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The Case For Starting Sex Education By Saskia De Melker

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Compared to other religion, Christianity has a very strict rules that prohibit certain sexual thoughts and behavior, especially outside of monogamous heterosexual relationship. However, I don’t object homosexual relationship because at the end of the day, people should have the right to love or involve in relationship with anyone they want, regardless of their gender. Instead of forcing people to behave in a way that is different from their actual identity, we should rather embrace who they actually are. This is where my internal conflicts came in, because back then, I didn’t know how I can uphold both my personal values and religious values that oppose homosexuality. And the more I tried to resolve this conflict, the more I became stuck in this loophole of inner conflict. At times, I tried to avoid it altogether, because I felt like …show more content…

Over the course of the term, we covered a variety of sexuality topics, including transgender, sex education for children, contraception, abortion, sexually transmitted diseases, and how to define what is sexually normal, etc. I found some of these materials interesting to read, especially the article about ‘’The case for starting sex education in kindergarten’’ by Saskia De Melker. Before, I used to think that it’s inappropriate to teach children about sex, because of where I came from, the thought of teaching young children about sex never really crossed my mind. It wasn’t until I read the article by Melker that I realize it’s crucial to start teaching sexuality education for children early, because as the author pointed out, children have ‘’the right to frank, trustworthy information on the subject’’ (Melker, 2015). Instead of delaying this normal process, maybe parents and teachers should be the initiator that teach children about all the ‘’necessary skills to protect against sexual coercion, intimidation and abuse’’ (Melker, 2015). Besides, I

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