The controversy surrounds the CDC's long-running Youth Risk Behavior Survey.
Conservative backlash against these questions, specifically, and this survey in general, is not new either. In 2015, conservative commentator Todd Starnes wrote what is effectivelyabout Massachusetts' inclusion of the oral sex question in 2015 as the Free Beacon did in 2023:
There are many concerns regarding the age appropriateness of the survey questions related to a number of topics including sexual health. We have reached out and shared these concerns with the Superintendent's Office, Office of Teaching and Learning and the Department of Health and Wellness. 2021 San Diego Unified Youth Risk Behavior Survey. https://cdnsm5-ss18.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_27732394/File/English-2021YRBS-Questionnaire.pdf.
2023 Wisconsin Youth Risk Behavior Survey. https://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/imce/sspw/pdf/FINAL_2023WIH_Questionnaire.pdf.
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