Why sex education is a MUST for future generations

Sex education has been a taboo topic in Sri Lanka.

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But perverseness strangely is not. A man could simply expose his private parts and harass a foreigner, and those who have been going to town against sex education are nowhere to be seen. But such incidents are enough proof to justify why this country needs comprehensive sex education.

Every time the topic of sex education emerges, many influential people protest against the government. They talk about the cultural impact and complain about the fact that it doesn’t go by the norms of society. But in order to preserve a culture, there needs to be saner individuals. Youth such as the 23-year old man who was arrested for exposing his private parts to a foreigner perhaps may perceive what he did as a heroic act. There are enough cases of domestic violence, sexual abuse, paedophilia and other psychologically disturbing events which highlight the gap in awareness. These cases, where women become victims in a majority of cases indicate the level of people’s education to begin with.