The district said it’s because of certain “inappropriate” games used by JASMYN, the Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network.
Internal emails that Action News Jax obtained from DCPS show that JASMYN had reached out to the district about what it described as a “right-wing” website that first brought attention to its games.
The website’s posts stem from JASMYN’s social posts for a JASMYN-sponsored event that had a card game featuring illustrations of men’s genitals. JASMYN leaders insist the game is only played with adults and that they’ve never used the game around young people. Watson said JASMYN destigmatizes HIV prevention by helping young men feel good about their bodies and honest about who they are.“A big part of our work is HIV testing and also helping young people just know how to stay safe from HIV, sex education is part of that, condom education is a part of that. That work is primarily adult-facing,” Watson said. “What was misconstrued was that we make it look like we’re doing an activity for young adults with 13-year-olds and that is simply not true.
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