FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 13th, 2025

Contact: Michelle Slaybaugh

mslaybaugh@siecus.org

WASHINGTON, DC., February 13th, 2025 – SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change was featured in an article in the The Austin Chronicle titled Texas GOP Gets Creative in Crusade Against Sex Education. Senior Staff Writer Austin Sanders spoke with State Policy Action Manager Miranda Estes (She/Her). 

Texas Republicans in both chambers introduced a slew of “nearly identical bills” House Bill 267, HB 947, HB 995, HB 1434, HB 2030, Senate Bill 89, SB 242, and SB 412 removing the affirmative defense exception separating sex education materials from “harmful material to minors”.

In response, Miranda stated, “If a teacher isn’t sure if the materials they want to show would run afoul of the law, they may just outright avoid the material,” Estes said. “Whether or not the bill becomes law, it is still deeply concerning.”

Read the full article here.

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SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change has served as a leading national voice for sex education since 1964, asserting that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one worthy of dignity and respect. Through advocacy, policy and coalition building, SIECUS advances sex education as a vehicle for social change—where all people receive sex education, are affirmed in their identities, and have power to make decisions about their own health, pleasure, and wholeness.