24: Sexual Orientation - Level One

Welcome back to Six Minute Sex Ed, the podcast that helps families talk about sex and relationships, hosted by Sex Education teacher, Kim Cavill: //www.teaandintimacy.com/ This episode is level one, which makes it good for listeners of any age, but especially great for younger listeners, and we’re going to talk about Sexual Orientation. What is Sexual orientation? Sexual orientation means who people feel attracted to: attraction means wanting to be with someone and have a special, close relationship with that person. Human beings can feel attracted to people of any gender. Some people feel attracted to people of the same gender, some feel attracted to people of a different gender, some feel attracted to both, some don’t feel attraction like that at all. There’s no “one right way” to be a person! After explaining sexual orientation and various terms used to describe it, Kim focuses on community acceptance and what to do about bullying. Here are some helpful resources: GLSEN: resources for families, young people, schools, and educators - //www.glsen.org/ Welcoming Schools: resources for parents, administrators, professionals, and schools - //www.welcomingschools.org/ Gender Spectrum: resources for families and young people, including resources about answering questions about mental health, medical intervention, gender nonconformity, transition, and faith - //www.genderspectrum.org/ Stand for the Silent: anti-bullying organization with resources for kids, families, schools, and communities, as well as resources for perpetrators of bullying - //standforthesilent.org/ “So you think gay people are going to hell?”: Kim’s essay for religious parents being pressured to reject their LGBTQIA+ children - //bit.ly/2V3rNVz Conversation starters: Who in you family, friend group, and community is accepting of people regardless of their sexual orientation? If your best friend was being called gay or queer as an insult, what would you do? How would you help? Thanks for listening! Share the podcast with a friend, rate/review wherever you listen, and email me at sixminutesexed@gmail.com or find me on Instagram and Twitter.