UNITED STATES OF SEX(ed)
—The Talk Can Depend on Your Address—
Gen Z grew up amid a public reckoning with sexual harm, yet harm stays normalized, and the systems meant to protect and educate keep falling short.
The culture we inherit isn't just talked into being. It's written into law.
What you learn about sex, whether consent is taught, and what support exists after harm can change completely across a state line.
No legal requirement to cover consent in sex education
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Trevor Project Resource Center: Educational guides on sexual orientation, gender identity, pronouns, LGBTQ+ relationships, and supporting queer and trans youth.
The Coming Out Handbook: Guidance for young people exploring identity and deciding whether, when, and how to come out.
Trevor Project — LGBTQ+ Youth Resources : Additional resources for LGBTQ+ youth and their families.
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Educational guides for middle school, high school, and college.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uewU2YT_nEkZ4fi_BN1p2TYvs4Q9weaA?usp=sharing
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Pleasure Activsum 101: What is pleasure activism? Pleasure activism as the effort to reclaim our whole and most joyful selves in the face of oppression. https://www.gardenofideas.net/paths-collection/pleasure-activism-book
Principles of Pleasure: https://www.gardenofideas.net/paths-collection/pleasure-activism-principles
On Cancel Culture: https://www.gardenofideas.net/paths-collection/on-cancel-culture-accountability-and-transformative-justice
“We are not pioneers in this work, this movement is very long, and the reason why it is long, is because it is not about sex, it is about power.”