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    1. shawemm000 27 Feb 2021
      men need 'a strongeducational component focused on clarifying different behaviors that all constitutesexual assault, but do not follow the stereotypically imagined scenarios related to rape.'

      I think it's really valuable to point out that rape can look like many different things. People may think coercion isn't rape, but it's still important to teach kids that talking someone into having sex with them isn't okay. While reading many survivor stories, many people (all college students) recounted that they were just too drunk, something happened between them and their friend, and it's something they regretted later on. Rape isn't just a random guy finding a girl walking alone at night, it's often people you know and that's why this bill should have passed, and why we should be teaching kids these things.

    2. shawemm000 27 Feb 2021
      Various studies and the #MeToo movement have recently shed light on the fact thatmany people don't fully understand the concept of consent.

      Which is why it needs to be taught. In my flash memoir, I spoke briefly about how the word 'no' means 'try harder' to a lot of perpetrators, and this is why it's really important that kids are taught that no means no.

    3. shawemm000 27 Feb 2021
      In September 2020, ​Utah ranked as the 11th ​most dangerous state for rape and sexualassault in the United States.

      Result of the problem. I've heard this statistic before, and definitely want to point it out. I think it's ironic that the state that probably teaches abstinence the most because of the pressure of the LDS religion, has one of the highest rates for sexual assault in the country.

      Has to tell you something's not working. It's not consensual sex we should be worrying about, it should be the thousands of people that get raped because we're too scared to teach consent.

    4. shawemm000 27 Feb 2021
      House Bill 177 would have required students to learn about consent, coercion, sexualviolence behavior deterrence, and sexual assault mitigation strategies. None of thesetopics are required in current health education courses. In Utah, Parent or guardianapproval is needed for children to participate in sex education classes in grades sevento 12.

      If students need permission from their parents, they shouldn't be afraid to add consent to the list. They know we'll learn the bare minimum, so wouldn't they at least want us to learn consent? Wouldn't teaching about consent and coercion actually lessen the amount of teenagers that do end up having sex? More teenagers that do practice abstinence?

    5. shawemm000 27 Feb 2021
      it will not only ensure that every child in Utah can be protected, but consenteducation can also help them have healthy relationships,"

      February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness month and the Rape Recovery Center in SLC has many kinds of presentations, including one for teen dating violence. But of course, we're not informed of these things. It's important that teens are taught how to protect themselves.

    6. shawemm000 27 Feb 2021
      Refusal skillsaren't enough, they say, Utahns need more.

      I'm trying to decide if this means, teaching abstinence isn't enough, or how the word "no" has lost its meaning among perpetrators of sexual violence.

    7. shawemm000 27 Feb 2021
      ​ rejected a measure that wouldhave required​ students to learn about consent and coercion to prevent unwanted sexualbehaviors.

      The main issue of the story, and why I chose to use it as a source.

    8. shawemm000 27 Feb 2021
      "Sex education doesn’t encourage children to have sex, but arms them with tools forfuture interactions that will keep them safe both in mind and body," Freddie said.

      This is SO important. Utah teaching abstinence and nothing else because they're scared that informing us will cause us to do it, and we will eventually, but at least we learned how to protect ourselves, right?

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