Sex Ed For All Month

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Resources for 2024 Sex Ed for All Month are coming soon! 

 


May Is #SexEdForAll Month!

Join Us in Raising Awareness about and Calling for a Real Investment in Sex Ed for All Young People

We invite you to join us as we once again celebrate May as Sex Ed for All Month and collectively (and loudly!) voice our commitment to work toward a world where all young people—no matter where they live or how they identify—get equitable access to the sex education they deserve.

Too many young people fail to receive the sexual health information, education, and access to the care they need to live healthy lives—oftentimes based on who they are and where they live. Since 2019, May has been recognized as Sex Ed for All Month. Sex Ed For All Month is an opportunity to raise awareness and call for real investment in sex education in schools and communities across the country.

Sex education gives young people age-appropriate, medically accurate information and answers to their questions about sex and relationships, without shame or judgment. It has been proven to positively impact young people’s lives. But too many young people don’t have access to sex education, or the programs in their school are shaming or inaccurate.

Sex Ed For All Month is coordinated by the Sex Education Collaborative in collaboration with a national coalition of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations committed to ensuring equitable and accessible sex education for ALL young people nationwide.

We encourage all organizations who would like to join the efforts to celebrate Sex Ed For All Month to use (and adapt as you wish) the materials in this year's Tool Kit. 

Get involved this month by telling us why you believe in Sex Ed for All by following and using the hashtag #SexEdForAll on social media.

Make sure you’re on the list to get the latest news about Sex Ed for All Month.
 

Join us in working toward Sex Ed for All by…

Engaging your community.

  • Ask the youth you serve what they want to say and do to promote Sex Ed for All. And then support and empower them in their efforts.

  • Engage with parents and caregivers to encourage them to know the rules and standards at their youths’ school and advocate for sex education taught by experts that teaches the facts.

Advocating for sex ed.

  • Call on your elected officials to invest in sex education that meets the full needs of young people at the local, state, and federal levels. (Want support? Check out these talking points!)

  • Ask your elected official to sign on as a cosponsor of the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act (REAHYA) and as a co-sponsor of the Sex Ed for All Month resolution.

Raising awareness by spreading the word.

There is no Sex Ed for All Month without you! Together, by advocating in our communities, we can ensure Sex Ed for All.

 

Tool Kit
Talking Points
Take Action

The Sex Education Collaborative (SEC), in collaboration with a national coalition of sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations committed to ensuring equitable and accessible sex education for ALL young people nationwide, invites you to join us in celebrating the introduction of the Sex Ed for All Month Resolution by Representative Pramila Jayapal, as well as the forthcoming reintroduction of the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act (REAHYA) by Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Cory Booker in the Senate and Representatives Barbara Lee and Alma Adams in the House.

These initiatives are critical to ensuring that young people have access to inclusive, medically accurate, and age-appropriate sex education. They also help increase access to reproductive and sexual health care and related services, empowering young people to make informed decisions about their health and future.

Please write to your elected officials and urge them to co-sponsor the Resolution and the REAHYA bill.

Parent Checklist

 

Why SE4A Month?

Why Sex Ed for All Month? (and why May is no longer Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month)

We believe that no matter who you are or where you live, you deserve sex education that is reflective of your experiences and needs. Because we must stop stigmatizing young people, we no longer recognize the month of May as Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. May is Sex Ed For All Month. We stand with young people, so they have the power and the right to access the education and information they need to achieve the best positive outcomes for themselves.

Watch this session from the October 2021 Healthy Teen Network conference featuring SEC members Advocates for Youth, Health Teen Network, and Planned Parenthood Federation of America.