That the House of Representatives—
supports the goals and ideals of Sex Ed For All Month;
calls on all public and elected officials to advocate for and invest in comprehensive sex education legislation;
encourages State and local governments, including their public health agencies, education agencies, schools, and media organizations to recognize and support Sex Ed For All Month;
commends the work of community and faith-based organizations, State education agencies, local education agencies, and health centers that are providing comprehensive sex education to young people;
prioritizes sex education programs that are more comprehensive in approach, that are evidence-informed, cover a broad range of topics, including medically accurate and complete information that is age and developmentally appropriate about all the aspects of sex, sexual health, and sexuality, are gender and gender identity-sensitive, promote educational achievement, critical thinking, decisionmaking, self-esteem, and self-efficacy, are culturally and linguistically appropriate, reflecting the diverse circumstances and realities of young people, and foster leadership skills and community engagement;
discourages health education programs that withhold health-promoting or life-saving information about sexuality-related topics, including HIV, are medically inaccurate, promote gender or racial stereotypes, are insensitive and unresponsive to the needs of sexually active young people, survivors of sexual violence, youth with varying gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations, or are inconsistent with the ethical imperatives of medicine and public health;
recommends implementation of comprehensive sex education in schools and continued professional development for educators and administrative staff that work with young people; and
calls for all youth-serving professionals, educators, and decisionmakers who impact the lives of youth to take action to ensure access to comprehensive sex education for all young people.