{"id":1455662,"date":"2022-04-27T14:59:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455662"},"modified":"2022-04-27T14:59:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T18:59:41","slug":"rhode-island-dems-push-to-teach-kids-about-pleasure-based-sexual-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rhode-island-dems-push-to-teach-kids-about-pleasure-based-sexual-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhode Island Dems Push To Teach Kids About \u2018Pleasure Based Sexual Relations\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frhode-island-dems-push-to-teach-kids-about-pleasure-based-sexual-relations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1455662&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-25-at-2.32.19-PM-1.png?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Rhode Island Democrats are pushing legislation that would teach children about \u201cpleasure based sexual relations\u201d with the support of left-wing groups.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, <a href=\"https:\/\/legiscan.com\/RI\/text\/S2285\/id\/2518994\">Senate Bill 2285<\/a>, would amend current law so that culturally \u201cappropriate\u201d courses \u201cin family life or sex education\u201d are taught to children beginning in sixth grade, when students are about 11 or 12 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeachings would recognize pleasure based sexual relations, different sexual orientations and be inclusive of same-sex relationship,\u201d the legislation reads. \u201cThe act would also provide that instruction include gender, gender expression, gender identity, and the harm of negative gender stereotypes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers are reportedly holding a Wednesday afternoon hearing on the bill, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc6.com\/controversy-over-rhode-island-sex-education-bill\/\">has sparked strong backlash<\/a> from parents.<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAny child under 18, we should not be talking about sexual pleasure. We shouldn\u2019t be talking about some of these topics that they\u2019re looking to roll into sexual education,\u201d parent Kimberly Quagan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc6.com\/controversy-over-rhode-island-sex-education-bill\/\">told ABC6 in February<\/a>. \u201cI think it should be basically from a clinical standpoint that\u2019s one thing, and I actually think anything they want to teach regarding this matter, the curriculum should be approved by parents.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{\" 201341983=\"201341983\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rhode Island State Sen. Tiara Mack, a Democrat representing Providence and one of the primary sponsors of the bill, has cited her Southern abstinence-only sex education as a reason for pushing SB 2285.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no conversation about what it meant to be gay, of what a healthy relationship looked like,\u201d the state senator, who is openly lesbian, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.providencejournal.com\/story\/news\/education\/2022\/02\/08\/rhode-island-sex-education-bill-gender-lgbtq-issues-abstinence-requirement\/6692485001\/\">told The Providence Journal.<\/a> \u201cSex education is about learning about gender and gender roles, about what it\u2019s like to grow up in a single-parent family. It\u2019s about all the things I wish I had gotten. It\u2019s about knowing I wasn\u2019t alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>State Congresswoman Rebecca Kislack, who introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/trackbill.com\/bill\/rhode-island-house-bill-7166-an-act-relating-to-education-curriculum-requires-courses-in-family-life-or-sex-education-be-taught-in-grades-6-12-and-be-appropriate-for-students-of-all-races-genders-sexual-orientations-ethnic-and-cultural-backgrounds\/2207947\/\">house version of the bill,<\/a>\u00a0would not define what \u201cpleasure\u201d meant in a February interview with ABC6 News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that one word in the legislation is not, should not be the focus here,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc6.com\/controversy-over-rhode-island-sex-education-bill\/\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I am a single, queer train advocate who is desperate for better train service (and high speed rail options) to NYC on the weekends exclusively for the queer dating scene. Better trains NOW. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1tY4ceAeEV\">https:\/\/t.co\/1tY4ceAeEV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tiara Mack (@MackDistrict6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MackDistrict6\/status\/1516222733222350852?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Neither Kislack nor Mack immediately responded to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>Mack <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MackDistrict6\/status\/1488901829886885892\">said in February<\/a> that \u201cteaching comprehensive, queer inclusive, pleasure based sex ed was a highlight of my time teaching.\u201d The post led Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RCamposDuffy\/status\/1489236687402283020\">tweet at her<\/a>, \u201cPervert. Not your job. You were hired by parents to teach Math, Science, Reading, Writing, History.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The bill is supported by Planned Parenthood Votes of Rhode Island, which tweeted, \u201cRhode Island students deserve sex ed that\u2019s accurate, affirming, and honest \u2014 but at many schools, they\u2019re not getting it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the group, sex ed programs must address \u201cgender identity and the harm of gender stereotypes,\u201d \u201cdifferent sexual orientations and pleasure-based sexuality,\u201d and \u201csame sex relationships in lessons and examples.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood of New England did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rhode Island students deserve sex ed that&#8217;s accurate, affirming, and honest \u2014 but at many schools, they&#8217;re not getting it. This week, the RI Senate will hold a hearing S2285, a bill to make sex ed more inclusive of all identities. Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HYOSjqqSy9\">pic.twitter.com\/HYOSjqqSy9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PlannedParenthoodVotes!RI (@ppvotesri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ppvotesri\/status\/1519066048443600896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>SB 2285 is also supported by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weknowship.org\/\">Sexual Health Includes Pleasure<\/a> (SHIP), \u201ca\u00a0nonprofit organization dedicated to providing culturally inclusive, medically accurate, and pleasure guided sexuality education, therapy, and professional training to adults.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SHIP offers a variety of worships and events including \u201cDeconstructing Toxic Monogamy Culture and Building Intentional Relationships,\u201d \u201cWhat the Fetish?! An introduction to non-BDSM fetishes, media, and practices,\u201d \u201cStarting at the Beginning: Healthy Sexuality In Preschool Classrooms,\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s the Hole: Filling the Pleasure Gap,\u201d and more.<\/p>\n<p>Tax filings show that SHIP is led by Executive Director Alicia Gauvin. She did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Youth deserve access to medically-accurate info about their bodies + desires so they are empowered to take charge of their sexual health + wellbeing. Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MackDistrict6?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MackDistrict6<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RebeccaKislak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RebeccaKislak<\/a> for ur efforts to provide students w\/ the sex ed they deserve.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HugrOPwwK4\">https:\/\/t.co\/HugrOPwwK4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SHIP (formerly The CSPH) (@weknowship) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weknowship\/status\/1491170032885321732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Critics of the legislation warn that diving into \u201cpleasure based sexual relations\u201d will only promote sexual activity for children.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u201cPlanned Parenthood wants Rhode Island kids to have Pleasurable Sex Education,\u201d tweeted Nicole Solas, an education activist. \u201cHow much money will Planned Parenthood make w potential contracts w <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RIDeptEd\">@RIDeptEd<\/a> <\/span>if the Pleasurable Sex Education bill is passed? I guess decades of lowering teen pregnancy rates wasn\u2019t very profitable.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Planned Parenthood wants Rhode Island kids to have Pleasurable Sex Education.<\/p>\n<p>How much money will Planned Parenthood make w potential contracts w <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RIDeptEd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RIDeptEd<\/a> if the Pleasurable Sex Education bill is passed?<\/p>\n<p>I guess decades of lowering teen pregnancy rates wasn&#8217;t very profitable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VbMFpHff59\">pic.twitter.com\/VbMFpHff59<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicole Solas Domestic Terrorist! (@Nicoletta0602) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nicoletta0602\/status\/1519310581068619776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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