I think I can state pretty fairly that we are not all born equal, how is oppressed groups sexuality viewed? How are different races, ages, and abilities to function viewed as inferior when it comes to sex? I also thought the part in Wilkerson's article that homosexuals were denied information in schools was interesting, but how far should schools go into teaching about different sexual variations? Would it be appropriate to teach sex practices that vary from the heterosexual reproductive norm in a school setting?
We all may have heard that the masculinity and the power of a man is determined by the size of his phallus , which is why people say that most fights boil down to , "who has a bigger dick" . Keeping this theme and norm in mind and the sexual inactivity of certain groups, it may be plausible to state that the groups are less powerful and inductively lesser than equal. This activity can be correlated to race, age and abilities of persons as well.
We all may have heard that the masculinity and the power of a man is determined by the size of his phallus , which is why people say that most fights boil down to , "who has a bigger dick" . Keeping this theme and norm in mind and the sexual inactivity of certain groups, it may be plausible to state that the groups are less powerful and inductively lesser than equal. This activity can be correlated to race, age and abilities of persons as well.
From my point of view, students should get exposed to different sexual variations during their high school years so that when they reach a certain age where they are matured enough to think and make decision, at that time they will already have some ideas to make a best decision when it comes to topic about sex, like should they stick to heterosexual, or should they become something else, gay, lesbian, and etc. Just wanna share some ideas.
I would agree that it's important to teach about different variations of sexuality, but I think it's important more because it helps teach acceptance of diversity. People tend to fear what they don't understand, and if they understand more than just the norm, they're more likely to be open-minded. This could also reduce sexuality related bullying in schools, since other sexualities might seem less threatening (even if it's only subconsciously threatening) once people know more about them.
When talking about sex education in schools, before discussing if different sexual variations should be taught, it is first important to answer what should be taught in schools. Normally, things which are universal to everyone are taught in schools. Yes, sex is possibly universal to everyone, but so is driving, alcohol, drug use, job searching , etc. Again, universality is defined by the normative. So when teaching sex variations, there are numerous variations that can be taught, but considering the limitations in time, there are some variations which will be left out which directs us to wonder , "where do we draw the line". Two extremes are to have no sex education at all while the other extreme is to have a strong focus on it and have it as a core subject area , a balance would be somewhere in the middle. I agree with sLumber that it is important for high school students to determine if they want to be homosexuality , gay, lesbian , etc but a persons life is filled with learning throughout its entire course and not everything can be taught is school.
I agree with both Centaur and sLumber actually. People should be exposed to different variations of sex and sexuality, but with Centaur's point that it wouldn't be very conceivable to have a thorough teaching during school. For schooling, these other variations off of the normal could at least be mentioned in passing, and then could branch off when those who are interested in learning about them are older and can take a wider variety of classes, like we do here.
Back to the original question of differing people being regarded as inferior, race can play a part. Not so much in inferiority, but in hypersexualization. I remember discussing last semester in another class about the hypersexualization of black bodies. The popular representation is that white women are drawn to black men for the thrill of the stereotype that Centaur talked about in a previous comment. White men are drawn to black women for a more "natural" feel because there's something more primal about it. Naturally I don't agree with these views, but at the time that the articles I read were written, this was the view. This begs the question, why are there differing views of sexuality between races when we're all human?