Throughout the United States, queer students are excluded from sex education, a system which is already deeply flawed. But when told from the perspective of a queer student, the lack of proper sex education can even be dangerous. When we fail to teach an entire demographic of our students about healthy relationships, consent, communication, and safe sex, we send our students into these relationships without the proper tools to live healthy lives. See the scope of the sex education problem and the dangers that come with it, as told by a queer high school student.

Lillianna is a 10th grade student at Columbus School for Girls in Columbus, Ohio.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx