... for granted. Growing up in a time when saying the word “Sex” means to be quiet and not talk about it, I had to educate myself. Sex and sexuality should be a topic children are comfortable talking with their parents. I want my children to be educated about their sexuality and...
...e able to flourish. I received my sex education in North Carolina. Despite being a public school, the curriculum was abstinence-based. Sex, sexuality, and our bodies were seen as taboo topics and my peers were fearful to ask the questions that were on their minds. The bodies used...
... though my home state of California is considered progressive by many, living in a particularly conservative school district meant that the sexuality education I received tried to engrain in me that sex and relationships should only happen in a heteronormative context. We were on...
... Sex education that centers a young person’s experiences offers unbiased and relevant information around healthy relationships, identity, sexuality, consent, body image, and more,” said Dr. Sara C. Flowers, Vice President of Education, Planned Parenthood Federation of America...
... Work to eliminate health education programs that are medically inaccurate, withhold health-promoting or life-saving information about sexuality-related topics, promote gender, disability and/ or racial stereotypes, or do not fully meet the needs of young people regardless o...
Download in [PDF] format. Order Publication. Introduction and Background The goal of the National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K–12 is to provide clear, consistent and straightforward guidance on the essential...
... the resources and opportunities necessary to create sexual health equity for all youth. Advocates for Youth envisions a society that views sexuality as normal and healthy and treats young people with respect. Advocates' vision is informed by its core values of Rights. Respect. R...
Since its inception in 2007, the FoSE partners have successfully completed numerous projects to advance the collective effort of improving sexuality education in U.S. schools, including: Developed the first-ever guidance on the minimum core content and skills young people n...
...s for themselves and their families. In Our Own Voice stands firm in the belief that we all have the human right to control our bodies, our sexuality, our gender, our work, and our reproduction. We must be purposeful about centering the voices of the most marginalized people wh...
...e same name. Solange Azor is a performer, writer, doula, and activist. She just graduated from Harvard with degree in Women, Gender, and Sexuality where she researched and wrote a thesis on humor, performance & pro-abortion activism. This summer, she helped out on the Lady...