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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change has served as a leading national voice for sex education since 1964. https://siecus.org/stop-anti-abortion-indoctrination-in-schools/

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · Jan 30

We don’t gatekeep the information you need to understand, care for, and take charge of your sexual and reproductive wellbeing 🙅

We’re glad to be back on here and ready to take on censorship and stigma, misinfo and disinfo. Say hello if you missed us 😘

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 1d

Whether you're gay, two-spirit, intersex, out of the closet or not, we're glad you're here.

SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 1d

Sex ed made coming out a loving experience, not a dreadful one 🥰

Knowing I was safe to be myself at home and school, that my identity was understood, that my feelings were valid and it was okay to ask questions—that changed my life🌈

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 2d

Thinx and @periodmovement.bsky.social's 2025 State of the Period shows that when young people don't get answers about their sexual health in classrooms, they get them from less reliable sources 🤖 AI isn't a substitute for real teachers.
period.org/periodpoverty

The background is a warm tan decorated with an assortment of Halloween candy and a dripping deep purple melted sugar across the top. Text in the center left in smooth, curvy black font reads "Only 4 states require menstrual health education beyond puberty." At the bottom, highlighted text reads "MORE SCARY FACTS" with a link below: siecus.org/siecus-state-profiles.

The background is a warm tan. Text in the center left in smooth, curvy black font reads "Menstrual Health Education Belongs in Classrooms". At the bottom, smaller text reads "you shouldn’t have to ask AI to get the answers you need."

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 2d

Abstinence-only is leaving young people in the dark about their bodies. Menstrual health is one of the largest gaps in sex ed with only 4 states requiring instruction on it beyond puberty lessons 🩸

#PeriodActionDay

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 3d

Celebrating #InternationalLesbianDay, SIECUS reaffirms that building understanding and communication skills allows us to lead fulfilling relationships and pursue healthy pleasure🧡🤍🩷

SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 3d

Abstinence-only has some pretty weird ideas about women and pleasure. Reducing sex to a means to an end for reproduction ignores people with fertility struggles, the emotional and recreational aspects of intimacy, and relationships between same-sex partners.

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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 5d

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a landmark case, Chiles v. Salazar, concerning Colorado’s state law protecting LGBTQ youth from so-called “conversion therapy." Learn more about the case: glaad.org/fact-sheet-l...

“I want to tell [queer and trans kids] there’s nothing wrong with who they are, conversion therapy is a lie, and they deserve to live a life authentically. Your identity is beautiful, you’re a miracle, and don’t let conversion therapy take that away.” Civil Rights Attorney Ryan Kendall

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 6d

Our sexual wellbeing is too important to be guided by info (and misinfo) through the grapevine.

💡 This #LetsTalkMonth, let's support our students and children through healthy conversations about consent, relationships, and understanding our bodies.
siecus.org/the-talk-sex...

SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 10d

"Sex Ed Isn't Scary" returns with even more spooks 👻 Spoilers, these are not the fun kind... BUT unmasking these horrors bring us closer to the sex education we all deserve 🎃

Share this post and tell us what sex ed "monster" abstinence-only told you was real 🧟

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 10d

A growing number of state bills target sex education, report says

Of more than 650 state-level bills on the topic, nearly a quarter sought to pare back or remove access, a @siecus.bsky.social report found.

www.k12dive.com/news/growing...

A growing number of state bills target sex education, report says

Of more than 650 state-level bills on the topic, nearly a quarter sought to pare back or remove access, a SIECUS report found.

www.k12dive.com

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 12d

Sexual Health Awareness Month is almost over BUT you can still grab SIECUS x Maude merch 🛍️ Get yours now! 100% of proceeds go to SIECUS
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Woodhull Freedom Foundation @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social · 12d

We're going live on Instagram today at 12 pm ET to talk all things sex ed with @siecus.bsky.social & @margaretgmyers.bsky.social! ASL provided. See you there?

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margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · 12d

Tomorrow at 12pm ET, I will join @woodhullfreedom.bsky.social and Sarah Wing from @siecus.bsky.social on instagram live to chat about the past, present, and future of sex ed! I hope you'll join us!

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 13d

Quality sex ed keeps us all safe. Pregnancy shouldn't be the start of conversations about your options or knowing you have a choice at all. You deserve to be informed long before so you're prepared to make the best decision for you.

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 13d

September 28th was #SafeAbortionDay. As states tear away our access to reproductive care, SIECUS reaffirms that the choice to have children or not belongs in our hands.

#ReproductiveJustice

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Liberal Jane @liberaljane.bsky.social · 16d

Happy #WorldContraceptionDay! At a time where fearmongering about birth control is at an all time high, let's remember there are endless reasons someone may need access to contraception.

🧡 Birth control is safe, effective and our right!

Digital illustration of the faces of six people who use birth control. There are various reasons including 'managing illness, bleeding on your own terms, regulating menstrual cycles and preventing pregnancy. There's big text that reads, 'we must fight to protect our right to birth control.'

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 16d

Quality sex ed means knowing your options.

#WorldContraceptionDay Fact: DYK you can get birth control pills without an Rx in the US? Opill is the first OTC birth control pill in the US–the time is NOW to tell your friends about this new option! 🥳 bit.ly/AllAboutOpillZine

#FreeThePill

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 18d

Download the report for more stories on legislative victories.
siecus.org/resource/the...

SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 18d

Sex ed for all means everyone has access to quality and inclusive information about their bodies, their sexual and reproductive health, and their safety and options. Florida's 2025 legislative session was a roapmap for fighting back against attacks on sex ed and LGBTQ+ youth.

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The Advocate @advocate.com · 19d

A week of training, activism, and community brought 100 young leaders together to chart the future of reproductive and sexual health justice.

25 years of youth power: Advocates for Youth celebrates milestone institute in D.C.

A week of training, activism, and community brought 100 young leaders together to chart the future of reproductive and sexual health justice.

bit.ly

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 19d

Visit our If/Then Series: LGBTQIA+ Rights in partnership with the National LGBTQ Task Force
siecus.org/resource/if-...

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 19d

Binary conversations about sexuality create an atmosphere of fear and silence, putting bisexual people in harm’s way. Quality sex ed drives understanding and action because it's not acceptable to erase anyone. Happy #BiVisibilityDay 🩷💜💙

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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 23d

“I’ve never felt more at threat here.”

Thanks to Texas’s version of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay" bill, teachers at some public schools are under pressure to deadname their students. ⤵️

Some Texas Schools Are Making Teachers Deadname Trans Students After New Bill Passed

“This can’t be interpreted as anything else but an attack directly on trans kids.”

www.teenvogue.com

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 23d

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change @siecus.bsky.social · 23d

Rachel Marchand, MPH, the senior policy analyst and podcast producer for the rePROs Fight Back initiative, wrote about in Ms. Magazine.

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