“Don’t Say Gay” bills don’t protect children—they play into the hands of child abusers, while also putting school districts in violation of Title IX. Denying a school district’s right to define a curriculum based on evidence-based research plays directly into the hands of predators who want, very much, naïve and disempowered children to prey upon.
Author: Sarah Rainey-Smithback
Sarah Rainey-Smithback, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Bowling Green State University with over 20 years of community-based sex education experience. Her work focuses on sexual identity and marginalization. Visit her website here.