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Going back to a sex ed curriculum from 20 years ago would be incredibly dangerous

July 26, 2018
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Ontario premier Doug Ford has said he will scrap the province's updated sex ed curriculum, reverting to one last updated 20 years ago. The latest version of the curriculum was created in 2015, and addresses things like consent, same-sex marriage, gender identity, and online bullying. A lot has changed since 1998. What would happen if we went that far back? Erica Lenti, editor of This Magazine, says it would be incredibly dangerous. She shares her story of coming out as gay in high school, and how her life would have been completely different if she and her peers were taught the updated curriculum.

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