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American Social Health Association
Helps to improve community conditions and points out the need for sex education. -
World War I
Forced large numbers of people to come into contact with other societies, which led to further questioning of traditional mores. Family roles were questioned as well. -
White House Conference on Child Welfare
Stated the problem of sex instruction becomes more properly a task of the schools. -
Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood is the largest provider of reproductive health services in the United States, which include contraceptives and abortions, among other services. -
Kinsey Reports
In 1948 and 1953 two books on human sexual behavior were published, "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" and "Sexual Behavior in the Human Female". The publications astounded the general public and were immediately controversial and sensational. The findings caused shock and outrage, both because they challenged conventional beliefs about sexuality and because they discussed subjects that had previously been taboo -
Playboy
First American magazine to publish written and visual images about sexuality -
Sex Education Series
The Joint Committee on Health Problems in Education on the National Education Association and the American Medicial Association published a series of five pamphlets on sex education -
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Purpose is to promote education about and for sexuality -
Masters and Johnson
Pioneered research into the nature of human sexual response -
AASECT
TheAmerican Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT) is a not-for-profit, interdisciplinary professional organization. In addition to sexuality educators, sexuality counselors and sex therapists, AASECT members include physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, allied health professionals, clergy members, lawyers, sociologists, marriage and family counselors and therapists, family planning specialists and researchers, as well as students in relevant professi -
Roe vs. Wade
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AIDS
San Francisco resident Ken Horne is the first AIDS case in the United States to be recognized -
Abortion
Abortion hits an all time high. 1.6 million abortions in 1990 -
Sex Education
Sex education is by law a governmental duty -
CBAE
Congress created the Special Projects of Regional and National
Significance Community-Based Abstinence Education Program. Which allows govenrment funding for abstinence education. -
Teen Pregnancy
Teenage pregnancy hits an all time high. -
State Policies Brief
19 States and the District of Columbia require schools to provide sex education -
Same-Sex Marriage
Governor Andrew Cuomo from the U.S. state of New York signs a same-sex marriage bill into law.
