Washington, DC: Advocates for Youth, 2015. 10 p.
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Advocates for Youth
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Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, GLSEN
Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Planned Parenthood Federation of America, PPFA
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States, SIECUS
Description:
This issue brief urges educators, advocates, and policymakers to take immediate, concrete steps to provide LGBTQ-inclusive sex education for all youth, by: 1) Becoming advocates for LGBTQ-inclusive sex education, 2) Ensuring that school is a safe and accepting space for LGBTQ students, 3) Implementing LGBTQ-inclusive sex education in schools, community settings and online, 4) Talking to their own children and teens about sex and sexuality, 5) Working to remove state-level legal and policy barriers to LGBTQ-inclusive sex education in schools and require inclusive programs.
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IIEP
Source address:
http://www.advocatesforyouth.org/blogs-main/advocates-blog/2553-a-call-to-action-lgbtq-youth-need-inclusive-sex-education