SXSW EDU 2020
How Abstinence-Only Programs Harm LGBTQ Youth
Description:
LGBTQ young people have questions about identity, HIV, consent, and other health topics, but are being met with sex ed curricula that refuse to acknowledge their existence. All students should be equipped with the knowledge they need to make healthy decisions -- and sex ed is a critical component of education, just like math and reading.
This panel will convene a journalist, youth activist, and a leader of a sex-ed YouTube series to discuss the importance of inclusive, honest, sex ed.
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AMAZE.org
Takeaways
- All young people, including LGBTQ youth, deserve inclusive, factual, and engaging sex ed, and abstinence-only curriculum harms their health and wellbe
- Our country has a patchwork quilt of sex ed policies, leaving many LGBTQ young people in the dark when it comes to their health.
- Innovative sex ed projects, like AMAZE, are responding to the gaps in sex ed by providing free sex ed online - and they’re getting results.
Speakers
- Lincoln Mondy, Associate Director of Strategic Projects, Advocates for Youth
- Katelyn Burns, Reporter, Freelance
- Lily McGrath, AMAZE Youth Ambassador, AMAZE.org
Organizer
Lincoln Mondy, Associate Director of Strategic Projects, Advocates for Youth
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