is necessary to the education of the new generation! Can I just say, that this is one of the only things I’d go to a protest over? You may know by now that I have strong feelings about this kind of thing, almost all of the things I write about I have strong feelings around, some of my friends may say I’m too opinionated. But yes, I believe that it is very benificial, and is 100% necessary for our new generation to be educated in this area.

One thing to adress though… So a lot of people say that learning about (insert any LGBTQ identity here) will make you one of them, and this is utter hogwash. If this is true, then surely if you learn about, for example, Chinese history, you will suddenly wake up one morning, and be Chinese. News flash, that’s not how life works. If a student learns about what it means to be, for example, a lesbian, and they think that could be a label they could use for themself, it isn’t the learning that makes them a lesbian, it’s just making them aware that lesbians exsist.

I think that it’s similar to learning about the history of other cultures. It can help to educate people about the history of their culture, and find a sense of community. In the context of LGBTQIA+, for example, you could be having same sex attraction but also opposite sex attraction, and if you live in a more conservative household, school could be the only way you can find out what the word Bisexual means, other than the internet. Finding a label can be a way for people to find their community, and learn more about themselves, which can be empowering to some.

Also, studies show that kids exposed to diversity at a young age will be more accepting later in life, as teens and adults. Which, let’s be honest we definitley need in this day and age.

Basically, yes. Learning about LGBTQ people doesn’t make you LGBTQ, it just makes you more educated, so any fears that concerned parents have are invalid. Also, if those parents had learned about Sexuality and Gender stuff in school, they probably wouldn’t have those fears anway.