In the United States, just 24 states require that sex education be taught in schools, and only 13 require that sex ed be medically accurate. Additionally, six states have “no promo homo” or “don’t say gay” laws.
. It’s clear that when it comes to sex education in this country, we need to do a lot better by young people.
As Baldridge puts it, “The lack of regulation and the stigma surrounding sex education has resulted in a stalemate that is harmful to the mental, physical, and emotional health of American students. We need to be talking about sex. Education is a human right. We can’t deny American students the right to understand their bodies and the ways in which they can protect and accept themselves.”
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