Should Schools Teach About Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation? Part 1

We kick off the "Should Schools Teach About Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation?" debate today.

If you're new to Parents Who Think, this 10-minute episode, gives the lowdown on how PWT debates work and introduces you to host, Danusia Malina-Derben. Don't let her demeanor fool you; she's genuinely a mother to ten!

In episode one, we meet our next three debate parents as they share about their lives in a quick-fire segment called Guest Life Stories. Then, Danusia Dishes the Dirt on her background with gender identity and sexual orientation, setting the stage for things to come.

Next, we have the Say It In Six segment, where parents sum up their opinions in just six words. Once we've got the nub of their views, we move onto The P That Fits Me segment. Guests reveal whether they believe they hold Predictable, Progressive, or Polarizing opinions. You'll probably disagree with them on this. 

As this is a scorcher of a topic guests tell us how they are defining gender identity, sexual orientation and non-binary. It's not as plain sailing as we might think. And that's a wrap for this episode. 

Tune in next week for episode two of this debate, where we get ever so messy with the same three PWT parents. Settle in for some serious tea-spilling in a segment called Get Up On Your High Horse, where the core debate thrashes out whether schools should teach about gender identity and sexual orientation, or not.

Ps. Here's the UK Govt Research Briefing Danusia promised to give you in this episode.

Parents Who Think Guests featured in this debate are:

Virginia Mendez + Jane + Amy McKeown

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