Florida bill bans girls from talking about menstruation

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

This bill will go nowhere, who cares?

Did you actually read the article. This one is getting a hearing at least. The bill is about allowing “instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome, sexually transmitted diseases, or health education” only in grades six through 12.

The man who wrote it said that would include period discussion. A fix to the bill might be proposed, but you'd be surprised by how weird old conservative men often are about menstruation.

[Since I'm the mad scientist proclaimed by myself]

This bill will go nowhere, who cares?

Did you actually read the article. This one is getting a hearing at least. The bill is about allowing “instruction in acquired immune deficiency syndrome, sexually transmitted diseases, or health education” only in grades six through 12.

The man who wrote it said that would include period discussion. A fix to the bill might be proposed, but you'd be surprised by how weird old conservative men often are about menstruation.

Does it actually ban girls about talking about menstruation, or does it ban classroom teaching on it? Because one of those is much worse than the other.

Why are either of these acceptable? Menstruation is a normal bodily function. Do you really want to ban a teacher from explaining this stuff to kids, especially since sometimes kids will be experiencing for the first time in the classroom?

Menstruation is a bodily function inherently related to reproduction, and therefore can only be understood with the broader concept of sex. I also oppose teachers explaining ejaculation to an elementary school class, and I don’t think it’s that big of deal if teachers can’t do these things.

A. You don't have to talk about the birds and the bees to explain menstruation to kids. B. Menstruation is something that happens every month to most women. It's kinda important that kids know that they will start bleed out of their vaginas every month(roughly), both so they don't freak out and think they're dying and so they're able to reduce the mess the blood will make. Men like you treating menstruation like a gross shameful sex thing is as damaging as it is stupid. C. Explaining the birds and the bees in mid to late elementary school isn't as damaging as adults with weird sex hangups think it is. I learned how babies were made in third grade at school, and it didn't scar me.