Tag Archives: sex education

#SexEdForAll: What We Need to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence

By | June 1, 2020
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We just wrapped up #SexEdForAll month in May, yet most people still believe sex education is just about sex. But it’s so much more than that! That’s why I created the Sexuality Education Legislation and Policy: A State-by-State Comparison of Health Indicators story map, in conjunction with the Robert Graham Center for Policy Studies in… Read More »

Moving from Stigmatization to Healthy Sexuality: The Vital Role of Comprehensive Sex Ed

By | August 21, 2019
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As a sexual health educator at public high schools in Tennessee, teachers would consistently jump in as I approached the topic of contraception. Required by law, these teachers would “emphatically promote sexual risk avoidance through abstinence.” After this abrupt interruption, I would then proceed to talk about all forms of contraception, including abstinence. Students would… Read More »