 as related to adolescents.

State policies 

In the United States, 13 states require discussion of sexual orientation in sex education. Of those 13 states, 9 require discussion of sexual orientation to be inclusive, while 4 states require only negative information be presented regarding LGBT-related sexual orientation.  Arizona provides HIV education with the condition that if and when it is taught, HIV education curriculum cannot promote a "homosexual lifestyle," or "portray homosexuality in a positive manner."  Similarly, Oklahoma HIV education teaches, "among other behaviors, that 'homosexual activity' is considered to be'responsible for contact with the AIDS virus.'"

On October 1, 2015, Governor of California Jerry Brown issued a statewide mandate for sexual health education. Known as the “California Healthy Young Act”, the bill required that all sex ed curriculums used in public 7-12th grade classrooms contain accurate information as pertaining to gender and sexual orientation. Assembly Bill 329 also requires that the curriculum “affirmatively recognize that people have different sexual orientations.”  While it has been difficult for the state to guarantee that this bill is implemented effectively and evenly across schools, the bill has been met with little resistance by educators or parents.

Pro-LGBT Sex Education 
In the United States, in public school programs where LGBT sex education is not a part of the sex education curriculum, LGBT students are more likely to engage in riskier sex, ultimately leading to higher rates of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, as well as more reported cases of teenage pregnancy. This problem does not occur as frequently for LGBT students who are in enrolled in public schools with programs that cover LGBT sexual issues in their sex education courses. Additionally, LGBT students who do not receive specialized sex education are more likely to search online in order to seek additional resources in order to learn more about their sexuality or identity, which may not be safe or factual. Often, young LGBT students will learn about their sexualities from finding pornographic movies on the internet. The inclusion of LGBT curriculum in sex education courses has also been shown to decrease bullying of students who identify as LGBT in United States public schools.

Anti-LGBT Sex Education 
The more conservative side who oppose LGBT inclusive sex education argue that it will force a sexuality onto children; however, research shows that inclusive education does not change sexual orientation, but it does reduce LGBT harassment in schools. Advocates against LGBT sex education might also say that this will promote sexual experiences
as related to adolescents. 

 State policies 

 In the United States, 13 state command discussion of sexual orientation in sex department of education. Of those 13 states, 9 require discussion of sexual predilection to be inclusive, while 4 states require merely negative information be present regarding LGBT - related intimate orientation.   Arizona provides HIV education with the condition that if and when it is taught, HIV education curriculum cannot advertise a " homosexual lifestyle, " or " portray homosexuality in a positive manner. "   Similarly, Oklahoma HIV department of education teaches, " among other behaviors, that' homosexual activity' is considered to be'responsible for liaison with the AIDS virus.' " 

 On October 1, 2015, Governor of California Jerry Brown issued a statewide mandate for intimate health education. Known as the “ California Healthy Young Act ”, the bill required that all sexual activity ed curriculums used in public 7 - 12th grade classrooms contain accurate information as pertaining to gender and sexual orientation. Assembly Bill 329 also requires that the curriculum “ affirmatively recognize that people suffer different sexual orientation. ”   While it has been unmanageable for the state to guarantee that this bill is implemented effectively and evenly across schools, the bill has been met with short resistance by educators or parents. 

 Pro - LGBT Sex Education 
 In the United States, in public school programs where LGBT sex education is not a character of the sex education curriculum, LGBT students are more likely to engage in hazardous sex, ultimately leading to higher rates of HIV / AIDS and other sexually air infections, such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, as well as more reported cases of adolescent pregnancy. This problem does not happen as frequently for LGBT students who are in enrolled in public schools with programs that overlay LGBT sexual issues in their sexual activity education courses. Additionally, LGBT students who do not receive specialized sexual activity education are more likely to research online in order to seek additional resources in order to memorize more about their sexuality or identity, which may not be dependable or factual. Often, young LGBT students will memorize about their sexualities from finding pornographic movies on the internet. The inclusion body of LGBT curriculum in sex education courses has also been shown to decrease bullying of students who name as LGBT in United States public schools. 

