July 24th, 2025

Contact: Alison Macklin

amacklin@siecus.org

WASHINGTON, DC., July 24th, 2025 – SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change appeared in an article by author and Professor and Chair of Public Health at Gonzaga University, Robin Pickering, in The Conversation. Pickering referenced SIECUS’s State Profiles and Top 10 Best/Worst Sex Ed States.

For young people whose parents oppose sex education at school, it often does not happen at home either. “About 10% of the surveyed parents said sex education should happen only at home. Those parents were also most likely to say they ‘almost never’ or ‘never’ discussed sex, sexuality and romance with their children. By contrast, parents who supported comprehensive, school-based sex ed were significantly more likely to discuss subjects including consent, contraception, identity and healthy relationships at home.”

Read the full article here.

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change has served as a leading national voice for sex education since 1964, asserting that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one worthy of dignity and respect. Through advocacy, policy and coalition building, SIECUS advances sex education as a vehicle for social change—where all people receive sex education, are affirmed in their identities, and have power to make decisions about their own health, pleasure, and wholeness.