Fenty ‘abstinence’ proclamation criticized

[LostInTime]

Postponing sex until marriage not an option for gays: activists

In a proclamation declaring March 10-17 Abstinence Awareness Week in the District of Columbia, Fenty said the aim of the campaign was to "increase awareness that abstinence from sex outside of marriage is a desirable choice for individuals to make."

A coalition of religious, community and abstinence advocacy groups asked the mayor's office to issue the proclamation as part of a campaign to address the problem of unplanned pregnancy, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases among the city's teenage and young adult population, an official with the coalition said.