00:00 These are real questions from school students about sex, relationships and consent.
00:07 In our consent and relationship education program we answer these questions from young people.
00:12 We get them to write on sticky notes anonymously and then we answer those for the class in front of the whole class.
00:18 Welcome to Sticky Qs.
00:20 Now those questions are being taken to a bigger audience.
00:23 From the hundreds of sticky notes that have been submitted in classes in recent years,
00:27 Tasmania's Sexual Assault Support Service has chosen a handful and answered them in a new podcast called Sticky Qs.
00:35 So I feel like there's a lot of stereotypes and a lot of shame actually that comes into this question.
00:41 So we know that one in four young people experience child sexual abuse.
00:45 So by the time a young person turns 18 it's likely that they or someone they know has experienced abuse.
00:50 The podcast is aimed at making hard conversations easier for both young people and their caregivers
00:55 because the evidence shows that up to date consent and sex education reduces harm.
01:01 The start of each episode answers the question in a child friendly way
01:05 while the second half provides more context for parents and caregivers.
01:09 I think there's a lot of people out in the world that are scared to have these conversations,
01:14 arguably unnecessarily because it doesn't have to be the talk.
01:19 It just has to happen and be open and honest.
01:23 Sticky Qs is available for free on the usual podcast platforms.
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