By John Mack Freeman
A new set of sex education standards put forth by the South Korean government forbids teachers from discussing GLBT people or issues at all. It also bans several words from being used in sex education and removes all references to homosexuality or a teacher’s personal views about sexual matters.
Via PinkNews:
Government officials say the move was due to pressure from conservative groups. An official from the department of student health policy said: “It is urgent that we create sex-ed standards that move away from abstinence education, but staunch opposition from conservative groups to the initial draft made it difficult to reach a compromise.
“Our plan is to publish the standards that are possible right now and to work to create a social consensus moving forward.”
Human rights activist Juri said: “Education about the human rights of sexual minorities is imperative, since many teenagers with alternate sexual orientations need reliable education and information.”
