Got my hands on a copy of Dr Melissa Kang & Yumi Stynes' Welcome to Sex from the library and I'm embarrassed at how informative I'm finding it. Many things I had a vague idea about, but nothing so concrete as a drawing on the page (female condoms, anyone?)

Some sections seemed a bit too female-centric for a book aimed at all teens (e.g., on relationships), but I suppose there's only so much a single book can cover!

#bookstodon #WelcomeToSex #MelissaKang #YumiStynes #AusLit #SexEd #SexEducation

The furore over the book #WelcomeToSex by Dr Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes is a microcosm of the hatred of, not only #sexeducation, but #education of any sort by the #religious and their RWNJ pals. #auspol https://blotreport.com/2023/07/24/f/

If you don’t welcome teens to sex, it could have unwelcome consequences #AusPol #SexEd #WelcomeToSex

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/if-you-don-t-welcome-teens-to-sex-it-could-have-unwelcome-outcomes-20230719-p5dpki.html

Excellent article.
Banning books on sex is more dangerous than helping teenagers discover it safely #auspol #WelcomeToSex #SexEd

https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/life-and-relationships/banning-books-on-sex-is-more-dangerous-than-helping-teenagers-discover-it-safely-20230720-p5dpxm.html

@PamelaBarroway @heidilifeldman

Whoops it was BigW. The book is #welcomeToSex.

https://theconversation.com/big-w-has-withdrawn-welcome-to-sex-from-its-stores-to-protect-staff-but-teen-sex-education-can-keep-young-people-safe-209979

This was a good read #WelcomeToSex https://bsky.app/profile/fionakatauskas.bsky.social/post/3k2z6nu2f4o2z

With the book "Welcome to Sex" being taken off the shelves by #BigW because staff were abused by fundamentalist 'Christians' I ask why didn't Security just take these abusers out. They could also be fined for harassment & banned from entry into ANY shop. Why didn't that happen?
#WelcomeToSex #Censorship #FundamentalChristians

'I make no apologies': Yumi Stynes responds to Welcome to Sex critics

"It's a much better resource than pornography... and a much better resource than the unbridled infiniteness of the internet." #auspol #WelcomeToSex

https://apple.news/ALisEX5ZIRvOQKPkvAyx2-A

@thepoliticalcat @KFuentesGeorge
I found a FB page yesterday called Women's Forum Australia and started posting shit in there about wimmin calling out a sex ed book called #WelcomeToSex which the dear old ladies are calling a grooming handbook.

Humorously, it sounds to help parents explain sex to the early highschool kids. I suggested none of them could have read it based on the spelling and grammar displayed in the posts.

Got a little negative feedback, including one of white man calling me a drop kick and a dickhead.

I asked if his wife was still around or if she'd pissed off with the pool boy. Got him angry at least.

#transrights