REAL Bill Introduced in Congress
Oh happy day!
Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) introduced the “Responsible Education About Life” (REAL) Act, which would provide equal funding for medically accurate, comprehensive sex ed. Millions upon millions are spent on abstinence-only education that is ineffective at best and is, at worst, extremely dangerous for our kids. Some of the “lessons” in abstinence-only involve having kids chew up Cheetos or gum and then asking them to switch. Apparently, sex is just like that. I wouldn’t know; I’ve never had it. I feel like that’s not exactly how it works, though.
Anyway, good job to the three members of Congress, especially Rep. Shays who will, no doubt, be hearing from the right wing… now.
I just hope this isn’t going through Barney Frank’s committee; I don’t think the REAL Act is going to sit well with his ban on cute bill titles. Oh Congress.
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