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margaretgmyers.bsky.social

@margaretgmyers.bsky.social

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Writer of the book THE FIGHT FOR SEX ED, out now from Beacon Press. Advocate for comprehensive sex education. Also here: cats, the ocean, thoughts about running a preschool on an island in Maine (another thing I do).

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margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Aug 25

Or here, from @talkingpointsmemo.com talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the... :

How the Christian Right Hijacked the Fight for Sex Ed in America’s Public Schools

Formal school-based sex ed in the United States was born of the...

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margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · 11d

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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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · 17d

“America’s insistence on trying to get healthy teenagers to not have sex will always be the key to why America’s sex ed is so bad.” — @margaretgmyers.bsky.social in convo with @justinlehmiller.bsky.social

Episode 427: How We Can Make Sex Education Better - Sex and Psychology

In today's show, we're unpacking why sex education keeps falling short, are the steps we can take to start improving it.

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margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy!

The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 17d

Fresh from my post office box to my local cafe for an initial look-through: Margaret Grace Myers' new "The Fight for Sex Ed" (@beaconpress.bsky.social). I'm very keen to settle in and begin making review notes about it.

Hat tip to @justinlehmiller.bsky.social for making me aware of it. 🎩

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PJ @bigbrownlab.bsky.social · 26d

Commentary: Florida can do better than failing sex education www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/09/13/c...

Commentary: Florida can do better than failing sex education

As a former sex-ed teacher writes, the DeSantis administration has spent several years actively discouraging the teaching of anything related to sex in K-12 schools — even the teaching of basic ana…

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margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Sep 10

It's a classic tactic!

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Sep 5

A little excerpt from my book, THE FIGHT FOR SEX ED, on why I think public schools are so important and interesting, and powerful.

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Aug 26

Nation’s boyfriends quaking at news of Taylor Swift’s engagement

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Aug 25

Or here, from @talkingpointsmemo.com talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/how-the... :

How the Christian Right Hijacked the Fight for Sex Ed in America’s Public Schools

Formal school-based sex ed in the United States was born of the...

talkingpointsmemo.com

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Aug 25

If you need to try before you buy, as it were, you can read an excerpt @literaryhub.bsky.social here: lithub.com/how-the-aids...

How the AIDS Epidemic Led to the Creation of Sex Ed in America

The Adolescent Family Life Act (AFLA), nicknamed the “chastity bill,” was a federal law that provided funding for teen pregnancy prevention under Ronald Reagan’s Omnibus Budget Re…

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margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Aug 25

My book, THE FIGHT FOR SEX ED, is available now! You should buy it at your local independent bookstore, or at this link: bookshop.org/a/81043/9780...

The Fight for Sex Ed: The Century-Long Battle Between Truth and Doctrine

The Century-Long Battle Between Truth and Doctrine

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margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Apr 21

The pope did a good thing when he was like “I’d rather die than meet J.D. Vance” and then he did it and when I say stuff like that it’s always just an exaggeration.

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Apr 17

New pins for my sex ed materials collection. Thank god for eBay, thank god for the #gmhc

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Apr 3

I never took anatomy in college but I’m still pretty good like I know the ACL is the body part men blame on not having a professional sports career.

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Mar 28

Reminds me of my other favorite Mary Oliver poem, which I believe begins: “You do not have to be good/to be on “Jenna and Friends” with wife Jenna Bush Hager.

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Mar 6

Every community has a unique way of accepting newcomers. Last week, on a rainy day, the proprietor of the store, who also delivers the non-USPS packages, was dropping things off for work. Then, he asked me if I wanted him to put MY packages In my car so they wouldn’t sit on my porch in the rain. 😭

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Mar 6

My vision board for every moment of my life

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Mar 5

Last year this baby doll (“big scary baby”) showed up on our playground. Now I hide it around our childcare facility to scare my valued and beloved employees. I nailed it last night.

But that means that now, BSB could be lurking anywhere, around any corner, waiting to attack.

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Mar 2

Our books will share a birthday!

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Mar 2

The other day I thought maybe I should move from Maine to Seattle but upon reflection I realized I just want to date a young Patrick Dempsey and he is from LEWISTON

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Mar 2

When your love language is gift giving and also you’re very busy so you see your friends for the first time in months and it’s like hi here’s your Christmas present, Valentine, and something that reminded me of you at the drugstore xoxoxo

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Feb 26

This Black History Month, I've been reflecting on the many Black leaders in the fight for sex ed. I was especially taken by the story of Louisiana State Representative Alphonse Jackson, who introduced legislation for 5 consecutive years to repeal the ban on sex ed in his state.

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Feb 23

Living on an island is great if you want to bring back some of that “working parents trying to coordinate picking you up from an afterschool event during middle school” vibe that we all miss so much as adults.

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Feb 23

Ellen Pompeo lands her second ever role

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Feb 23

Me when I urge them not to knock everything over
My cats:

margaretgmyers.bsky.social @margaretgmyers.bsky.social · Feb 23

Me when I ask them to please keep their shoes on
My pre schoolers: