The Democratic online fundraising platform ActBlue manages donations for an organization that hosts virtual summer camps where children are taught how to masturbate and have sex while using illicit drugs.
The organization, Kentucky-based Sexy Sex Ed, attracted controversy Tuesday after several high-profile conservative Twitter accounts highlighted aspects of a virtual summer camp the group hosted last year that included programs teaching attendees how to masturbate and providing guidance on engaging in sexual activity while using drugs.
The group’s website directs prospective donors to an ActBlue page that describes Sexy Sex Ed as “a workshop series that compels teenagers and people of all ages to openly discuss personal and political consent, sexual safety, and anatomy.”
“Using visual & performance art, open dialogue, and popular education methods, Sexy Sex Ed fills a vital gap in reproductive education as a creative, cultural healing solution in rural Appalachia,” the description says.
According to its website, ActBlue claims no affiliation with the various campaigns it hosts, which range from nonprofit organizations to political campaigns. The organization claims it “operate[s] as a conduit” and says its “tools make it possible for anyone to build a grassroots campaign or movement and give donors an easy and secure way to support their favorite candidates and causes.”
ActBlue did not respond to a request for comment.
Sexy Sex Ed first attracted attention Tuesday after the Manhattan Institute’s Christopher Rufo and the account LibsOfTikTok highlighted aspects of the workshop, including a virtual summer camp hosted in 2021.
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After the tweets went viral, the group’s website was scrubbed of information identifying the leaders and founders of the group.
Sex education for children, long a politically charged subject, has garnered renewed attention in recent weeks as lawmakers in Florida passed a bill banning classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity before fourth grade.
The bill, which passed the state Legislature Tuesday, now awaits the signature of state Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has indicated he will sign the measure into law.
