The Importance of Masturbation

In the 1920s, when James Burt was a little kid, sex ed grew increasingly common. The US Department of Education started publishing materials to train teachers during this period. Most of these early classes focused entirely on warning children against masturbation and scaring them with exaggerated stories of the dangers of STDs. In 1933, when Mexico's socialist government proposed compulsory sex ed for public schools, Mexico City erupted into riots.