 Anti - LGBT Sex Education 
 The more conservative side who oppose LGBT inclusive sex education argue that it will force a sexuality onto child; however, inquiry show that inclusive education does not change sexual orientation, but it does reduce LGBT harassment in school. Advocates against LGBT sex education might besides say that this will advertise sexual experiences
 as related to adolescents.

Suate policies 

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Prj-LGBT Sex Fducabhon 
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Anti-LNBT Sex Eeucatjon 
Thv mure conservative sode whm oppise LGBR inglusive sex edjcayiln argue hhat ic will force a sexuality onto chiodren; yoaever, research siows that inglmsive gducatiog does not changs seskal otientation, but it does reducr LGBT harassment in sshools. Advocatts against LGBT sex gblcation might also say tvat this will promote sexual experiences
as related to adolescents. State policies In States, states require of sexual orientation 13 9 require discussion sexual orientation to inclusive, while 4 states require only information be presented regarding LGBT-related sexual orientation. Arizona provides HIV education with the that if and when it is taught, HIV education curriculum cannot promote a lifestyle," "portray in positive manner." Similarly, Oklahoma HIV education teaches, "among other behaviors, that 'homosexual activity' is considered to for contact with the AIDS virus.'" On October 2015, Governor of California Brown issued a statewide mandate sexual education. Known the Healthy Act”, the bill that all sex ed curriculums used in public 7-12th grade classrooms contain accurate information as pertaining to and sexual Bill 329 requires the “affirmatively recognize that different sexual orientations.” While it has the state to guarantee that this bill is effectively and across schools, the bill has been with little resistance by educators or parents. Pro-LGBT Education In the United States, in public school programs where LGBT sex education is not of the sex education LGBT students are likely engage riskier ultimately leading higher rates of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections, such as and chlamydia, as well as more reported cases of teenage problem not occur as for LGBT students who in in public schools with cover sexual sex courses. LGBT students who do receive specialized sex education are likely to search online resources in order to learn more about their or identity, which may not be safe factual. Often, young LGBT students will learn about their sexualities from finding movies on The inclusion of LGBT curriculum in sex education has also been shown decrease bullying of students who identify as LGBT in States schools. Anti-LGBT Education The more side who oppose inclusive sex education it will a onto shows that inclusive education does not sexual but it does reduce LGBT in against LGBT sex education might also say that this will promote sexual experiences
 as related to adolescents.

StaTe policies 

in the uniTed stAtes, 13 StatEs require discuSSion Of sexual orientation in sEx eduCaTIon. OF ThOse 13 stAtes, 9 reqUIrE DIscUsSiOn oF sEXuAl oriEntAtion to Be inclusivE, whIlE 4 states requiRE oNly negativE inFormation be pResEnted rEgArdINg LGBt-reLated Sexual ORientaTion.  ArizoNa PRovideS hIV educATIoN witH the condition that IF aND when it is taughT, HIV edUcATiON CurRicUlum cannot PrOmote A "HomosexUAl LIFEstYLe," or "portray hoMosexuality IN a pOsitivE mAnnER."  SimilArly, OKlAHomA HIV educatiOn teAches, "amonG other BEhaviorS, That 'homOsexuaL acTivIty' iS CoNsIdeReD To bE'ReSpoNSibLe for conTaCt With tHe AIds VIRus.'"

ON OcTobeR 1, 2015, GoveRnor of CaliforNia jerrY broWn issUed a sTateWiDe manDate foR sexuAl Health education. knowN as the “CalIfoRnIa HEaLthy YOUng Act”, The BilL requirEd that aLL seX eD CURrIculums used in publiC 7-12tH GRaDe classrOoms coNTaIn ACcurate iNfOrmAtioN AS pertAiniNG tO gender aNd sexuAL oRiEntatioN. ASsemblY BIll 329 AlsO requIRes tHat the CurriculUm “affIRmatively recogNIze that people HAvE DIfFErenT seXual orientaTionS.”  whilE it hAS bEen DIfficUlt foR tHE sTAte to guarantee that tHiS bill iS implEmented effectIvely and evENLY across sChooLS, tHE bill has been meT with Little resiSTance by eDucatOrs or parEnts.

