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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sexuality labeling is a HUGE part of my child's 7th grade environment, especially with the girls. I told my child repeatedly that anything anyone was is fine, however, I am failing to understand the importance of identifying who someone wants to sleep with before anyone is sexually active. I am driving home the message that I hope my kid has lots of great sex, but that the only person who needs to be in the know about who she wants to sleep with is the person she wants to sleep with! And even she agreed she is not ready for that right now, at 13.

This probably makes me homophobic and I'll get flamed--bring it on. I just don't see why this is a conversation in middle school at all. Sleep with whoever you want to sleep with! Be safe, be kind, and have mutual sex. What's the issue? Why does what anyone does behind closed doors need to be announced?

I am completely on board with equal rights for everyone, and I know that in order to get there, we had to talk about it. [b]Now, can't we let our kids go through puberty without having to pick a letter from the alphabet soup?[/b][/quote]

It’s because they’re going through puberty that this is exactly the time they start talking/thinking about sexuality. Isn’t that how it was for you in middle school? It certainly was for me. I can still remember the boys I had crushes on. It wasn’t about having sex, but it certainly was physical attraction. And it was definitely the topic of significant conversation among my friends and me.

Today, same-sex attraction is accepted and discussed openly, so kids can name it and discuss it. Why is that bad? Why is that any different than it was when we were kids?[/quote]

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