Texas Sex Ed

You know, I never thought I'd be sitting in a sex ed lecture feeling jealous of how innocent the teacher is. The teacher asked us why teens aren't concerned about STDs. My first thought was, because I don't plan to have sex. The only way I'm gonna get an STD is if I'm raped. You should be trying to stop that instead of lecturing at us knowing we won't listen. My teacher started talking about how kids don't think about death because they're so young and healthy that death feels like it's just a story. Bitch, I've tried to kill myself. Shut up and do something useful. The first thing you said in this class is that you know what you're saying is going to go right over our heads. If you know that, why are you saying it? And btw, I may be young but I'm not healthy. I couldn't walk last night because my ankles are too weak to support my body on any surface that isn't flat. I think about death constantly. I know that my uncle would kill me himself if he knew I was trans. I'm fuckin seventeen. I have a job. I'm raising a kid. I've never had sex. This wasn't my choice. And this lecture is not helping.