
Just kidding! Got your attention though, didn't I? It turns out that this very high number is the percentage of Americans who
support comprehensive sex education. Although this is exactly what Babeland does, they're talking specifically here about sex ed in schools.As you're probably aware, the Bush administration has spent the last 6 years restricting sex ed in any way it can, starting with giving over 100 million dollars to abstinence only programs which teach, among other things, that condoms don't work, women are always the more emotional one, and homosexuality is wrong. If you haven't read the full 8 point definition, I'd suggest doing that
here. Some of these abstinence-only programs are horrifying.
Read them out loud to your friends - you'll laugh, you'll cry....What's more, the government just announced that they're expanding this 8 point definition to pertain not just to people up to 18 years old but for anyone up to 29 who isn't married yet. That's right. You're 28 and marriage is the only acceptable standard in which to be sexually active. (Ninety percent of people have been sexually active by the time they hit 29). How does that sound?It really doesn't make sense to me that the government is supporting a policy that only 19.6% of the country even possibly believes in. With rising STI rates and a steady teen pregnancy rate, now is not the time to neglect healthy sex ed. That's why I'm proud to be doing my part - teaching people about their bodies, pleasuring themselves and their partners and of course, sex toys. One of my favorite parts about Babeland are our
how-to articles. Of course, if you live near a
store you can come in and ask your questions there, but if you don't, the how-tos are a great place to go for quality sex ed. Come on, come learn what your government doesn't want you to learn.For more information on abstinence only sex ed and the fight against it, check out the
National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education.