# A systematic mapping of SGM-inclusive sexual education laws and policies

> **NIH NIH R01** · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · 2020 · $97,146

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMAY / ABSTRACT
This application is being submitted in response to NOT-OD-20-032. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) youth
13–17 years of age are disproportionately affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually
transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States (US). Increasing HIV/STI testing and pre-exposure
prophylaxis (PrEP) use are key components of the US national strategy to decrease HIV/STI rates among
adolescents. Despite this, few SGM adolescents have received HIV/STI testing or PrEP. The parent grant for
this supplement (“Minor consent laws and HIV prevention among adolescents in the United States”;
R01MH119892) seeks to understand the role that minor consent laws play in the uptake of HIV/STI testing and
PrEP among diverse groups of US adolescents. For this supplement, we propose to build an essential dataset
for research assessing how SGM-inclusive sexual education laws and policies in the US affect HIV/STI
prevention among SGM youth. Specifically, capitalizing on the legal team and public health law methodology
already established in AIM 1 of the parent grant (R01MH119892, PI: Nelson), we will assess longitudinal
changes in the SGM-inclusivity of sexual education laws and policies from 2000-present and create the first-
ever longitudinal dataset specifying and quantifying changes in these laws over time and by state. We will use
this dataset as a source of robust control variables for the AIM 2 and 3 analyses proposed in the parent grant
(R01MH119892) and make the dataset publicly available for other legal, policy, and public health practitioners
and researchers to use. This information will strengthen the validity of the analyses proposed in AIMS 2 and 3
of the parent grant (R01MH119892) and lay the groundwork for future research on policies and practices
meant to promote the sexual health and reduce the incidence of HIV/STIs among SGM adolescents.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10091643
- **Project number:** 3R01MH119892-01A1S1
- **Recipient organization:** BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS
- **Principal Investigator:** Kimberly M Nelson
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $97,146
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2019-12-25 → 2020-10-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10091643

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10091643, A systematic mapping of SGM-inclusive sexual education laws and policies (3R01MH119892-01A1S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-14 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10091643. Licensed CC0.

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