Gender and Sexuality in Education and Health

<p>Highlighting the voices less commonly showcased to the public – voices of young people, parents, and social and health practitioners – this book comments on gender and sexuality in the contexts of formal and informal education, peer cultures and non-conformity, social sustainability and equal rights. </p><p></p><p>At a time of mounting conservatism globally – when broader issues of equity and justice around sexuality and gender in education and health have come under attack – it is critical that health workers, social service practitioners and educators share approaches, stories, and data across these spaces to advocate for informative, inclusive approaches to sex, gender and sexuality education in an effort to speak back to the conservative voices which currently dominate policy spaces. This book was originally published as a special issue of <i>Sex Education. </i></p> <p>Introduction: Gender and sexuality in education and health: voices advocating for equity and social justice 1. Dogma before diversity: the contradictory rhetoric of controversy and diversity in the politicisation of Australian queer-affirming learning materials 2.‘Is it like one of those infectious kind of things?’ The importance of educating young people about HPV and HPV vaccination at school 3.Teacher positivity towards gender diversity: exploring relationships and school outcomes for transgender and gender-diverse students 4.That’s so homophobic? Australian young people’s perspectives on homophobic language use in secondary schools 5. Knowing, performing and holding queerness: LGBTIQ+ student experiences in Australian tertiary education 6. ‘That happened to me too’: young people’s informal knowledge of diverse genders and sexualities 7. Responsibilities, tensions and ways forward: parents’ perspectives on children’s sexuality education 8. Gender and sexuality diversity and schooling: progressive mothers speak out 9. Young people, sexuality and diversity. What does a needs-led and rights-based approach look like?</p>