Don’t Split the Boys and the Girls: Sex Ed for LGBTQ+ and Neurodiverse People w/ Keaton

One more time for the people in the back: inclusive sex ed benefits everyone! This week, Brianna and Kenna are joined by Keaton, a fellow Peer Educator who shares some words of wisdom and good one-liners about how to make sex ed more inclusive for LGBTQ+ folks, navigating transitioning and sexuality, and which of his sex ed experiences were helpful versus harmful. Apparently reading those American Girl books was a universal experience? Who knew! 

 
Below you can find a glossary of jargon-y terms we might’ve said on the show. 

• Asexual: Describes a person who experiences little or no sexual attraction to others. Asexuality is not the same as celibacy and exists on a spectrum with varying relationships and feelings towards sex.  
• Autism: Refers to a variety of developmental disabilities that can cause social, communication, and behavioral challenges. Autism looks different from person to person and ranges the amount of support they need based on how their autism affects them. 
• Barrier methods: A form of birth control that acts as a physical barrier to prevent the sperm from reaching the egg during sex and that works to prevent sexually transmitted infections by limiting skin-to-skin contact and exposure to body fluids. Examples include condoms and dental dams.  
• Bisexuality: A sexual orientation that describes a person who is emotionally and sexually attracted to people of their own gender and people of other genders. 
• Cisgender: Those who identify and present as the gender they were assigned at birth. In its simplest terms, cisgender describes someone who is not transgender. 
• Consent: Explicit agreement to engage in a sexual activity with someone. 
• Neurodiverse: Inclusion of differences in individual brain functions and behavioral traits 
• Pansexuality: A sexual orientation that describes a person who is emotionally and sexually attracted to people regardless of gender 
• Transgender: A general term used to describe someone whose gender expression/gender identity are different than the sex assigned at birth. Sometimes shortened to trans.  

For more information about the resources we talked about in this episode, check out the links below: 

• Rose Dynasty Foundation: https://www.rosedynastyfoundationinc.org/ 
• GLSEN: https://www.glsen.org/ 
• TSER: https://transstudent.org/gender/ 

 
Special thanks to:  

• Planned Parenthood Staff: Paola Ferst, Kelsey Hunt-Dolan, and Nan Morgan 
• Audio Editor: Martin Pelaez 
• Music: Rascal Miles with the song “Imagination.” Also check out their new project Tailor-Made at https

Disclaimer:
The experiences and opinions expressed in this podcast reflect the views of the individual speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida. Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida does not guarantee the completeness, nor the accuracy of the content of this podcast and accepts no liability for any direct or indirect damage of any kind arising from, or in any way related to, the podcast’s content. The information provided in this podcast does not constitute medical, mental health, legal, or other professional advice or services.

Thank you’s and credits to the following amazing people:

• Hosts: Brianna Nelson and Kenna Bartlett
• Planned Parenthood Staff: Kathy Dobson, Kelsey Hunt-Dolan, and Nan Morgan
• Audio Editor: Brianna Nelson
• Intro and Outro Music: “Mellow” by Ethan Korvne (Check out his LP “Something Else to Do” on Spotify and Apple Music!)
• Cover Art: Brianna Nelson