discriminatory stereotypes, the value of the abstemious approach to sex, the deletion of content on homosexuality and sexual minorities and transfer of negative images about various types of families including single-mom families. Not only media outlets but also lawmakers 35 during the parliamentary inspections pointed out researchers participated in the development of the standards are concentrated in public health and the content of the sexual violence prevention training could generate victims. 88. Consequently, organizations related to human rights, women and adolescents have continued activities to repeal the National Sex Education Standards such as signature collection and press conferences and with President Moon Jae-in taking office in 2017, they have strongly requested to build an institutional foundation for comprehensive sex education based on gender equality and human rights 36 . Minister of Gender Equality and Family expressed her will to review the issue of the “National Sex Education Standards” at a confirmation hearing37 and proposed and hosted a public-private joint conference in October 2017 in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. The Ministry plans to continue the consultation on guidelines for sex education in school. Still, a substantial improvement has not taken place as the Ministry of Education continues to stick to the position which opposes the inclusion of human rights of sexual minorities in sex education by inviting the representative of school parents who are conducting an anti-homosexuality campaign to the public-private joint conference.38 89. In developing the “Second Basic Plan for Gender Equality,” the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family selected disseminating the culture of gender equality 35 Press Release from Rep. Lee Jasmine (September 2015) “Unequal Composition of Researchers in Developing the National Sex Education Standards in Controversy of Gender Discrimination” 36 Network for Guarantee of the Right to Comprehensive Sex Education (June, 2017) Gwanghwamoon 1st Street National Government Transition Committee Open Forum “Start Gender Equality Education for All” 37 Jung Hyun-baek, Minister of Gender Equality and Family (July, 2017) Inaugural Press Conference “Review of the National Sex Education Standards” 38 Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (October, 2017) Official Document on Hosting Public-Private Joint Conference to Develop Measures to Improve Sex Education