What issues were omitted from your sex education class (when you were younger) that you now wish had covered?

Question

TYPO: now wish had been covered?

Answer 1

Sexual abuse.

It was gone over, but quickly and quietly. Sexual abuse (at any age) is a serious issue that can't be ignored just because people are embarrassed or ashamed.

Gay and Lesbian sex.

I grew up in a fairly liberal school system (we could get the morning after pill from the nurse until the health board went wacky over it), and while we covered heterosexual sex, it was as though homosexual sex didn't exist.

Transsexuality. (No matter what I do, Firefox says I'm spelling it wrong...)

While I am not transitioning (I'm happily bi), I have friends who are. I think it would have been good for it to be taught in schools, so that such persons are not only more accepted in societal culture, but so that they have the information as teens and don't think they are freaks growing up.

Also, since when is it a good idea to allow macho PE teachers to teach sex? When I was in high school, they shifted the job from the PE teachers to our biology teacher...which while not the biggest improvement, was an improvement nonetheless.

Answer 2

Discussion about the real things that happen to people. This section of Yahoo! Answers is just crammed and loaded with people who consistently ask "Does this make me gay?". I wish sex education classes stressed the fact that sexuality isn't black and white (or at least that it's a theory out there- I never even heard of the Kinsey scale until I started independently studying queer theory), that straight people may often have gay fantasies, that there is a difference between sexual behavior and sexual orientation, that many young children have same-sex crushes and encounters that don't have any bearing on their sexual orientation, that no sexual act is related to an orientation (i.e. men who want to be penetrated can be straight as well as gay/bisexual, etc.), and particularly that other genders and sexes outside the binary system of male-female exist, and what attraction to them means. Seriously, if everyone had all these things explained, opened up for discussion, talked about honestly and earnestly- I think it would help everyone tremendously.

Mostly, that's it. People can learn the rest of it through other means, and usually do out of curiosity or need. But most laypeople don't have any idea of the stuff I talked about above.

But most sex education classes pretty much suck. Honestly, in my opinion, all schools should be teaching weekly or monthly classes designed by Carol Queen- sex-positive, all-inclusive, and not cloaked in political correctness or technicalities . . . it's definitely what our youth deserves.

My favorite sex comedy singers, The Wet Spots, have a lovely song called "We Don't Want To Talk About It", which is just perfect . . . I'd put the lyrics here, but I don't want to take up space. It really sums up all my feelings, though.

Answer 3

We didn't have sex ed in my christian school when I was a kid. It was abstinence ed. which didn't do squat to explain to us that sex is normal and natural and not dirty.
My teenage son now has abstinence ed in his public school. Still no real comprehensive sex ed. Luckily I vowed when I was a kid that when I had kids I would give them the truth.

He and I have been open and honest about the topic since he was a little kid, so it's not such a mystery to him as it was to me. No point trying to rely on fear to keep him "pure"... Whatever that is...
Peace

Answer 4

I wish they would have informed everyone the type of protection for each type of sex; gay, lesbian, and straight. The teacher didn't take it serious and didn't really cover protection at all.

Answer 5

they did a great job explaining the biology of sexual repruductovity, but what they did not teach was how to socialize, how to ask a girl on a date, how to make a romantic relationship work, etc.. you can't have sexual activity unless you have a willing partner.. that certainly was not covered!

Answer 6

My god do you know how long ago that was?! Over 30 years! I can't remember that far back, sorry.

I'm sure that whatever they didn't cover we learned from the streets and naughty books at the library.

Answer 7

the fact that some people in the world are gay...I thought I was the only one..really ...for years and years...What a waste of time.

Answer 8

i live in oregon.... its pretty liberal here. ..... so a lot was covered..
one subject i know we didnt talk about was sexual disorders. i wish we wouldve covered that.

Answer 9

never had sex ed at my school

Answer 10

Anything about our bodies. I consistently had really crappy teachers.