Resources for advocates and educators

From invisible to indispensable:

Resources for advocates and educators

CSE as a human right

Access to inclusive comprehensive sexuality education is an essential human right. There are international human rights mechanisms that work to ensure nations and governments don’t violate the essential rights of young people across the globe. CSE is covered under three different human rights bodies:

Learn more: Organizations including the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association(ILGA) and OutRight International are great resources for these topics

Advocate for comprehensive CSE in the U.S. by following or connecting with EducateUS.

Inclusive CSE curricula

There are many organizations that have developed inclusive CSE curricula and offer trainings for educators, including:

• Advocates for Youth – Rights, Respect, Responsibility
• Sexuality Education Resource Center
• Unitarian Universalist Association and United Church of Christ – Our Whole Lives

Bisexual and pansexual resources for youth and those serving them

• Advocates for Youth–I Think I Might Be Bisexual + Pansexual
• Association of American Medical Colleges–Supporting and Caring for our Bisexual Youth
• Bisexual Resource Center–Bi+ Youth
• Human Rights Campaign–Supporting and Caring for Bisexual Youth
• Movement Advancement Project–Invisible Majority
• Trevor Project–How to Support Bisexual Youth

Monitoring opposition and combating mis- and disinformation

These resources address opposition or misinformation about comprehensive sexuality education as well as bisexual and pansexual people and communities.

• False Pretenses: The Anti-Comprehensive Sexuality Education Agenda Weaponizing Human Rights. This report from Ipas outlines the main anti-CSE actors and how they link to each other, UN member states, and other global, regional, and national anti-rights and anti-gender trends.
• Covering LGBTQ+ health and health care: Reporting tips and story ideas–an article from The Journalist’s Resource
• Campaigns to undermine sexuality education in the public schools. This post from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) addresses the attacks on comprehensive sexuality education across the U.S.
• The Next Frontier: Comprehensive Sex Education in the Post-Roe Era. This webinar roundtable from Political Research Associates (PRA) addresses the attacks on sex education in the U.S. since the overturn of Roe v. Wade.