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Join me for a brief review of the highlights in the past 100 years with sexual health education in Ontario— How did we get here, what can we learn & not repeat…. And what is needed to move forward with an updated, consistent & current information with school sexual health curriculum. What is needed is sex positivity! By advocating consent culture, body autonomy and teaching practical tools to navigate current challenges to negotiate healthy sexual relationships. References: (Ontario Ministry of Education, Health and Physical Education: The Ontario Curriculum Grades 1-8 (Toronto: Ontario Ministry of Education, 2015), 94, 195, 216), (A Century Long Debate over Sexual Education in Ontario, February 9, 2016 Century Long Debate over Sexual Education in Ontario, Michelle Hutchinson Grondin, PhD)
My response to the protesting of sexual health curriculum in Canada and the support for trans kids & gender non conforming kids in schools. We are also seeing a tremendous backlash in the USA with a record number of anti-trans & LBGTQIA ++ laws being passed — we in the midst of a mental...
Published 10/26/23
In this episode I go through the importance of practising SAFER sex which is a harm reduction model —in contrast with an abstinence model. I review information from Health link BC, Mayo Clinic & Public Health Ontario — and also ways to have a difficult conversation about sexual partners,...
Published 08/30/23