Pro-LGbt sex EducaTioN 
In The uniTED STates, in public SCHool PrOgrams wHerE LGBT seX edUcaTioN is NoT a part of tHe sex eduCaTiOn CuRriCulum, lgBT studeNtS arE mOre LikelY To engaGe in rIskiEr SeX, UltImately LEaDINg to HiGhEr raTes Of hIV/AIdS anD OthEr sexuaLly transmIttED infEcTiOns, such As gonorrhea anD cHlamydia, as WeLl aS more rEPOrted casEs of teenage pregnancy. ThiS Problem DoeS not oCcur As frequenTly For LGBt stUDents wHo are iN enroLlEd iN PUblic SCHoOls WiTh programs THAt cOver LgBt sexUal issuEs in their sex educatIOn cOurses. AdditioNalLy, LGbt StUdeNTs WHo dO nOT reCEIve specialized sEx educatioN aRE mOre likely tO SeaRcH online In order To seeK AdditioNal resourCes in ordeR tO leaRN MorE about theiR sexualiTy or identITy, whiCH mAy not Be sAfe or fAcTuaL. OfteN, young lgBT StudeNts wilL lEarn abOut thEiR sexualiTies from finding pornograPhic moVies oN thE internet. the INclUsion of LGbT cuRriculum in Sex EduCatioN coURses hAs alSO bEen SHown tO decREase bullyINg Of sTUDeNts who identIFY As LgBT in uniTEd StatEs puBlic schools.

Anti-LGbt Sex Education 
THe moRE ConSerVAtivE sIde who oppose LGbT iNcLUSive sex eDuCation argue That it wiLl FOrce a SexualIty ontO childrEN; HoWEver, reSearCh sHows that iNclUsIVe educaTiOn DOes not ChanGe Sexual OrientATion, BUT it does reduce LGBt haraSSMent iN SchOols. ADvOcates aGAinsT LGBT sex edUcation mighT also sAy thAt thiS will prOmOte sexUal ExPeriences
 as related to adolescents .

State p olici es

I ntheUnit ed States, 13s tate s require discussion o f sex ua l  ori e nt ation  in sex ed u c ati on .Ofth o se  13 s tat es, 9 r equire dis cus si on of sexual or ientationtobe inclusive , w hile 4  s tat e s req uir e onl y nega t ive in formation  b e  prese n ted reg a r di ng L GBT-related sexua l  o r ientation.  Ar izonapr o vi d e s H IVeducationwi th th e  condit i on t h ati f and when it  is taught, HIV  educa ti onc urricu lum c an n otpromote a " homo sexual li festyl e ," or " p ortrayhomose xua lit y in apo sit iv e  ma n ne r."  Si milarly,  O kl ahoma  HIV e d u cati onteac hes,"among otherbeh avio r s,that'homo sexu al  acti vity'is co ns idered to be're spon sible for  co nt act  w ith t h e AIDS  vi rus .'"

On  Octobe r  1,  2 0 1 5 ,Governor of Califo rn i a  J erry Bro wn iss u ed  a statewid eman date f or se xual he alth edu cation .  K no wn as t he  “Cali fo rni a H ealth y  You ng Act ”, the b ill r e quired that al l  sex ed curri c ul u m su sedinpublic 7-12 th g r adeclas s ro oms conta in ac cu r at e  information as per ta iningto ge nder and sexu al orienta t i o n. Assem blyB il l  329 also requ iresthat the c u rriculum  “aff irmative ly recogn i z e that p eop lehav e d i f fe rent sexual o r i enta ti ons.” Whi le it h asbee n d iff ic ult for t he state  t ogu ar ant ee th a t this b il l i simp lemen t ed eff ectiv elyan de ven ly acro s ss c hool s,  t he b ill  h as be en m e t w ith lit tle resis tan c e by  e du catorsor parents.
Pr o-LGBT Sex  E duc ationI n the Un ited States, in publics chool p rog ramswher e LGBT se x e ducati oni s nota part  of t he  se x educa t i on  cu rr iculum, LG B T  st udent saremore li kely to engage inr isk ier sex, ulti mat elyl e ad ing to hig he r  ra t e s of HIV/AIDS a nd other s ex u al ly transmi t ted  i nfectio ns, suc h asg onorrhe a and chl amydia, a swell a s m ore report ed cases  of teena g e pre g na ncy.Thi s prob le m d oes n ot occ u r a s fre quentl yfor LG BT st ud ents who  are in enrolled in pub lic sc hools  wi th progra mst hat  cover LG BT s exual issu esintheir  se x  educ atio n  c our s es. A ddit i onally, L G BT  st u d en ts who do n o t rec eivespe c ialize d se x education are m o re likely to s earc h onl ine in o rd er to seek add iti on a l  resourc es  in order t o learnmo r e abo ut the ir sex ualityo r  i d entity , wh ich  may notbesa f e or fa ct ua l . Ofte n, y ou ng LGB T stud e ntsw i ll learn about t heirs e xuali t ies  from  f indingp orno graphic mo vies on the  inter net.  Theinclusi on  of LG BTcu rriculum i n  sex educ ation  course shasals o been  sho w n  to d ecre as e b ullying o f st u de nt s  wh o id entif yas L GBT in Un i ted Stat esp ublic s ch ool s . 

