Sixth school set alight after protests against Belgian sex ed program

Sixth school set alight after protests against Belgian sex ed program

The Belgian prime minister said he will seek the help of government experts on extremism after a series of arsons targeting schools.

  • bySamuel Petrequin

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Children to learn about consent,power imbalances in sex education shake-up

Children to learn about consent,power imbalances in sex education shake-up

Students will learn about communicating expectations before intimacy,recognising same-sex attraction and the dangers of sending photos online.

  • byChristopher Harris
$1 a day for half your life:The cost of contraception is a bitter pill to swallow
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$1 a day for half your life:The cost of contraception is a bitter pill to swallow

Everyone has purchases that make them squirm. For me,it’s birth control:There are 26 brands of contraception that aren’t subsidised while in some other countries,they’re free.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
‘I’m not ashamed’:Sunny Leone’s journey from adult film to Bollywood

‘I’m not ashamed’:Sunny Leone’s journey from adult film to Bollywood

Sunny Leone got her start in the adult film business before joining the mainstream of Indian cinema a decade ago. Now on a visit to Melbourne to promote the thriller Kennedy,she thinks she may have finally arrived.

  • byKarl Quinn
The crucial area that the Welcome to Sex book gets wrong

The crucial area that the Welcome to Sex book gets wrong

Young people need clear advice on the dangers of sending nude images of a person under the age of 18 years

  • bySusan McLean
Banning books on sex is more dangerous than helping teenagers discover it safely
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Opinion

Banning books on sex is more dangerous than helping teenagers discover it safely

The protection of children – and,by the way,teenagers are not children – is often a code for controlling them.

  • byCatharine Lumby
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Ignore the moral panic:Welcome to Sex is a valuable resource for kids

Ignore the moral panic:Welcome to Sex is a valuable resource for kids

Sex education,it appears,has become a new scapegoat,but people touting unwarranted fears over sexualisation of children is an age-old phenomenon.

  • byGiselle Woodley
‘By 13,I’d lost my virginity’:Author Paul Dalgarno reflects on his Aberdonian childhood

‘By 13,I’d lost my virginity’:Author Paul Dalgarno reflects on his Aberdonian childhood

“It’s discomforting for me – especially looking at my own kids – to think that I felt under pressure to become sexually active at 13,” writes the polyamorous author.

  • byPaul Dalgarno
Would you do sex therapy on a podcast? One session in,I get the appeal

Would you do sex therapy on a podcast? One session in,I get the appeal

Sexologist Chantelle Otten’s new show features real patients talking about everything from opening up their relationship to premature ejaculation.

  • byMeg Watson
Online learning made it hard to teach sex ed. Now STIs are surging

Online learning made it hard to teach sex ed. Now STIs are surging

New data shows rates of gonorrhea,syphilis and chlamydia rebounded in 2022,following a fall during the pandemic era.

  • byMary Ward
A healthy sex life can also help you spot the early signs of a problem

A healthy sex life can also help you spot the early signs of a problem

For all the public health campaigns recommending that we check our breasts and skin for anything sinister,we often neglect to check our genitals.

  • byKatrina Marson