The Fight for Sex Ed
The Century-Long Battle Between Truth and Doctrine
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The Fight for Sex Ed
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The U.S. has some of the highest rates of STIs and teen pregnancies in the industrialized world. A comprehensive sex education curriculum—which teaches facts on contraception, prophylactics, consent, and STIs—has been available since the 90s. Yet the majority of states require that sex education stress abstinence, and 22 states do not require sex ed in public schools at all.
In The Fight for Sex Ed, writer, advocate, and historian Margaret Myers shows us how we got here. While the earliest calls for sex ed came from a coalition of religious leaders and doctors at the turn of the century who sought to control the prevalence of STIs, the advent of antibiotics and modern condoms meant that abstinence was no longer good public health policy. The religious right, however, continued to frame it as such, using its impressive machinery to replace scientific facts with conservative Christian values.
Because sex ed is not mandated at the federal level, these battles have played out locally throughout the decades: through rigged school boards, administrative oustings, court cases, unjust firings, scare tactics, and threats. Myers also shows how the religious right has worked to narrow the discourse around sex ed, often dictating the terms of debate almost entirely.
What we teach young people has serious ramifications for reproductive justice, LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality, and public health. Sex education lies at the intersection of these hugely important cultural forces, yet it has been largely invisible. This book illuminates its potential—and its power.
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“Journalist Myers debuts with a comprehensive and propulsive overview of the history of sex education . . . the result is not just an admiring look at generations of dedicated advocacy but a strong call for changes to how the truth is reported in America.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A comprehensive yet accessible volume that is invaluable for contextualizing the history of sex education in the United States.”
—Library Journal
“This meticulously researched book, written with passion and wit, illuminates a history that is more vital than ever before.”
—Emma Straub, author of This Time Tomorrow
“Myers has delivered an urgent, necessary, beautiful gift of a book at a moment in which we find ourselves desperate to devour it and to take its education with us into the fight for our lives and communities.”
—Hannah Matthews, author of You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula
“A must-read for educators, parents, and anyone interested in the cultural forces that shape sexual health . . . The Fight for Sex Ed reveals how far we’ve come, and yet how very far we’ve left to go.”
—Jennifer A. Vencill, PhD, ABPP, CST, and coauthor of Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships
“Margaret Myers uses careful research and crystal-clear prose to trace the endless loop of politics and denial that sex education in the United States has been stuck in for generations.”
—Chelsea Conaboy, author of Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood
“A definitive history that treads lightly while delivering a punch.”
—Stephanie Gorton, author of The Icon and the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America
“An essential read for those who care about truth, justice, and the well-being of our youth.”
—Laura Pappano, author of School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education
“Let’s talk about sex, baby! Through gripping stories and sharp analysis, Myers highlights the activists fighting for truth, autonomy, and equity.”
—Mira Ptacin, author of The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna
—Publishers Weekly
“A comprehensive yet accessible volume that is invaluable for contextualizing the history of sex education in the United States.”
—Library Journal
“This meticulously researched book, written with passion and wit, illuminates a history that is more vital than ever before.”
—Emma Straub, author of This Time Tomorrow
“Myers has delivered an urgent, necessary, beautiful gift of a book at a moment in which we find ourselves desperate to devour it and to take its education with us into the fight for our lives and communities.”
—Hannah Matthews, author of You or Someone You Love: Reflections from an Abortion Doula
“A must-read for educators, parents, and anyone interested in the cultural forces that shape sexual health . . . The Fight for Sex Ed reveals how far we’ve come, and yet how very far we’ve left to go.”
—Jennifer A. Vencill, PhD, ABPP, CST, and coauthor of Desire: An Inclusive Guide to Navigating Libido Differences in Relationships
“Margaret Myers uses careful research and crystal-clear prose to trace the endless loop of politics and denial that sex education in the United States has been stuck in for generations.”
—Chelsea Conaboy, author of Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood
“A definitive history that treads lightly while delivering a punch.”
—Stephanie Gorton, author of The Icon and the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to America
“An essential read for those who care about truth, justice, and the well-being of our youth.”
—Laura Pappano, author of School Moms: Parent Activism, Partisan Politics, and the Battle for Public Education
“Let’s talk about sex, baby! Through gripping stories and sharp analysis, Myers highlights the activists fighting for truth, autonomy, and equity.”
—Mira Ptacin, author of The In-Betweens: The Spiritualists, Mediums, and Legends of Camp Etna
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