Comments on: http://www.femmerotic.com/journal/2008/05/06/what-would-maria-do-one-sex-educators-ever-evolving-manifesto/ Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:52:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Pronoia http://www.femmerotic.com/journal/2008/05/06/what-would-maria-do-one-sex-educators-ever-evolving-manifesto/#comment-39300 Wed, 07 May 2008 16:43:40 +0000 http://www.femmerotic.com/journal/2008/05/06/what-would-maria-do-one-sex-educators-ever-evolving-manifesto/#comment-39300 I you. Seriously, you're one of the reasons I still believe in education, sexual or otherwise, not to mention activism. Thank you for doing what you do, and being who you are. I you. Seriously, you’re one of the reasons I still believe in education, sexual or otherwise, not to mention activism. Thank you for doing what you do, and being who you are.

]]> by: Sylvia http://www.femmerotic.com/journal/2008/05/06/what-would-maria-do-one-sex-educators-ever-evolving-manifesto/#comment-39222 Wed, 07 May 2008 01:03:21 +0000 http://www.femmerotic.com/journal/2008/05/06/what-would-maria-do-one-sex-educators-ever-evolving-manifesto/#comment-39222 <em>there are not many avenues for older adults to become sexually educated (which explains why we see some of them come to Scarleteen for help in their twenties, thirties, even in their sixties). When I hear those who protest young adult sex education in high school and college, I’m often left wondering where, exactly — if indeed, as many express, young people will all just elect not to have any kind of sex until they are older — they think older adults are going to get that education.</em> I feel silly but this was an aspect I'd never thought about. I mean, the importance of sex ed for teens, yeah, obviously! But the importance of sex ed for grown-ups-to-be because they won't get it later. Blindingly obvious - now that you've said it. there are not many avenues for older adults to become sexually educated (which explains why we see some of them come to Scarleteen for help in their twenties, thirties, even in their sixties). When I hear those who protest young adult sex education in high school and college, I’m often left wondering where, exactly — if indeed, as many express, young people will all just elect not to have any kind of sex until they are older — they think older adults are going to get that education.

I feel silly but this was an aspect I’d never thought about. I mean, the importance of sex ed for teens, yeah, obviously! But the importance of sex ed for grown-ups-to-be because they won’t get it later. Blindingly obvious - now that you’ve said it.

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