A PROMINENT child psychologist says those who oppose the inclusion of alternative sexuality in school sex education classes are unhelpful, puerile and out of touch.
Michael Carr-Gregg's scathing comments come after Liberal education spokesman Michael Ferguson this week reiterated his opposition to a new state sex education curriculum that would include gay issues.
Mr Ferguson said the new curriculum promoted a divisive social agenda and including issues of sexual diversity was inappropriate.
"The simple fact is that the Liberals support age-appropriate, mainstream sex education," Mr Ferguson said in a carefully worded statement that did not include the words "gay" or "homosexual".
"What we don't support is a sex ed curriculum that 'celebrates sexual diversity' as Mr McKim recently said, and reflects his beliefs, instead of parents who have not been properly consulted with."
The new curriculum, announced earlier this month by Education Minister Nick McKim, will require sex ed classes to cover sexuality, gender identity and "respectful relationships" and to support students "who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex".
Dr Carr-Gregg said it caused "horrendous" damage when children felt forced to hide their sexuality and Mr Ferguson was out of touch with those who dealt with such young people.
"I have clients who are essentially living a double life in this way," he said. "They have to hide who they are from everybody around them and statistically this makes them six times more likely to self-harm than heterosexual kids."
Dr Carr-Gregg said it was important to use age-appropriate material for all sex education but said there was plenty in existence, such as the website www.thehormone factory.com, which was aimed at children aged 10-12 and included discussion of alternative sexuality.
"I'm horrified that we're even having this conversation," he said.
"I think people who object to including this in the curriculum are titanically out of step with the rest of the community."
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