Your Gender TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATION Glossary
All the key terms you need to understand when preparing for Gender Transformative Education, quickly and effectively.
What is Sexuality?
Definition
Sexuality: Refers to intimate desires, attractions and feelings and behaviours related to those feelings and desires.
Sexual orientation: Sexual identity or sexual orientation refers to a person’s identity with regards to the gender(s) they are attracted to (for example, straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, etc.). Sexual orientation exists on a spectrum and may change for an individual over time. Gender transformative education affirms a wide range of sexualities. It reduces stigmas and shame around sexuality and recognizes that sexuality is a normal part of the human experience that is unique from reproduction. A gender transformative comprehensive sex/sexuality education encourages healthy relationships, consent, and pleasure.
References
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Pascoe, C. J., & Silva, T. (2019). Sexualities in education. Education and society: An introduction to key issues in the sociology of education, 81-95.