Resources

Tell Me the (Whole) Truth Tool Kit

Published 09/05/02

Lambda Legal
120 Wall Street, Suite 1500, New York, NY 10005
t. 212/809-8585 f. 212/809-0055
www.lambdalegal.org

  • National organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and people with HIV or AIDS
  • On-line action kit and resources for real sex education

Advocates for Youth
1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005
t. 202/347-5700 f. 202/347-2263
www.advocatesforyouth.org

  • Dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health

ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project
125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004
t. 212/549-2633
www.aclu.org

  • News monitoring legislative action on abstinence-only education programs

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333
t. 404/639-3534, 800/311-3435, National STD Hotline: 800/227-8922, National AIDS Hotline: 800/342-2437; Spanish 800/344-7432
www.cdc.gov

  • Detailed information on the transmission and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, as well as teen pregnancy
  • Guidelines for effective school health education to prevent transmission of STDs

Center for Law and Social Policy
1015 15th Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005
t. 202/906-8000 f. 202/842-2885
www.clasp.org

  • Information about problems with abstinence-only education and resources

Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
121 West 27th Street, Suite 804, New York, New York 10001-6207
t. 212/727-0135 f. 212/727-0254
www.glsen.org

  • National organization fighting to end anti-gay bias in K-12 schools
  • Resources for working with school boards on issues of concern to LGBT individuals.
  • Contact information for school districts around the country

The Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI)
120 Wall Street, 21st Floor, New York, NY 10005
t. 212/248-1111 f. 212/248-1951
www.agi-usa.org

  • Organization focused on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education

National Education Association (NEA)
1201 16th Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20036
t. 202/833-4000
www.nea.org

  • NEA position statements calling for comprehensive sex education
  • Resources for talking to children about sex

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Policy Institute
121 West 27th Street, Suite 501, New York, N.Y. 10001
t. 212/604-9830
www.ngltf.org

  • Report on welfare reform including problems with abstinence-only programs

The National Coalition to Support Sexuality Education (NCSSE)
ncsse@siecusdc.org

  • 135 national non-profit organizations committed to the mission of assuring that comprehensive sexuality education is provided for all children and youth in the U.S.

National Coalition Against Censorship
275 Seventh Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10001
t. 212/807-6222 f. 212/807-6245
www.ncac.org

  • Alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations united by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended

National Parent-Teacher Association (National PTA)
330 N. Wabash Avenue, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL 60611
t. 312/670-6782, 800/307-4PTA f. 312/670-6783
www.pta.org

  • Guides for talking to your children about sex and HIV
  • Local PTA finder

National School Board Association (NSBA)
1680 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
t. 703/838-6722 f. 703/686-5790
www.nsba.org

  • School Health Resource Database with articles, organizations, etc.
  • On-line discussion of issues, including health, STD’s, HIV and AIDS

Planned Parenthood Federation of America
810 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019
t. 212/541-7800 f. 212/245-1845
www.plannedparenthood.org

  • Resources on why abstinence-only programs are ineffective and why first amendment supporters should oppose it
  • Contact information for local Planned Parenthood centers

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
130 West 42nd Street, Suite 350, New York, NY 10036-7802
t. 212/819-9770 f. 212/819-9776
www.siecus.org

  • Suggestions for community organizing
  • Strategies to build support for HIV-prevention and sex education programs
  • An extensive listing of sex education curricula (www.siecus.org/pubs/biblio/bibs0010.html)
  • Links to additional resources

U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202
t. 800/USA-LEARN TTY: 800/437-0833 f. 202/401-0689

  • Contact information for individual schools, colleges, libraries, and state education agencies.