Primary
school pupils in the UK will now be taught during sex education that
boys can have periods too.New sex education guidelines given to teachers
was approved by Brighton Council in a bid to tackle stigma surrounding
menstruation.According to the guidelines: "Trans boys and men and
non-binary people may have periods”, adding “menstruation must be
inclusive of ‘all genders’.”The guidelines also orders that “bins for
used period products are provided in all toilets” for children of all
genders and that trans pupils and students should be provided with
additional support from a school nurse if needed.The council said it was
also “important for all genders to be able to learn and talk about
menstruation together”.A council spokesman told the Sun Online: “We
believe that it’s important for all genders to be able to learn and talk
about menstruation together. We recommend including boys in our lessons
on periods and opportunities for girls to discuss issues in more detail
if needed.They added: “We are working to reduce period poverty. By
encouraging effective education on menstruation and puberty we hope to
reduce stigma and ensure no child or young person feels shame in asking
for period products inside or outside of school if they need them.“Our
approach recognises the fact that some people who have periods are trans
or non-binary.”Primary school pupils to be taught that boys can have periods too in a bid to tackle stigma surrounding menstruation
Primary
school pupils in the UK will now be taught during sex education that
boys can have periods too.New sex education guidelines given to teachers
was approved by Brighton Council in a bid to tackle stigma surrounding
menstruation.According to the guidelines: "Trans boys and men and
non-binary people may have periods”, adding “menstruation must be
inclusive of ‘all genders’.”The guidelines also orders that “bins for
used period products are provided in all toilets” for children of all
genders and that trans pupils and students should be provided with
additional support from a school nurse if needed.The council said it was
also “important for all genders to be able to learn and talk about
menstruation together”.A council spokesman told the Sun Online: “We
believe that it’s important for all genders to be able to learn and talk
about menstruation together. We recommend including boys in our lessons
on periods and opportunities for girls to discuss issues in more detail
if needed.They added: “We are working to reduce period poverty. By
encouraging effective education on menstruation and puberty we hope to
reduce stigma and ensure no child or young person feels shame in asking
for period products inside or outside of school if they need them.“Our
approach recognises the fact that some people who have periods are trans
or non-binary.”
