Ideologies and Strategies

In my previous post, I quoted from a ThinkProgress blog post on a bill introduced in the Ohio legislature that would have defined comprehensive sex education as a “gateway sexual activity.” The bill was ultimately withdrawn after its proponents were forced by public ridicule to recognize that it was no longer passable. But as the…

Love as a Drug (or Why My Eating a Doughnut May Make Your Child More Sexually Active)

The following item recently appeared on the Think Progress blog: “Ohio lawmakers failed to advance an amendment to the state budget that would have prohibited sex ed classes from including any instruction of “gateway sexual activity” under penalty of a potential $5,000 fine. News of the provision sparked outrage earlier this week, particularly since banning any health materials that…