Sex ed event at sex shop to teach students ages 9 and up about ‘Sexual anatomy for pleasure and reproduction’

A school board director in Washington state announced a sex-ed class at her sex shop for students as young as 9 to 12.  

Jenn Mason, a school board director for Bellingham Public Schools, had already made headlines last month when she hosted a “Queer Youth Open Mic Night” for “queer youth (0 to 18 years old)” at the sex shop she owns in Bellingham. 

Mason made waves yet again this past week in announcing her “Uncringe Academy,” a sex-ed class for children hosted at her “WinkWink” boutique. The class, also offered separately to 13-to-17-year-olds, is said to be centered around “honest, supportive, and inclusive sex education classes to help young people of all genders and sexual identities understand this important part of their life.” 

Class topics reportedly include “Kinds of solo and partnered sexual activities,” “Sexual anatomy for pleasure and reproduction” and “Safer sex practices for all kinds of sexual activities.” The class also features the topic of “Gender and sexual identities.” 

“When the topic of gender identity comes up, especially in the context of a left-wing public figure, it’s often exploitative,” writes talk show host Jason Rantz, who broke the story, “an adult who uses children to push an agenda on kids that is often confusing and almost always not based on sound science. 

“It’s unclear how it’s ever appropriate to discuss “sexual anatomy for pleasure” or “safer sex practices for all kinds of sexual activities” for 9-year-olds.” 

Mason’s expansive definition of sex includes “any activity that a person does with themselves or others to become aroused. There’s no such thing as ‘real’ sex and it’s okay if your definition of sex is different from someone else’s.” 

The reaction from the public has been much harsher than Rantz’s, with some accusing Mason of “grooming” and “perverse” behavior.  

“What this lady is doing is perverse. Nine year olds don’t need to be associated with a sex shop for one, at all, let alone how to’s/what/why sex is pleasurable.”  

“Jenn Mason is a deviant who should never have anything to do with children.”

“Uncringe Academy” will take place in August, with tickets up to $50 on a “sliding scale” based on affordability.  

The classes are hosted by Mason as a small business owner, not a board member, and are not tied to the district except by association with Mason.