Episode 0: Who is she?
In this episode, I share some important contextual information about Sex Ed Rewind. I’ll walk you through what the show is and how its structured, discuss what exactly comprehensive sex education is, look at some laws in place that are currently legislating sex education in the States, and discuss the bleak consequences that these laws are having on all of us. This information is helpful to understand when listening to the show moving forward so we can all contextualize why exactly some of these sex education experiences are problematic, why they happened at all, and most importantly how to make sex education better for everyone.
I share tons of facts in this episode, and the citations are listed below. Shameless plug here, I published a piece back in 2019 all about sex education in the United States and it goes into much greater detail then I do in this episode. If you are interested in learning more, give it a read (it is the first citation below)!
Confort, Caro. “Sex Education as a Human Right and How United States Law Is Denying Its Citizens.” Global Affairs Review, 15 Apr. 2019. https://gareviewnyu.com/2019/04/15/sex-education-as-a-human-right-and-how-united-states-law-is-denying-its-citizens/
Galvan, Astrid. “Study Finds LGBTQ People Much Likelier to Be Crime Victims.” PBS, 2 Oct. 2020, www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/study-finds-lgbtq-people-much-likelier-to-be-crime-victims.
Hall, Kelli Stidham, et al. “The State of Sex Education in the United States.” Journal of Adolescent Health, vol. 58, no. 6, June 2016, pp. 595–597., doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth. 2016.03.032.
“Incidence, Prevalence, and Cost of Sexually Transmitted Infections in the United States.” Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021, https://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/factsheets/2018-STI-incidence-prevalence-factsheet.pdf
Kumar, Vipan B, and Pratibha Kumar. “Right to Sexuality Education as a Human Right.” The Journal of Family Welfare, vol. 57, no. 2, Dec. 2011, pp. 23–29.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (2020). Domestic Violence. https://assets.speakcdn.com/assets/2497/domestic_violence-2020080709350855.pdf?1596811079991.
Pimentel, Caetano. “The Human Right to Education: Freedom and Empowerment.” Multicultural Education, vol. 13, no. 4, 2006, pp. 2–10.
Ronan, Wyatt. “New FBI Hate Crimes Report Shows Increases in Anti-LGBTQ Attacks.” Human Rights Campaign, 17 Nov. 2020, www.hrc.org/press-releases/new-fbi-hate-crimes-report-shows-increases-in-anti-lgbtq-attacks.
“Sex Education Laws and State Attacks.” Planned Parenthood Action Fund, 2018, www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/sex-education/sex-education-laws-and-state-attacks.
“Sex and HIV Education.” Guttmacher Institute, 3 Oct. 2018, www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/sex-and-hiv-education?
“Teen Pregnancy.” Guttmacher Institute, 1 Dec. 2018, www.guttmacher.org/united-states/teens/teen-pregnancy?
