TORONTO - The constituency offices of Ontario Liberal MPPs came under siege Sept. 2 as protesters opposed to the province's new sex-ed curriculum united to voice their displeasure with the program set to be taught in schools this year.
With the official start of the school year just days away, those opposed to the new curriculum gathered for mini-rallies outside of 103 of the 107 Liberal MPP's offices, with some sites attracting more than 100 protesters.
“We are not saying that there shouldn't be sex education,” said Ganweer Khan, a spokesperson for the Thorncliffe Parent Association that organized the gathered outside of Premier Kathleen Wynne's Toronto riding office. “We've always had it, I was taught it, so it is nothing new to us. We are just saying (this curriculum) is not age appropriate.”
Among the areas of concern for Khan, who mediated the 11 a.m. demonstration, are the teaching of masturbation as an acceptable practice of self exploration, anal and oral intercourse and gender identity theory — topics that will be introduced to students before the end of Grade 7. Exposing children to these topics at such a young age will encourage them to become sexually active at an even younger age, said Khan. (more...)
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