#found in florida
genuinely so fucking tired of people leveraging the “groomer” argument against people who support sex ed because scientific literature over decades shows that comprehensive sex education starting around kindergarten actually prevents children from being sexually abused and groomed because it teaches children the correct words for their body parts and also teaches them concepts of privacy, personal space, bodily autonomy, the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching, and the fact that sex is something that only adults do. children with this knowledge are not only better equipped to identify abuse and predatory behavior and communicate that its happening to a trusted adult, but also prevent it from happening in the first place by recognizing when something is happening that shouldn’t.
sex education does not sexualize children, it prevents children from being sexualized. anyone who is against early foundational sex education and claims they are doing it to protect children is a fucking liar.
What does this have to do with teaching kids gender theory. I’m all for teaching kids about keeping your hands to yourself but how does not wanting your kid to learn about genderbread man going to keep them from being sexually abused.
comprehensive sex education has a lot of parts and not all of them are for the purpose of preventing sexual abuse. for example, in many curricula, one of the very first lessons is about families and family structures. the inclusion of lgbt people in the lessons just teaches kids about the world around them. it also lowers incidences of homophobic/transphobic bullying between peers. in the study i linked, abuse prevention and identification is one of the positive outcomes examined, it’s not the only one. its just the one this post was about bc accusations of grooming and predatory behavior are so commonly thrown at people who are pro-sex ed.
