Science, Inclusion and Evolving Sex Ed

Did you know that ONLY 24 States, plus The District of Columbia, require that sex education be taught in schools - and many of these States DO NOT regulate whether the curriculum taught is medically accurate, let alone inclusive and relevant to modern times.In this episode, Dr. Tammy talks with Microbiologist, Geneticist and Sex Education Activist, Dr.  Amanda Freise about science, inclusion and why we should be teaching comprehensive sexual education to young children through adulthood.Guest BioAmanda Freise, PhD is the Director of Research for the Center for Positive Sexuality, a sexuality educator, and a lecturer at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she teaches in the department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Human Genetics. As a UCLA faculty member, Amanda created and facilitates the Women in Bioscience community group, a support circle for discussion of gender-related issues experienced by women in the sciences. In addition to teaching and community-building, Amanda is also a curriculum development consultant and science communicator. She developed the SciComm 101 series of workshops to train scientists in communicating science more clearly, and co-founded Signal to Noise Magazine (an online science outreach publication) to create opportunities for graduate students to practice writing for a lay audience. Amanda is the recipient of UCLA's Distinguished Teaching in the Life Sciences award, and is passionate about mentoring others. Twitter: @amandafreiseWHAT'S YOUR TROUBLE WITH SEX? GET DR. TAMMY'S ADVICE!· Send your questions to: [email protected] & INFORMATION· This episode is sponsored by UBERLUBE – The Luxury Lubricant. Go to uberlube.com to get 10% your first order with promo code: DRTAMMY. Uberlube ships for free within the USA. ·  Get Informed on how to educate your kids about sex, visit: Scarleteen.com·  Sex-changing fish Amanda mentions : Asian Sheepshead Wrasse·  Book a Couples or Individual Intensive Session with Dr. Tammy at her Santa Monica, CA or New Haven, CT office.  Email: [email protected]. ·  Want more Dr. Tammy?  Read her books: The New Monogamy, When You're the One Who Cheats  and Getting the Sex You Want. ·  Listen to our full theme song here! NoTroublewithSex_ThemeSong Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thetroublewithsex)Instagram @thetroublewithsex and doctor_tammynelson