• FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    Teenagers are already experiencing difficult situations like sex, drugs, and violence but aren’t being allowed to read about them

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      Exactly. Hiding these things doesn’t make them dissappear. Trying to keep these topics away from younger people will only make them unprepared when they are confronted by these situations. It’s the same logic that took away sex-ed from lower grades. The reault? Uptick in teen pregnancy and STDs.