Dem-led Washington school director offers sex classes for minors

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Children as young as 9-years-old in Washington state will be taught about “all kinds of sexual activities,” in a workshop offered by the director of the Bellingham School District, a report said.

Jenn Mason is hosting four three-hour sexual education classes in August at her sex shop WinkWink Boutique as part of an event series dubbed the “Uncringe Academy”, Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper reported on July 5.

The courses are broken down by age with children 9 to 12 in one class, and children 13 to 17 years old in another. The classes cost $50 each, but scholarships are available.

Among the topics Mason will present in the workshop are: “What IS sex? Kinds of solo and partnered sexual activities”, “sexual anatomy for pleasure and reproduction”, “gender and sexual identities,” and “safer sex practices for all kinds of sexual activities”.

According to the event page, the classes are supposed to be “honest, supportive and inclusive sex education classes to help young people of all genders and sexual identities understand this important part of their life”.

The announcement of the workshop came just one month after Mason came under fire for holding a “Queer Youth Open Mic Night” for children “0-18” at her shop.

Mason, who does not have specific education training on adolescent sexuality, said she worked for a decade at a rape crisis center where she developed, oversaw and delivered “consent and healthy relationships workshops” to thousands of middle and high school students.

Mason said she is also a certified sex educator through the American College of Sexologists, a certified sex coach through the Sexology Institute and a certified sexual assault victim advocate.

Photos from inside the WinkWink store show that it sells lingerie, as well as books, with one entitled “More than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory”, the Daily Mail noted.

The shop’s website says there is no age-restrictions to shop at the store.

In an interview with conservative radio host Jason Rantz, she described the courses as ‘an introduction to topics related to relationships, puberty, bodies and sexuality.

‘We focus on what makes healthy v unhealthy friendships and romantic relationships, the science of how puberty works, consent and personal boundaries, defining “sex” and discussing why people may or may not choose to engage in sexual activities’.

‘This course includes understanding the basics of sexual anatomy, including the names and function of the body parts related to reproduction and pleasure’, she explained. ‘We also cover the basics of biological sex, gender expression and sexual orientation’.

Mason also said that teaching safe sex practices is ‘not generally covered as a main topic in this course, except as it relates to consent, communication and safety’.

And she described sex as something with no set definition, arguing that one’s definition of sex can vary from another’s.

‘While some people think of sex as only being when a penis goes in a vagina, “sex: can really be any activity that a person does with themselves or others to become aroused.

‘There’s no such thing as “real” sex, and it’s OK if your definition of sex is different from someone else’s.’

The WinkWink store

Photos from inside the store, however, show that it sells lingerie, as well as books, with one entitled ‘More than Two: A Practical Guide to Ethical Polyamory.’

The shop’s website also says it hosts classes such as ‘Non monogamy for newbies,’ and private intimacy and sex coaching sessions.

And under the ‘About’ section, WinkWink Boutique is described as a ‘sex shop delighting in expertly curated sex and body products, lingerie and books.

‘We believe that normalizing, accepting and affirming all bodies, identities and gender experiences is an inherently political act,’ it reads. ‘Pleasure is our revolution.’

It continues to say that there is no age-restrictions to shop at the store, saying: ‘Many young people feel like they can’t ask questions about sex.

‘Everyone eventually learns about sex from somewhere (or someone); unfortunately what they often get is inaccurate, unhealthy and dangerous information that puts them at risk.

‘We believe that all people deserve to have a place where they can ask questions in a nonjudgmental setting, and get answers from sexuality educators that have their well-being in mind’.

Still, the site notes ‘being open to all-ages doesn’t mean young children are shopping with us.

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