When
SaturdayApril 6
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Where
Civic Playhouse
375 Hunter St
Newcastle NSW 2300
Tickets
$35/$20 livestream+ Transaction fee
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Welcome to Sex: Yumi Stynes and Melissa Kang in Conversation
Australia has a troubled relationship with sex education, and never has this been more evident than the controversy surrounding the publication of Welcome to Sex: Your No-Silly-Questions Guide to Pleasure, Sexuality and Figuring it Out. A moral panic ensued and, following complaints and backlash by conservative groups, the book was banned and removed from shelves in some places. So, if not with a fun, frank, and fearless book, how do we teach our teens about sex in an age-appropriate way? Yumi Stynes and Dr Melissa Kang will be in conversation with Maeve Marsden.
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The Speakers
Melissa Kang
Australia has a troubled relationship with sex education, and never has this been more evident than the controversy surrounding the publication of Welcome to Sex: Your No-Silly-Questions Guide to Pleasure,…
Maeve Marsden
Australia has a troubled relationship with sex education, and never has this been more evident than the controversy surrounding the publication of Welcome to Sex: Your No-Silly-Questions Guide to Pleasure,…
Yumi Stynes
Australia has a troubled relationship with sex education, and never has this been more evident than the controversy surrounding the publication of Welcome to Sex: Your No-Silly-Questions Guide to Pleasure,…
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