Whereas Sex Ed For All Month is a nationwide observance that calls on people to take action to invest so as to ensure all young people have access to inclusive and honest sex education; Whereas young people face vast systemic inequities and structural barriers to ensuring their lifelong health; Whereas racial disparities persist in young people’s sexual health, highlighting ongoing social inequities in access to sex education as well as sexual health services; Whereas access to quality information and education about young people’s sexual health is a critical step toward addressing disparities caused by structural barriers; Whereas, despite historic declines, the United States has the highest rate of unintended teen pregnancy among comparable countries and limited resources available for young parents; Whereas young people aged 15 through 25 contract half of the 19 million sexually transmitted infections each year, despite making up only a quarter of the sexually active population; Whereas young people under the age of 25 accounted for 1 in 5 new HIV transmissions; Whereas three-quarters of LGBT students report harassment, 56 percent report feeling unsafe, and nearly a third skipped at least one day of school in the month prior to reporting due to concerns for their safety; Whereas approximately 1 in 3 young women in the United States experiences physical, emotional, or verbal abuse from a dating partner; Whereas sex education that includes information beyond abstinence has been found to delay sexual intercourse, increase condom or contraceptive use, reduce the number of partners among young people, and decrease physical aggression with intimate partners; Whereas young people who received sex education are 50 percent less likely to experience an unintended pregnancy, 31 percent less likely to contract a sexually transmitted infection, and more likely to delay sexual activity and use contraception upon becoming sexually active