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Rep. Jayapal seeks to declare May as Sex Ed month
The resolution urges public officials to advocate for and implement sex education programs.
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Malvika Choudhary - Sat, 24, May 2025
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Indian American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) introduced a resolution to designate May as a month dedicated to promoting inclusive, evidence-based sex education across the country.
Titled "Sex Ed for All Month," the initiative highlights the need to provide young people with comprehensive, medically accurate, and culturally responsive sexual health education, as well as access to reproductive health care services that empower them to make informed decisions.
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“In a time when the Trump administration is threatening our reproductive rights and bodily autonomy, this resolution expresses support for protecting young people’s access to comprehensive, culturally responsive, and equitable sex education,” said Jayapal.
“Sexual and reproductive health is an issue of social justice, and the May as Sex Ed for All Month Resolution sets forth a vision for a future in which young people have the information and care they need to make healthy decisions for themselves while we decrease the rate of sexually transmitted infections,” she added.
The resolution urges public officials at all levels—local, state, and federal—to advocate for and implement sex education programs that are evidence-based, medically accurate, age-appropriate, equitable, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed. It discourages abstinence-only curricula and programs that promote gender or racial stereotypes, exclude LGBTQ+ youth, or fail to meet the needs of sexually active young people.
Research cited in the resolution highlights the benefits of inclusive sex education, noting that it delays sexual activity, increases contraceptive use, reduces intimate partner violence, and leads to better health outcomes. Youth who receive comprehensive sex education are 50 percent less likely to experience an unintended pregnancy and 31 percent less likely to contract a sexually transmitted infection.
A broad coalition of organizations has endorsed the resolution, including Advocates for Youth, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, and the Guttmacher Institute, reflecting strong support for advancing modern, inclusive sexual health education nationwide.
The resolution is co-sponsored by Representatives Alma Adams (NC-12), Julia Brownley (CA-26), Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Lateefah Simon (CA-13), and Jill Tokuda (HI-02).
This legislative effort aligns with ongoing national campaigns to move beyond outdated approaches like National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month, replacing them with more effective, evidence-based strategies for sexual health education.
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