Chrissy Moncrief Frankfurt International School

 Respect  Confidentiality  Openness  Right to pass  Nonjudgmental approach  Taking care to claim our opinions  Sensitivity to diversity  Anonymity  Acceptance  Have a good time * Adapted from Guide to Implementing TAP: A Peer Education Program to Prevent HIV and STI (2nd edition), © 2002, Advocates for Youth, Washington, DC. These should “belong” to the group Recommended Ground Rules:

 How are messages from parents, friends and media similar? Different? What do you think that is so?  Which messages do you agree with? Disagree with?  Can you think of any sexuality messages that you have heard form other sources such as religious teaching, romantic partners or health teachers?  If you were a parent what is the most important message about sexuality you would give to your child?  Which of these messages might make a person uncomfortable talking or learning about sexuality?  Are there messages you think are incorrect and you want more information about? Life Planning Education, Advocates for Youth, Washington, DC

Denis Dailey, Ph.D Sexualization Sexual Health & Reproduction Sexual Identity Intimacy Sensuality

 Attributes and behaviours related to producing children, care and maintenance of the reproductive organs, and health consequences of sexual behaviour

 The use of sexuality to influence, control or manipulate others

 The development of a sense of who one is sexually, including a sense of maleness and femaleness

 Awareness, acceptance of and comfort with one’s own body  Physiological and psychological enjoyment of one’s own body and the body of others

 The ability and need to experience emotional closeness to another human being and have it returned

 Controversial?  Promote understanding, acceptance, and respect

 How would it feel to have to hide something as important and as basic as your sexual orientation, (the sex of the people to whom you are romantically, emotionally, and physically attracted)?  What were the first things you remember learning about homosexuality? Do you remember learning anything from your family? Friends? Community of faith? Was what you learned positive or negative?  Have you ever learned about or discussed issues of sexual orientation in class? What did you learn?  What movie or television character have you recently seen that is GLBTQ? How has that affected your thinking?  How would it feel to need to hide from other people your gender or the sex of those to whom you are attracted? How would that affect your life? Creating Safe Space for GLBTQ Youth: A Toolkit

 Act like a Man  Act like a Lady