Key facts
- Jenn Mason, owner of WinkWink Boutique and a Bellingham Public Schools board director, is hosting an 'Uncringe Academy' for children aged 9-12.
- The event covers topics including gender and sexual identities, puberty, periods, and defining sex and sexuality.
- Mason stated the program is voluntary and covers standard sex education topics adjusted for age appropriateness.
- Parents are welcome to attend the event alongside their children.
- Mason's WinkWink Boutique sells sex toys and related items.
Jenn Mason, who owns the sex shop WinkWink Boutique and serves as a director on the Bellingham Public Schools board, is organizing an event called 'Uncringe Academy' for children aged 9 to 12. The event, scheduled for June 24, aims to provide sex education covering topics such as gender and sexual identities, puberty, periods, various ways to have a baby, and definitions of sex and sexuality. The event description emphasizes an 'accepting, informing, and affirming framework' to help young people feel comfortable discussing these subjects and advocate for their own bodies and well-being. Mason, elected to the school board in November 2017 and re-elected in 2021, stated that the 'Uncringe Academy' is a voluntary program created in response to parental requests. She clarified that the lessons are adjusted to be developmentally appropriate for each age group, and parents are welcome to attend. WinkWink Boutique, which Mason owns, sells items including sex toys and books.