Classes with News18: Sex Versus Gender, What's the Difference?
2 years, 8 months ago

Classes with News18: Sex Versus Gender, What's the Difference?

News 18  

​ For the last two years, the world has been restricted to homes. The missing education So here at ‘Classes with News18’, we will learn about gender identity. Transgender: Many of you have might have come across the term transgender, so understand it in this way, it is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned at birth. For example, a child born with female genitalia may identify as a boy, whereas, a child may also say that they are not a boy or a girl, reads TeenTalk, an educational platform on gender identities. To bridge a similar gap in clothing, recently, the Kerala government school in Baluserry adopted a ‘gender neutral’ uniform for students —pants and a shirt, reported News18 earlier.

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SC bats for promoting comprehensive understanding of sex education's benefits
3 months ago

SC bats for promoting comprehensive understanding of sex education's benefits

New Indian Express  

"Critics often argue that providing information about sexual health and contraception will lead to increased sexual activity among teenagers. However, research has shown that comprehensive sex education actually delays the onset of sexual activity and promotes safer practices among those who are sexually active," the bench noted. The bench said research indicates that comprehensive sex education can significantly reduce risky …

A behind-the-scenes view of Kerala’s gender-sensitive textbooks
5 months ago

A behind-the-scenes view of Kerala’s gender-sensitive textbooks

The Hindu  

“Fish curry is made by father himself.” This statement in the Class V Social Science textbook for the Kerala board syllabus, brought out in June, was just one of the changes made to break down gender norms as part of curriculum reforms initiated by the present Left Democratic Front government. “In a first, the State’s curriculum steering committee has a …

Government schools in Kerala welcome new gender-neutral curriculum
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Government schools in Kerala welcome new gender-neutral curriculum

Hindustan Times  

The new revised textbooks for government and aided schools in Kerala have been welcomed by both teachers and students alike for promoting gender equality and challenging patriarchal norms in its curriculum. Government schools in Kerala welcome new gender-neutral curriculum The Class 3 Malayalam textbook, revised by the State Council of Educational Research and Training, for example, has an insightful lesson …

Redefining gender inclusivity through linguistic evolution
6 months ago

Redefining gender inclusivity through linguistic evolution

The Hindu  

Language, the cornerstone of human interaction, has been evolving towards being more inclusive and dignified. Statistics show that one in every 1,000 children is born intersex, but many remain unaware because parents make decisions based on the external genitalia, causing gender dysphoria later”, said Mr. Suresh Ramdas, an LGBTQ spokesperson and the winner of Mr. Accurate usage of terms While …

Rishi Sunak has a new target: Sex education
7 months, 1 week ago

Rishi Sunak has a new target: Sex education

CNN  

CNN — As a general election inches closer into view, the embittered debates circulating inside British politics have entered a new arena: the classroom. New guidance unveiled by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government on Thursday seeks to overhaul the way sex education and gender identity is taught in England’s schools, a significant intervention into a delicate topic that appeared suddenly …

Schools must not teach gender ideology under new government sex education plans
7 months, 1 week ago

Schools must not teach gender ideology under new government sex education plans

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak ordered the review into relationships, sex and health education lessons last year in response to claims that content was age-inappropriate, extreme and sexualising. It will also state that when sex education begins it must be based on “scientific” fact rather than gender ideology. Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at women’s rights charity Sex Matters, said: “Commentary suggests that …

Schools defy ministers to let children change gender behind their parents’ backs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Schools defy ministers to let children change gender behind their parents’ backs

The Telegraph  

Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, has told Parliament that teachers should be cautious about any request to change gender and “parents should not be excluded from decisions taken by a school or college relating to requests for a child to ‘socially transition’.” The analysis of more than 600 mainstream state schools across Devon and Cornwall found that 73 per cent …

Social justice, sexual education, the need of our times
1 year ago

Social justice, sexual education, the need of our times

The Hindu  

Caste and gender are the deepest social cleavages in our society. A different yet vital education Sexual education is also an important aspect of social justice education. Need for government support As in the case of social justice education, sexual education requires a strong impetus from the government. Just as there is a questioning of caste and social hierarchy through …

Boardgame developed by students approaches sex education in a fun way
1 year, 1 month ago

