“Comprehensive sex education” has become a lightning rod for controversy, igniting moral panic around young people learning about gender theory, sexuality, safe sex, abortion care and more. But my experience designing sex education programs has taught me that “comprehensive” sex education isn’t comprehensive enough. What’s missing is a critical approach to sexual education that examines the political, cultural and economic factors shaping sexual decisions and health.
Author: Danielle Fernandes
Danielle Fernandes is a doctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, and a public voices fellow at AcademyHealth, in partnership with The OpEd Project.