HRES445-119

That the House of Representatives— supports the goals and ideals of Sex Ed For All Month; calls on all public and elected officials to advocate for and invest in sex education legislation; encourages State and local governments, including their public health agencies, educational agencies, schools, and media organizations to recognize and support Sex Ed For All Month; commends the work of community and faith-based organizations, State educational agencies, local educational agencies, and health centers that are providing sex education to young people; should prioritize sex education programs that are evidence-informed, comprehensive in scope, confidential, equitable, accessible, medically accurate and complete, age and developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and resilience-oriented; discourages health education programs that withhold health-promoting or life-saving information about sexuality-related topics, including HIV; are medically inaccurate or incomplete; promote gender or racial stereotypes or are unresponsive to gender or racial inequities; fail to address the needs of sexually active young people, pregnant, parenting, or co-parenting young people, survivors of interpersonal violence, or youth of all physical, developmental, or mental abilities; fail to be inclusive of individuals with varying gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations; or are inconsistent with the ethical imperatives of medicine and public health; recommends implementation of sex education in schools and continued professional development for educators and administrative staff that work with young people; and calls for all youth-serving professionals, educators, and decision makers who impact the lives of youth to take action to ensure access to inclusive and honest sex education for all young people.