PonyPotato

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I don't mean to hijack the thread, but homosexuality hasn't been proven to be genetic just yet. There's a lot of research going into it, but it seems to be (just like virtually all other human behaviors!) both a combination of both genetic predisposition and environmental effects. This is not to say that being homosexual is a conscious choice, but rather that even if someone has a genetic propensity toward it, the effects are not set in stone.

I personally believe that sexual education in the US can be greatly improved, and not just by including homosexuality in the topics covered. When I got the "sex ed" talk in 8th grade (the only year it was talked about in that school district; I also got the basic puberty talk in 4th grade in another district) there was already a shift toward abstinence-only education. We never saw condoms, nor were we given bananas to learn to put them on. Sure, we were introduced to the topics of pregnancy and STDs, but very briefly and not seriously. My phys ed (and therefore health ed) teacher was male for a class made up entirely of female students. He had some difficulty speaking about female-specific issues, as well as having to tread on dangerous ground bringing up sex with teenage girls, even in a sex ed classroom. The situation wasn't very conducive to good coverage of sensitive topics.

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