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Elizabeth Thomas

'Let them enjoy their innocence for goodness sake': Reaction to Denise Welch blasting Welsh Government sex education plans

Loose Women panellist Denise Welch has offered up her views on Welsh Government plans to teach sex education to children as young as five. Questioning the new curriculum, which will also see themes of religion, sex and gender embedded in day-to-day teaching, Denise said she thought "five is too young to be chatting about sex education."

Appearing on the ITV show, the actress and panellist put forward her thoughts, saying: "Why can't we just encourage children to know that they can be anything you want to be?" She added that "the thing about what we are allowing and what we are changing has become very politicised". She spoke about how she was someone that considered herself to be 'from the left' but that how in the last few years, "things have changed."

But, while some people have supported her opinion, not everyone agrees with Denise's point of view. Here's what you said...

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