# Community Resource Spotlight: Sex-Ed To Go

- Link: https://latinxparenting.org/community-resource-spotlight-sex-ed-to-go/
- Published: 2023-05-04T01:24:00-07:00
- Author: Leslie Priscilla

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In honor of [Sex Ed For All Month](https://sexeducationcollaborative.org/sex-ed-all-month),
celebrated every year in the month of May, we’re thrilled to partner with [Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest](https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-pacific-southwest)
to share an important community resource: [Sex Ed To-Go](https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-pacific-southwest/campaigns/sex-ed-to-go).

Sex Ed To-Go (SETG) is a free, bilingual sex education platform that provides helpful
tips for parents on how to talk to their kids about sex, helps youth learn foundational
knowledge about health and relationships, and offers resources and trainings for
teachers.

Courses for youth cover a wide range of topics – from reproductive anatomy, puberty,
pregnancy prevention methods, sexually transmitted infections, consent, healthy 
relationships, and more. Courses for parents help you explore and manage your own
emotions and messages about sex, and teach you tips and tricks for effective conversations.

So much of sexual and reproductive health is rooted in autonomy and having answers
when you need them. It’s our hope that young people can grow up in a world where
they have the tools they need about sexual health so they can make the best decisions
for their health and their lives. Dismantling Chancla Culture also means addressing
the harmful cultural practices that keep us from healing, like shame and silence
around sex. 

Access to quality reproductive and sexual health information is critical for adolescents
and young adults, but particularly for Latinx youth – who too often lack basic access
to health care, and for whom conversations about sexual and reproductive health 
incite discomfort, stigma and shame in the home.

[Learn More](https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-pacific-southwest/campaigns/sex-ed-to-go)

While young people ages 15-24 represent only one-quarter of the sexually active 
population, they account for nearly half of all new sexually transmitted infections(
STIs) each year. According to [the Guttmacher Institute](https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/american-teens-sexual-and-reproductive-health),
the number of schools across the United States providing sexual health education
declined between 2000 and 2014. In 2016, only 38% of U.S. high schools provided 
comprehensive instruction on sexual health education, while a dismal 14% of U.S.
middle schools provided sexual health education. 

What’s more, as of 2017, fewer than 7% of queer students reported that their sex
education included positive representations of LGBTQ-related topics. 

It’s our hope at Latinx Parenting that parents, guardians, those who work with young
people, and young people themselves, are all equipped to communicate with one another
about sexual and reproductive health. 

Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest strives to ensure that every person –
regardless of their race, income, insurance, gender identity, sexual orientation,
abilities, or immigration status – can access expert, compassionate sexual and reproductive
health care and education without shame or judgment. Sex Ed To-Go makes this a real
possibility – in two languages, from the comfort and privacy of your home. 

For more information on Sex Ed To-Go, visit [planned.org/sexedtogo](https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-pacific-southwest/campaigns/sex-ed-to-go).
For courses completely in Spanish, click [here](https://sexedtogostudents.thinkific.com/collections/parents-caregiversSP).

Be sure to follow Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest on social media at
[@pppswhealth](https://www.instagram.com/pppswhealth/) for up-to-date information.

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