A sex educator in Michigan refused to be shamed. Then came the backlash.

Posted on AllSides August 25th, 2023
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Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post

Heather Alberda watched as her elected representatives on the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners sought to dismantle what remained of her life’s work.

As the sex educator for the county’s health department, Alberda, 46, developed programs to lower teen pregnancy and curb the spread of sexually transmitted infections. She spoke about sex and sexuality with a directness that was rare in her conservative county and sometimes got her into trouble.

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