Ohio Republicans Want To Ban Sex Ed Classes From Talking About ‘Gateway Sexual Activity’

[mickeym]

During a debate over Ohio’s budget on Tuesday afternoon, Republicans in the House tacked on an amendment that would prohibit health classes in public schools from including any instruction on “gateway sexual activity,” which encompasses all sexual contact. The budget bill relies on the same definition of “sexual contact” that also appears in the

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[maynardsong]

Good lord. Sitting together at lunch is arguably a "gateway activity". GOP want to ban that too? Forbid dating at all until age 25 and then only with a chaperon?

[mickeym]

Tennessee tried to ban hand-holding as a "gateway activity". Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed. Or something.

(I LOVE your icon. That's like, one of my favorite moments in that movie *g*)

[nikoel]

Interesting. Tennessee, the state that currently holds the title for 'Most Islamaphobic' would like to enact the same morality policies as most countries in the Middle East. Very curious.

[kittenmommy]

I suspect that the irony would be lost on them.

[nextdrinksonme]

Really, now. When will people realize that not talking about sexual activities with teens isn't going to make them want to do it less. It's just going to make them less informed which leads to bad decisions

[jenny_jenkins]

"Gateway sex"????????

What's that? Like...stuff that might lead to normal human contact between people??

[lovedforaday]

this is ridiculous. but unfortunately this crap is par for the course for Republican dominated statehouses.

[jeunelis]

jobs, jobs, jobs.....

that's what they campaigned on. I see no jobs. Only a ridiculous fascination with reproductive systems

[kittenmommy]

This, so much!