What Is HRC Doing?
HRC works in coalition with other organizations working to stop the spread of HIV, such as AIDS Alliance for Children, Youth and Families; Advocates for Youth; the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League; and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States. HRC works to educate policymakers on the dangers of abstinence-only programs on LGBT youth and supports efforts to increase the availability of comprehensive sexuality education, which includes abstinence but also other methods of reducing risk. In February 2002, HRC joined 77 other groups in sending a letter to President Bush urging him to reconsider his decision to request huge increases in funding for abstinence-only programs in his budget. HRC has also endorsed and encouraged members of Congress to support the Responsible Education About Life Act. This legislation would provide $100 million to states to support sexuality education that includes medically accurate messages about both abstinenc
