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Texas State Profile

Texas’ Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates in Texas have diligently worked against efforts to limit sex education across the state and are gearing up for a historic opportunity to advance comprehensive sex education for young people.…

Washington State Profile

Washington’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex education Advocates have successfully advanced sex education across Washington over the past decade beginning in 2007 with the passage of the Healthy Youth Act. The Healthy Youth Act requires sex education curriculum…

Missouri State Profile

Missouri’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates in Missouri have successfully made incremental advancements to Missouri’s sex education requirements in the past seven years and are now considering further efforts to revise the state’s current mandate. Advocates…

Oregon State Profile

Oregon’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates in Oregon have championed significant advancements for the state’s sex education requirements, cumulating in mandating all schools to provide comprehensive sex education (CSE) through passage of the Human Sexuality Education…

New Hampshire State Profile

New Hampshire’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates have worked diligently to advance sex education in New Hampshire, despite recent efforts to restrict current statewide requirements. In 2022, House Bill 1431, introduced by Representative Paul Terry, aims…

North Dakota State Profile

North Dakota’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates in North Dakota have faced a continuous uphill battle in advancing sex education since the implementation of the 2012 abstinence-based sex education requirement. Legislators successfully passed House Bill 1237…

Arizona State Profile

Arizona’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates have actively worked to advance sex education in Arizona,  and to defeat restrictive legislation over the past several years. In 2021, House Bill 2251 was introduced by Representative Pamela Powers…

North Carolina State Profile

North Carolina’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education North Carolina advocates have seen a steady increase in efforts to restrict sex education curriculum across the state in recent years. In light of the coronavirus pandemic, advocates report that…

Virginia State Profile

Virginia’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education As a result of the 2021 elections, the new legislature makeup of the Virginia House and the governorship present significant challenges for implementing a total reform of sex education requirements. The…

U.S. Territories: Guam and Other Pacific Islands Profile

U.S TERRITORIES: GUAM AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDS There are currently three inhabited U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean: American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and three Freely Associated States (FAS) nations. People living in U.S. territories and associated Pacific…

California State Profile

California’s Sex Education Snapshot The State of Sex Education Advocates have celebrated significant success in advancing sex education in California, largely due to the passage of the California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA) in 2015, along with an equivalent version for…