Boardgame developed by students approaches sex education in a fun way

The Hindu  

“You are travelling by the Metro when you witness a passenger being verbally harassed by another passenger. “We found that the fact that the Indian Penal Code criminalises consenting minors engaging in sexual activities has often made it difficult for trainers to conduct workshops or courses on safe sexual practices or contraception,” says Sengupta. “It could be a precursor to …

India needs comprehensive sexuality education
1 year, 3 months ago

India needs comprehensive sexuality education

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a man and his minor son were arrested for sexually abusing a five-year-old girl, who was related to them, over six months. As per the review ‘Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education’ in the Journal of Adolescent Health quoted by the World Health Organization, with comprehensive sexuality education, young people will be better …

Sex Education: Guide For Teachers And Parents To Address Misconceptions
1 year, 7 months ago

Sex Education: Guide For Teachers And Parents To Address Misconceptions

News 18  

Sex education is a topic that has been debated for years in India, with opinions ranging from support to opposition. However, it is becoming increasingly clear that sex education is crucial in bringing about a much-needed change in society’s perception of an intimate relationship and removing taboos associated with it. The inclusion of such topics in sex education can lead …

Why sex education is important for teenagers
1 year, 10 months ago

Why sex education is important for teenagers

Live Mint  

Karnataka has been in the news for the last couple of months, ever since condoms and contraceptive pills were discovered in the bags of teenagers in a school in Bengaluru last November. “Teenagers will be sexually active, there is no way that they won’t be," believes Dr Singhal, adding that the problem is more about them having sex without taking …

Why sex education doesn't have to be awkward
2 years, 4 months ago

Why sex education doesn't have to be awkward

BBC  

Why sex education doesn't have to be awkward Prashanti Aswani Many parents would like to be a trusted source for their children, especially in the digital age. Many parents may feel a similar sense of squeamishness when trying to talk to their children about physical intimacy – though attitudes to sex education can vary widely between countries and families, research …

Sexual Offences Against Women: Key Interventions
2 years, 6 months ago

Sexual Offences Against Women: Key Interventions

Live Law  

A country in which women are violated in broad daylight, thrown on streets after gory torture and muzzled and suffocated under the garb of sacrifice and societal obligations is nothing short of a failure to its very existence. However, at this stage, what deserves our unequivocal attention is the long-neglected issue of the prevalence of rape myths attached to female …

Why sex education needs to be more than just about biology and reproductive organs
2 years, 7 months ago

Why sex education needs to be more than just about biology and reproductive organs

Firstpost  

Sex education should always be more about an open dialogue than just biology and diagrams of reproductive organs Any conversation about a young woman’s sexual agency in rural India is loaded with social and cultural subtext. One of the biggest hurdles in normalising sex education in schools is the anxiety that it will lead young girls astray and put them …

Sex education & the classroom
2 years, 11 months ago

Sex education & the classroom

The Hindu  

January 08, 2022 11:22 am | Updated January 11, 2022 08:03 pm IST When Anamika, mum to a 15-year-old, wanted her son to know “about the birds and the bees beyond the ninth standard textbook lesson”, she approached a physician. While the country is obliged to provide free, compulsory, and comprehensive education to adolescents and young people — as one …

Let’s talk about pleasure, not just sex
3 years, 6 months ago

Let’s talk about pleasure, not just sex

Live Mint  

It was a dull lockdown Sunday afternoon. While her content is for anyone and everyone to consume, she tends to focus more on smaller cities like Bareilly, Varanasi, Ahmedabad and Lucknow, “where people don’t know many words when it comes to sex”. Jammu’s Shakun Sethi, founder of Tickle.Life, “a discovery marketplace for sexual being” that offers everything related to sex, …

Let’s talk about sex: TARSHI turns 25
3 years, 10 months ago

Let’s talk about sex: TARSHI turns 25

The Hindu  

On February 14, 1996, when Valentine’s Day was still about love, a group of people came together, hoping to elevate the quality of conversations around sexuality — so far whispered, incomplete and uncomfortable. It guaranteed anonymity and confidentiality, two aspects that were and are very important to people when they discuss sexuality,” says Radhika Chandiramani, founder of the helpline she …

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