This comprehensive resource equips emerging and experienced sexuality educators with contemporary frameworks for trauma-informed, equitable, and anti-oppressive education.
It provides foundational principles for development and delivery, emphasizing inclusivity, accessibility, and intersectionality. Editors Malone, Gilbert, Dukes, and Fonte curate chapters by leading voices on topics such as historical perspectives, values, emotional intelligence, professional humility, reproductive justice, neurodivergence, sex work, kink, childhood and adolescent sexualities, faith-based education, social media, and entrepreneurship. Authors demonstrate decolonization, trauma-informed care, and equity in practice.
With practical applications and reflective questions, this book is a vital guide for creating and teaching impactful, inclusive sex education for diverse audiences.
Preface Introduction Part 1: Informing our values and attitudes as sexuality educators 1. The Great Pushback: Why Social Justice is CompSexEd 2. From Values-Based to Values-Neutral: The Pedagogical Power of Transparency 3. Centering Safety & Resilience through Trauma-Informed Approaches Part 2: Critical Perspectives for Inclusive Sex Education 4. Embracing Profesional Humility: Cultivating Dispositions and Reflective Practice in Sexuality Education 5. Navigating the Emotional Landscape: Cultivating Emotional Literacy in Sex Education Part 3: Key Information, Research and Continuous Learning 6. Deconstructing Desirability: Sexual Racism in Focus 7. Contemporary and Nuanced Approaches to Teaching Consent 8. Re-teaching Contraception 9. Sexual Health is Mental Health: Shifting from a Sex Avoidant Society into a Stigma-Free One 10. Childhood and Adolescent Sexualities 11. [Inter] Sex Ed 12. Blurring the Boundaries of Orientation 13. Decolonizing the History of the Gender Binary: Understanding What the Gender Binary Is, Where it Came From, How it Affects Us Today, and How it Destroyed My Chance of Being a Princess 14. Redefining Intimacy: Expanding Relationship Design Beyond Compulsory Heteronormativity and Monogamy 15. Breaking Barriers: Sex Education Promoting Quality of Life for People with Physical Disability 16. Sex Education for Neurodivergent Learners: Addressing Gaps, Misconceptions, and Needs 17. Sex Education for People with IDD: Concrete Strategies for Increasing Accessibility 18. Integrating Porn Literacy into Sex Education 19. Hoes Need Help, Too: Navigating Stigma & Violence as Societal Barriers to Sex Workers 20. Destigmatizing BDSM Through Education: Challenges, Mindset, and Strategies Part 4: Skills & Considerations for Increasing Impact and Inclusivity 21. Making Mistakes and Practicising Accountability 22. Liberation-Centered Learning Spaces: Valuing Joy, Relationships, and Power-Shifting 23. From Concept to Community: Ethical Practices in Event Organization 24. Maximizing Sexual Health Education for Youth 25. Faith, Fear, and Freedom: Redefining Sexuality in Religious Spaces Part 5: Navigating the Business and Limitations of Sex Education 26. Be Sexcessful! Navigating Sex Education Entrepreneurship 27. Sex Ed and Social Media 28. Sex Ed and Working With The Media
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