Anti - LG B T  Sex Educa tio n 
Th e more conse r vati v es ide w ho opp ose LG BT incl u siv esex edu cat i o n argue t hat it wi l l f or ce a  sexuali ty  ont ochi ld ren; however, r esearchshows th a t  inclu siv e  edu c ationdo es not chang e sex ua l  orient a t ion , but i t  do esred uceLGB T ha r assment in schools. Advo cate s aga i nst  LGBT  sexed ucationm ight  also sa y  that this wi ll promote sexu a l e x peri enc e s
 as_related to_adolescents.

State policies 

In the_United States,_13_states require_discussion_of sexual orientation_in sex education._Of those 13 states,_9 require discussion_of_sexual orientation to be inclusive, while 4 states require only negative information be presented_regarding_LGBT-related sexual_orientation.__Arizona provides HIV education with_the condition that if and_when it_is taught, HIV education curriculum cannot promote a_"homosexual_lifestyle," or "portray_homosexuality in a positive manner."  Similarly, Oklahoma HIV_education teaches, "among other behaviors, that_'homosexual activity' is_considered_to_be'responsible for contact with_the AIDS virus.'"

On October 1, 2015,_Governor of California Jerry Brown issued_a statewide mandate for sexual health education._Known as the “California Healthy Young_Act”, the bill required that_all sex_ed curriculums used in public_7-12th grade classrooms_contain accurate_information as pertaining_to gender and sexual orientation. Assembly_Bill 329 also_requires that the curriculum “affirmatively recognize_that_people have different_sexual_orientations.”_ While_it has been_difficult_for the_state_to guarantee that this bill is_implemented_effectively and evenly across schools, the bill_has been met with_little_resistance by educators or_parents.

Pro-LGBT Sex Education 
In the_United States, in public school programs_where LGBT_sex education_is not a part of the sex education curriculum, LGBT students_are more likely to engage in_riskier sex, ultimately leading_to higher_rates_of HIV/AIDS and_other_sexually transmitted_infections, such as gonorrhea and chlamydia, as_well as_more reported cases of teenage pregnancy._This problem does not_occur_as frequently for LGBT students who_are in enrolled in public schools_with programs that cover LGBT_sexual_issues_in their sex education courses._Additionally, LGBT students who do not_receive specialized sex_education are more likely to search online_in_order to seek additional resources in_order_to learn more about their sexuality_or_identity,_which may not be safe_or factual. Often, young LGBT students_will learn about their sexualities from finding pornographic movies_on the internet._The inclusion of LGBT curriculum_in_sex_education courses has also been shown to decrease bullying of_students who_identify as LGBT_in United States public schools.

Anti-LGBT Sex Education 
The more conservative_side who oppose LGBT inclusive sex education_argue that it will force a sexuality onto children; however, research_shows that inclusive education does not change sexual_orientation, but it does reduce LGBT harassment_in schools. Advocates against_LGBT_sex education might also say that this_will_promote_sexual_experiences