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UN Secretary-General Launches New Initiative on Reproductive, Maternal, and Newborn Health
The United Nations (UN) has launched a new initiative on reproductive, maternal, and newborn health. UN Secretary-General Ban…
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Amid Victory in Wisconsin, Local DA Wrongly Threatens Legal Prosecution for Teaching Comprehensive Sex Education
In retaliation to the passage of the Wisconsin Healthy Youth Act in February 2010, Juneau County District Attorney…
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Arizona School District Adds Condom Instruction to Sex Education Curriculum as Legislature Seeks to Make Sex Education Less Accessible
Arizona’s Kyrene School District announced recently that it will add condom instruction to the sex education curricula for…
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Dubious Medical Association Encourages Educators to Consult Anti-LGBTQ Internet Site
The American College of Pediatricians (ACP), a conservative organization that is opposed to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and…
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Local Wisconsin DA Threatens Teachers with Arrest for Teaching Comp Sex Ed
Statement of SIECUS President and CEO, Joseph DiNorcia, Jr. April 8, 2010 In Juneau County,…
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Mississippi High School Cancels Prom to Avoid Attendance of Gay Student
Fulton, MS Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi, moved to cancel this year’s prom after…
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Latest Version of Health Care Bill Includes Money for Failed Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs
For Immediate Release Contact Patrick Malone March 18, 2010 (202) 265-2405 pmalone@siecus.org Washington, D.C. –…
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CDC Releases New Data on HIV and Syphilis Rates Among Gay Men and MSM
For Immediate Release Contact: Patrick Malone March 11, 2010 pmalone@siecus.org (202)265-2405 Highlights Need for Changes…
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California Teen Birth Rate Falls to Record Low, Officials Credit Comprehensive Sex Education as a Factor
On February 22, 2010, the California Department of Public Health announced that the state’s teen birth rate had…
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New CDC Analysis Shows Severe Disparities in HIV and Syphilis Infections among Men Who Have Sex with Men
On March 10, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its most recent data analysis…
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DC to Distribute Free Female Condoms to Combat HIV/AIDS Epidemic
The District of Columbia will soon become the first city in the United States to distribute free female…
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South Africa Approves New HIV/AIDS Plan
On March 10, 2010 the South African cabinet officially approved its new HIV/AIDS plan which will go into…
