Save Sexuality Studies!
Thursday February 19th, 2009 in AIDS, Education, Politics, STD, STI, Safe Sex, Sexual Health, Yay Amerrrrca, current events | 2 Comments »
Recently the states of Georgia and Florida are taking into consideration revoking funds towards sexuality, gender, and queer studies courses at their universities, as well as research in these areas. These courses and studies are not only integral towards higher learning in an academic environment, but also add an enormous amount of necessary information towards the general public understanding of sexual health. Keep in mind, I am not exclusively talking about physical health, but also mental and emotional health. It is the sexuality, gender and queer-related research studies that improve how health clinics treat and understand their patients. These studies assist in the betterment of youth outreach programs, whether it be sex education, Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), or access to Planned Parenthood. By erasing such necessary funding towards these classes and research, we are putting our health and well-being at risk. These courses, these studies, they are not “disgusting,” they are not pointless in the slightest sense. Hell, some of the best porn directors benefit from sexuality-related studies. We need good porn, don’t we? We need proper sexual health coverage, right? Eliminating these courses and research studies will have a more profound impact on our lives than many may think.
The National Sexuality Resource Center has spearheaded an online petition to show the support of sexuality, gender, and queer studies courses and research. To read more about current state of this issue and sign the petition please click
HERE.
To read a more eloquent explanation as to the impact of such a decision, read Dr. Christopher White’s current blog post
HERE.
