Xtra Explains: Inclusive sex education in Canada

SOGI curriculum and comprehensive sexuality education are vital resources to a young person’s education

By Mel Woods • October 17, 2024 9:02 am EDT

Is sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) curriculum poisoning the minds of today’s youth? Does comprehensive sexuality education make kids vulnerable to predators?

Senior editor Mel Woods breaks down many of the myths surrounding inclusive sex-ed in Canada in this edition of Xtra Explains: Trans Youth.

Check out other explainers on topics like surgery, puberty blockers and social contagion theory on our website, YouTube channel and TikTok. And check out the full list of sources cited in Xtra Explains here.

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Senior editor Mel Woods is an English-speaking Vancouver-based writer, editor and audio producer and a former associate editor with HuffPost Canada. A proud prairie queer and ranch dressing expert, their work has also appeared in Vice, Slate, the Tyee, the CBC, the Globe and Mail and the Walrus.

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