comprehensive sex ed
The War on Sex Ed Targets Planned Parenthood, Women and Homosexuals
by Andy Kopsa
November 1, 2011 - 6:36pm (Print)
In preparation for what may eventually be another Lila Rose grainy expose trumpeted by the Right, it’s helpful to brush up on where millions and millions of tax-dollars are going to pay for sex “education:” ineffective and stigmatizing abstinence-only-until marriage programs.
New York's Universal Comprehensive Sex Ed Mandate: The Radical Notion Our Kids Might Learn Facts
by Andrea Miller, NARAL Pro-Choice New York/NIRH
October 26, 2011 - 8:16am (Print)
For decades, students’ likelihood of receiving sex ed in NYC public schools has come down to the luck of the draw. New York City’s universal standard for sex education, announced in August, seeks to put an end to the loose patchwork of programs across the city. But the usual suspects are using fear-mongering and falsehoods to push their agenda of ignorance.
Elected Officials Speak Out Against NYC's Sex Ed Mandate
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
October 25, 2011 - 4:24pm (Print)
Calling the program "graphic and explicit," three local politicians spoke out yesterday against the city's sex ed mandate at a protest rally (or maybe it was just a press conference) in Brooklyn.
Spewing Misinformation and Ideology, A New York Times Op-Ed Spreads Unfounded Fears About Sex Ed
October 19, 2011 - 7:52pm (Print)
An op-ed in today’s New York Times preys on parents fears about sex ed but a closer look shows that it is not as much about sexuality education as it is an overt example of how far the socially conservative agenda is pervading all aspects of our culture.
New York Anti-Choice Group Decries Abortion Rate While Opposing Sex Ed and Family Planning
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
September 9, 2011 - 1:32pm (Print)
A right-wing group affiliated with the Catholic Church hierarchy is advocating against New York City Mayor Bloomberg's new sex-ed mandate while also opposing access to family planning services and decrying the city's abortion rate.
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Rick Perry Attempts to Defend Abstinence-Only Education
Rick Perry Struggles to answer question on why abstinence-only education doesn't seem to be working. The answer he musters up - that if abstinence-only education isn't working, it's not being taught right - suggests that he may not have the slightest clue to what exactly he is discussing.
How HIV-Positive Women Drove a Grassroots Campaign for NYC's Sex-Ed Mandate
by Alison Yager, HIV Law Project
August 12, 2011 - 6:36am (Print)
Earlier this week, New York City announced that all public middle and high schools must provide a semester of sex education in 6th or 7th grade, and again in 9th or 10th grade. HIV-positive women worked for several years to make this happen.
New York City Mandates Comprehensive Sex Education in Public Schools
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
August 10, 2011 - 11:46am (Print)
New York City takes steps to protect students by mandating that public schools offer comprehensive sex education.
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How Do You Solve A Problem Like the ‘P’ Word?; Should School-Based Sex Education Address Pleasure?
June 8, 2011 - 7:18am (Print)
For some, the idea of including pleasure within sexuality education is a no-brainer. For others, it is the forbidden subject—the Voldemort of sex ed that should not be named under any circumstance.
State Lawmakers Tell Teachers What They Can and Can't Say
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
May 6, 2011 - 9:00am (Print)
Next week the Tennessee legislature will vote on a law to prevent teachers from talking about homosexuality in class. This is not the first or the last time lawmakers have censored educators.
