Welcome to Sex author Yumi Stynes responds following conservative backlash | SBS News

Yumi Stynes' new sex education book has ignited a firestorm online, been pulled from the shelves of one major retailer, and has even sparked death threats against the author.
But a defiant Stynes stands by Welcome to Sex, released in May, in the face of conservative campaigners who this week labelled it inappropriate for children, with some even going so far as to call it a form of "grooming".
The backlash has been so intense Big W stopped selling the book in-store after staff members were abused, although the retailer has defended it and it remains available online.
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