Legislation signed by California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) mandates instruction in not only HIV prevention but also instruction and materials relating to what Equality California – a group that advocates for homosexual, lesbian, and other sexual orientations – calls “age-appropriate, medically accurate, LGBT-inclusive education.”
Sponsored by Equality California, Forward Together, Planned Parenthood, California Latinas for Reproductive Justice, and the ACLU, the bill updates statutory language so that California schoolchildren will receive, according to Equality California, “instruction that is more up-to-date, comprehensive and inclusive of LGBT people and their families.” As of January 1, 2016, all public schools in California will be compelled to offer the sexual curriculum.
"LGBT people and our families have been absent for too long from sex-ed materials available to students, leaving our youth feeling invisible and stigmatized" said Rick Zbur of Equality California. "Age-appropriate, medically accurate, LGBT-inclusive education improves school climate overall and creates a safer environment for LGBT students." The bill’s author, California Assembly member Shirley Weber said “Our schools are a critical environment for providing young people with the knowledge and skills that they will need to protect their sexual health.” She added, “This is about empowering all young men and women - whatever their orientation or gender - to make the healthiest decisions possible.”
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