And now for part two of our podcast crossover fun with the Alyssa and Wazina from Follow that Flannel! The four of us talk sex ed over the last 100 years and why we still use confusing animal metaphors to try to talk to young people about sex.

We start with our own experiences learning (or mostly not learning) the birds and the bees as young people. Encyclopedias and google were pretty crucial here, priests were not.

Our history this episode covers the origins of sex ed in the US and what they were teaching young people back then. The 1910s is when kids starting learning about sex in the classroom from educators rather than in the barnyard or the home. By the 1920s and 1930s, sex ed or "marriage education" courses were common in high schools and colleges across the country. Then, as is often the case now, the overarching message to young people was "don't do it." Also, fear mongering about venereal disease and masturbation.

Finally, Alyssa and Wazina talk to us about what it's like to be sex educators today. Highlights: the politics of sex ed content and funding, sexuality pie, giving agency to young women, trans- and homophobia, explaining merkins, and why the alternative title for this episode should be "Sex Education, or Counting Holes for Beginners." Turns out they're the sex ed teachers we all wish we had as kids--funny and completely honest about everything from scat play to marriage pressure. If you like what you hear from them, make sure to check out their podcast!

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