Young people need sex education

Editor,In reference to Paul Ntambara’s commentary, “Why we have to stand up to ‘sex pests’”, published in The New Times on May 15, I don’t agree with Peter’s comments where he expressed his views against sex education among children citing that the move can consequently indulge them into unwanted pregnancies.For me that’s not true. Whenever someone attains puberty, the body is ready for sexual intercourse – whether they avoid it or not, but that’s physiologically true. That’s why they needs attention and proper guidance at this crucial stage of life.What we have to do, however, is to actively make our young people aware of the dangers of unprotected sex. Doing this, we have to first of all completely set aside our “culture” and “religious beliefs” – the two are sometimes at odds with open sex dialogue.We must not also forget that human beings are sexual beings by nature. Denying that basic aspect of our very existence is not only irresponsible, but also very dangerous. The only way to help our young ones to prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually-transmitted diseases is definitely through early sex education. They have to know what’s right and wrong.Shabaka, Toronto, Ontario, Cananda

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Young people need sex education