Submitted on Friday 3rd July 2020
Rejected on Wednesday 19th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: already-happening (see below for details)
Relationships & Sex Education must warn children about the harms of pornography
We urge the Department of Education to immediately end the use of teaching materials which normalise pornography and to ensure that the evidence-based harms of consuming, and producing pornography are a core part of RSE.
A 2019 analysis of 135 peer-reviewed studies found the following negative effects: “regressive attitudes towards women,” “sexual aggression,” “social maladjustment,” “sexual preoccupation,” and “compulsivity.” Pornography undermines any gains toward equality between the sexes and has a detrimental impact on children's body image and mental health.
Most RSE organisations fail to acknowledge the proven harmful effects of pornography. Background can be found at https://www.clickoff.org/campaigns/
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
The new statutory guidance on Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education already states that by the end of secondary school students should know that specifically sexually explicit material e.g. pornography presents a distorted picture of sexual behaviours, can damage the way people see themselves in relation to others and negatively affect how they behave towards sexual partners.
You can read the full guidance on Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education here: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/908013/Relationships_Education__Relationships_and_Sex_Education__RSE__and_Health_Education.pdf
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