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Saturday, November 21, 2009 1:46 PM

Published 11/05/2009 by Pink News


Compulsory sex education to include gay relationships and HIV

The government announced today that sex education will become compulsory for all schools, including lessons on gay relationships and sexually transmitted infections such as HIV.

Teaching will begin from the age of five. Primary school children will learn about their bodies...

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Today's big issue: Sex education
Faith groups have spoken out against government plans to introduce compulsory sex education for 15-year-olds, saying that the plans will stop parents from raising ... - [11/06/2009 - Cosmopolitan UK]
Sex and drug lessons from age 5 - [11/05/2009 - Telegraph]
Sex education interruptus | Open thread - [11/05/2009 - Comment is free | guardian.co.uk]
Sex education interruptus - [11/05/2009 - Guardian.co.uk]
England: school sex education to be compulsory ... - [11/05/2009 - Independent Catholic News]
Sex education shake-up from 2011, Balls announces - [11/05/2009 - PinkPaper.com]
Children to get sex and drug lessons from age 5 - [11/05/2009 - Telegraph]
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...Jack said: "We are pleased that discussion of same sex relationships and HIV is included in the PSHE education programme of study. HIV is a serious long-term condition and young gay men remain the group of young people most at risk. In the past young gay men have often been ignored in sex and relationships lessons in schools and the result has been a rise in young gay men being diagnosed with HIV.”"
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