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Progressive Sexuality Education This book engages contemporary debates about the notion of secularism outside of the field of education to consider how secularism shapes the formation of progressive sexuality education. Focusing on the US, Canada, Ireland, Aotearoa-New Zealand, and Australia, this text considers the affinities, prejudices, and attachments of scholars who advocate secular worldviews in the context of sexuality education and some of the consequences that ensue from these ways of seeing. This study identifies and interrogates how secularism infuses progressive sexuality education. It asks readers to consider their own investments in particular ways of thinking and researching in the field of sexuality education and to think about how these investments have developed and how they shape existing discourses within the field. It hones in on how progressive sexuality education has come to develop in the way that it has and how this relates to conceits of secularism. This book prompts a consideration of how progressive scholarship and practice might get in the way of meaningful conversations with students, teachers, and peers who think differently about the field of sexuality education. Mary Lou Rasmussen is associate professor of education at Monash University, Australia. 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Wilson, and James Cousins Progressive Sexuality Education The Conceits of Secularism Mary Lou Rasmussen First published 2016 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 and by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2016 Taylor & Francis The right of Mary Lou Rasmussen to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data CIP data has been applied for. ISBN: 978-0-415-84272-3 (hbk) ISBN: 978-0-203-75846-5 (ebk) Typeset in Sabon by Apex CoVantage, LLC For my parents, Marie and Jack Rasmussen and Lou Preston Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2 Faith, Progressive Sexuality Education, and Queer Secularism: Unsettling Associations 3 Sexuality Education in Public Schools in Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand MARY LOU RASMUSSEN AND FIDA SANJAKDAR, MONASH UNIVERSITY; KATHLEEN QUINLIVAN, UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND; LOUISA ALLEN, UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND; ANNETTE BROMDAL, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND; CLIVE ASPIN, INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. 4 Sex Panics, Sexuality Education, and Secular Explanations 5 Pleasure/Desire, Secularism, and Sexuality Education 6 On Not Feeling Homophobic 7 Progressive Public Pedagogies of Pregnancy and Choice 8 Ireland, Canada, and Australia: Tracing Progressive Sexuality Education Across Borders   Conclusion: The Conceits of Secularism in Sexuality Education Index Acknowledgements Writing this book has taken longer than anticipated. I want to thank the publishers for sticking with this project through challenging times. Given the length of time it has taken to pull this book together, I have also had the benefit of many conversations with peers that have helped in the production of this manuscript, including William Pinar at University of British Columbia, who was a generous host in the early stages of research for this book, as well as Mary Bryson and Janice Stewart at UBC’s Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice. I also want to thank Jen Gilbert, who hosted a paper presentation at York University in Toronto, and Wayne Martino, who also invited me to speak at the University of Western Ontario. Nancy Lesko gave me the opportunity to discuss ideas associated with this text in a class with graduate students at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Susan Talburt also hosted a lecture relating to the book at the Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University. I also want to thank Irina Schmitt, for an invitation to present my work on Juno at the Centre for Gender Studies at Lund University, and Daniel Marshall for joining me on the Rainbow Tour, where we have engaged in many conversations about this manuscript. In England, Ireland, and Wales I was also given opportunities to present on research related to this project. At University of Limerick, at the invitation of Aoife Neary, I was able to discuss ideas on secularism and sexuality education in the Irish context at a seminar “New Foundations: School ‘Ethos’ and LGBT Sexualities.” I was also able to present ideas relating to homophobia and religious and cultural difference at an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)-sponsored seminar, “The Invaded Body,” organized by Emma Renold at Cardiff University. A keynote address related to this book was also organized by Pam Alldred at Brunel University, at an event titled “Knowing Young People: The Politics of Researching Sexuality With Young People.” I also want to thank Pam for helping me think more about the Irish context in relation the preparation of this manuscript. I also want to thank Fida Sanjakdar, Clive Aspin, Annette Bromdal, Louisa Allen, and Kathleen Quinlivan, researchers with whom I worked on the Australian Research Council- funded Discovery Grant, Sexuality Education in Australia and New Zealand: Responding to Cultural and Religious Difference. This grant overlapped with the writing of this book in innumerable ways, and the conversations I had with these peers were incredibly generative in imagining this book project. I also want to publically acknowledge the intellectual generosity of this team in supporting me in the preparation of this monograph. I want especially to thank

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