For 61 years, SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change has proudly served as a national leader for sex education through advocacy, policy, and coalition building. Throughout the decades, we have had the honor of working alongside many great leaders. We are excited to announce an exciting new chapter for our organization as Callie Simon (she/her) officially joins us as the Executive Director on September 2, 2025. Callie brings with her nearly two decades of experience advancing adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. She holds degrees from the University of Miami and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. #SexEd #SexEducation #SIECUS
SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change
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SIECUS advances sex education through advocacy, policy and coalition building.
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Founded in 1964, SIECUS asserts that sex education is a powerful vehicle for social change. We view sexuality as a fundamental part of being human, one worthy of dignity and respect. At SIECUS, we advocate for the rights of all people to accurate information, comprehensive sexuality education, and the full spectrum of sexual and reproductive health services.
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Thank you again to Meg Bartlett-Chase and Honest Sex Ed Minnesota for inviting me to speak on how we track and grade sex education state policies at SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change. I love being able to talk more about our report card format and how advocates on the ground in states like Minnesota can use it to better understand the opportunities for growth! I also loved learning about the great work being done right now by students, parents, activists, and lawmakers to push the needle on policies that provide quality, comprehensive, and stigma-free sexual health information to young Minnesotans. ✨ #SexEdforSocialChange
Education policy PhD with a passion for accurate, inclusive, and accessible sex education
We had such a blast with folks at our webinar on Minnesota's sex ed policy! For folks unable to join us, check out the free resources page on our website to get caught up and find new ways to get involved 💚
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So far in 2025, SIECUS has tracked more than 650 state-level bills — nearly 25% aimed at restricting or eliminating access to quality sex education. That’s a 35% increase from last year alone. We are proud to announce the release of our 2025 Mid-Year Report. See what’s happening in your state—and why it matters: https://lnkd.in/eQzdC2wq #SexEd #SexEducation #SIECUS #Advocacy #Education #Policy
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On this day 105 years ago, the 19th Amendment was officially certified and adopted — prohibiting states from denying the right to vote based on a person’s sex. However, it was decades before many Black, Indigenous and other women of color gained equal access to the ballot. If you learned about the women’s suffrage movement in history class, you’re likely familiar with figures like Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, famous White women who led the movement in the late 19th century. Perhaps you’ve also heard about Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and Ida B. Wells, Black women who championed suffrage for all. But there are others who rarely make it into history textbooks: Indigenous, Asian and Hispanic women were also part of their country’s struggle for equality. Here are some of the lesser-known key figures of the women’s suffrage movement: 🟣 Mabel Ping-Hua Lee famously led a suffrage parade on horseback as a 16-year-old and, in 1912, the New York Times called her “the symbol of the new era, when all women will be free and unhampered.” Still, when the 19th Amendment passed, Lee was barred from the ballot due to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, which prevented Chinese immigrants from attaining citizenship and voting. 🟣 Zitkála-Šá was born on the Yankton Indian Reservation in South Dakota. At the age of 8, she was recruited by missionaries from the White’s Indiana Manual Labor Institute to go to a boarding school and went on to write about the trauma and terror experienced by Indigenous children who were separated from their families. In 1926, she and her husband founded the National Council of American Indians, continuing her work to gain suffrage for all Native Americans. 🟣 Adelina “Nina” Otero-Warren spearheaded the effort to ratify the 19th Amendment in New Mexico and repeatedly advocated for suffrage materials to be printed in Spanish as well as English. Starting in 1917, she led the New Mexico chapter of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage, bringing new energy to the state’s suffrage movement and ultimately leading to the state’s ratification of the 19th Amendment. ✍️: Mariel Padilla, reporter 📸: National Archives, Library Of Congress
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In 1920, women gained more than just the right to vote. They sparked the momentum to shatter an apparatus that treated them as second- or third-class citizens over the course of the century. Progress is not linear, power is not freely given. At a time when reproductive rights and access to contraception are under attack, sex education is a pillar to put the power of reproductive autonomy back into the hands of women and girls. #SexEd #SexEducation #WomensEqualityDay #ReproductiveJustice #WomenLeaders
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There's this misconception about "mood killers" when it comes to sex. Being intimate with someone without being prepared isn't a recipe for a good time. Being ready and learning about your partner(s) actually creates the best experience for everyone. Use protection, get consent, ask questions. Quality sex ed recognizes that sex is more than just the act, it's about building trust, communication, and understanding with ourselves and our partner(s). #SexEd #SexEducation #Education #HealthyRelationships #BodyPositive #SexPositive
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Strategic Leadership | Partnerships | Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights | Health Equity and Social Justice
I’m so excited to be joining SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change as Executive Director. For years, I’ve admired the organization’s work and relied on its resources to advance comprehensive sex education around the world. It’s an honor to now partner with SIECUS’ incredible staff, board, and allies to carry forward its legacy and fight for inclusive, rights-based sex education here in the U.S. #SexEd #SexEducation #SIECUS
For 61 years, SIECUS: Sex Ed for Social Change has proudly served as a national leader for sex education through advocacy, policy, and coalition building. Throughout the decades, we have had the honor of working alongside many great leaders. We are excited to announce an exciting new chapter for our organization as Callie Simon (she/her) officially joins us as the Executive Director on September 2, 2025. Callie brings with her nearly two decades of experience advancing adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights. She holds degrees from the University of Miami and Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health. #SexEd #SexEducation #SIECUS
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⏱️IN FOUR WEEKS FROM TODAY, our friends at AMAZE will be hosting SexEdCon 2025 🎊 SexEdCon is set to be a powerful virtual event for educators, youth-serving adults, parents, healthcare professionals, and advocates! If you've seen Netflix's #Adolescence, you may have a clue into this year's theme🔎 (SPOILERS it's combatting the Manosphere and recognizing how harmful attitudes about masculinity, relationships, and sexuality target young boys, men, and others. Register now and secure your spot 🎟️ https://lnkd.in/eFvtpWbG #SexEd #SexEducation #Education #Parenting #YoungPeople
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In 2022, the South accounted for 52% of all new HIV diagnoses, and in 2024, the South had the lowest PrEP-to-Need Ratio. Among Southerners, these disparities are especially high among Black and Hispanic communities. From sex education to economic security, HIV prevention is a policy choice. It is unacceptable that while our most vulnerable communities are reeling, barriers to access and systemic underinvestment persist. Visit our If/Then Series: HIV/AIDS in partnership with AIDSUnited https://lnkd.in/erJ4BH7t #SexEd #SexEducation #SHAAD #HIV #HIVPrevention #SexualHealth
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For #SouthernHIVAIDSAwarenessDay, our communiTEA members are lifting up what makes the South beautiful, powerful, and resilient. 💜 #HIV #HIVAIDS #AIDS #reprojustice #Feminism