ABSTRACT
In this chapter the author uses poetic inquiry to examine formal and informal sexuality education and questions about identity and sexuality in the context of family and school talk about sex— places where children learn about sexuality. The use of poetic inquiry critiques and expands our understandings of family talk about sex, sexual and gender identities and sexuality education and legislation. The chapter discusses with the meta-theoretical aspects of family talk about sex and sexuality education across seemingly disparate communication theory, models and research traditions to allow broader understandings about communication and sexuality education. The use of poetic inquiry queers the reliance on social science models of personal experience from a strictly variable analytic perspective. Sexuality is a basic part of the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual life. The phrases "conversion therapy" and "reparative therapy" refer to discredited psychotherapy methods that aim to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity.
