女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别、酷儿及性取向存疑的青少年对包容性校本性教育的看法。
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youths' perspectives of inclusive school-based sexuality education.
作者信息
Gowen L Kris, Winges-Yanez Nichole
机构信息
a Regional Research Institute for Human Services, School of Social Work, Portland State University.
出版信息
J Sex Res. 2014;51(7):788-800. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2013.806648. Epub 2013 Sep 5.
Sexuality education is perceived as one way to prevent unhealthy sexual behaviors. However, current sexuality education materials are not tailored to fit the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth, and many have been critiqued for disenfranchising these populations. This study solicited the perspectives of LGBTQ youth on their experiences with school-based sexuality education in order to create a framework of LGBTQ-inclusive sexuality education. Five semistructured focus groups (N = 30 LGBTQ participants) were conducted to investigate the sexuality education experiences of LGBTQ youth and to solicit youth suggestions for improving the inclusiveness of sexuality education curricula. Results indicate that LGBTQ youth perceive current sexuality education as primarily "exclusive," although examples of "inclusive" sexuality education were provided. In addition, participants provided suggestions for creating a more inclusive experience, such as directly discussing LGBTQ issues, emphasizing sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention over pregnancy prevention, and addressing healthy relationships. Educators and policymakers can use these ideas to help improve the quality of sexuality education-not only to make it more inclusive for LGBTQ youth but to make sexuality education more inclusive for all young people.
性教育被视为预防不健康性行为的一种方式。然而,当前的性教育材料并未针对女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者以及酷儿/有疑问者(LGBTQ)青年的需求进行量身定制,许多材料还因剥夺了这些人群的权利而受到批评。本研究征求了LGBTQ青年对其在校性教育经历的看法,以便创建一个包含LGBTQ群体的性教育框架。开展了五个半结构化焦点小组(共30名LGBTQ参与者),以调查LGBTQ青年的性教育经历,并征求他们对提高性教育课程包容性的建议。结果表明,LGBTQ青年认为当前的性教育主要是“排他性的”,尽管也提供了“包容性”性教育的例子。此外,参与者还提出了创造更具包容性体验的建议,比如直接讨论LGBTQ问题、强调预防性传播感染(STI)而非预防怀孕,以及探讨健康关系。教育工作者和政策制定者可以利用这些想法来帮助提高性教育质量——不仅使其对LGBTQ青年更具包容性,也让性教育对所有年轻人更具包容性。