Abstinence-only sex education

have had sexual experiences with individuals of the same sex. As a minority population in schools across the country, LGBTQ youth commonly experience high rates of discrimination and harassment, yet are often not protected under school policy. And even though most parents favor teaching about sexual orientation in schools, most sexuality education programs do not cover this topic at all, and abstinence-only-until-marriage programs (AOUM) only contribute to the negative treatment towards these…

paraphilia get sexual arousal from giving or receiving pain. Masochist get pleasure from receiving pain and sadists get pleasure from giving pain. Fourth is Voyeurism. People receive sexual pleasure from fantasizing or viewing others who are naked or having sex. The people they’re viewing have to be unsuspecting. The fifth paraphilia is Exhibitionism. This is when they expose their genitals to an unsuspecting stranger and get aroused from these stranger’s reaction. Pedophilia is the most looked…

are not, and one will live with it for the rest of their lives. Overall, the CDC estimates the 19 million new sexually transmitted infections occurs each year (10 Truly Shocking Stats On STDs and College Students, 2015). Schools should have more sex education. The reasons to why is because there are a lot of teens are getting pregnant, STDs, and STIs. Students need information about in order to make choices, understand the risks, and see the long-term consequences of it. Peer pressure is not…

Students attending sexual education programs have had different life experiences, and are each coming from a different place both mentally and emotionally. Despite differences in sexual orientation, gender, or socioeconomic status, high school sexual education programs tend to generalize the program to all students, without addressing their individual needs. As a result, high-risk students fall through the cracks, without gaining necessary information that could not only improve, but save, their…

One argument for teaching comprehensive sex education over abstinence only sex education in schools is that it promotes social and educational equality with respect to people with disabilities. In the context of equality of educational opportunity, students with disabilities can easily participate in school with some form of help (Spring, 2017). However, people that have disabilities are more likely to be sexually exploited and abused than someone with no disabilities. For example, individuals…

model figure is only for abstinence; this has nothing to do with what kind of person they actually are or their intelligence level. Valenti explains, of those girls who choose to be sexually active, like herself, become “at risk statistics” and then their character disappears. Society views those who choose to have sex as “bad” girls, and their own classmates call them sluts. Thus, these girls become known as being used up and are left out to dry by the abstinence-only education programs. In the…

standpoint that abstinence, and waiting to get married is the peerless solution to avoid sex—did you? Rules of engagement are paramount when cause and effect are at a high risk of life-changing acts. According to a study conducted by Lawrence Finer, director of domestic research at the Guttmacher Institute, he states; 95% reported they had premarital sex (Finer PhD & The Guttmacher Institute, 2007). An outstanding statistic, or some would say a ‘war’ on another social distress. Alas, sex is…

strong education in dealing with it. This in turn puts into action a movement to make the next generation youth free of HIV, Eliminate the stereotypes associated with HIV, There must be a firm understanding of what infected children go through and the argument between condoms and abstinence being the best choice against the disease must be discussed thoroughly HIV/AIDs has spread and destroyed the lives of many. It primarily targets countries that are too poor to receive proper care and…

therefore most schools have taken the stance of promoting abstinence. Abstinence only programs are programs that are intended to discourage teens fro engaging in any kind of sexual activity before marriage. Given the fact that the average age for sexual debut is 17 (finer and philbin), abstinence only programs are not working and teenagers are continuing to engage in sexual behaviors. Still, many schools receive money to fund these abstinence-only programs where kinds are not able to learn about…

Sexual intercourse is believed by many to be the closest thing a couple can do, and so when the option arises, many people dive right in without giving it a second thought. But, having sex can be dangerous if not prepared for correctly. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, or STDs, can cause genital cancers, miscarriages, and in some cases, a slow and painful death. According to the American Sexual Health Association, more than half of American citizens will get an STD in their lifetime. This is…