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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is sex education part of the curriculum at private schools? If so, what is covered?

Are gender identity topics discussed?[/quote]

Gender Id and orientation topics are covered annually in social studies and identity projects. 
First sex Ed is still in 5th grade, kind of late imo for puberty and reproduction to be covered.
High school has 1 or 2 long sex Ed units covering hetero and homo sex, communications, and health risks, as a unit of PE. [/quote]

Well a 5th grader at my sons school was she and is now just the first letter of their birth name and uses the, their pronouns.  I think they were born unassigned.[/quote]
Born unassigned? By whom, their progressive parents?

Or they hear about the Choose your Own Adventure identity label curriculum every year in lower school, got an iPad and iPhone as a 9yo, found some awesome internet influences and new friend group, and it looked good to change gender identities. Why not!?! [/quote]

If gender is ambiguous at birth it is becoming best practice to wait and see rather than make a choice that could be a poor one. There are genetic males with female looking genitalia and vice versa. There are people born with no gonads, or other abnormalities. Truly, gender isn’t as cut and dry medically as you think it is.[/quote]

Parent of a child with genital differences chiming in to say, Not only is there a great deal of variability that mostly goes unacknowledged, but it's soooo good for our kids' self-esteem when there IS some acknowledgement in a sex ed course.  And, it'll make it easier for my kid when he starts dating if whoever he dates is aware that variation exists and is normal.  Not that everything has to be all about my child, but... I appreciate those moments when it sort of is, for his sake.[/quote]

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