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Start Sex Ed Early, Or It's Just a History Lesson

By Martha Kempner, SIECUS

August 24, 2009 - 8:00am

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We know, unfortunately, that the younger the intended audience the more likely it is that there will be disagreements over whether they should learn about sex and sexuality at all.

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Bait and Hitch: Abstinence-Only Programs Use Sex to Push Marriage

By Martha Kempner, SIECUS

August 18, 2009 - 7:00am

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The real goal of abstinence-only programs is not to prevent teen pregnancies or STDs and or even to prevent premarital sex - it's to make sure that all people get married.

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Get Real! Why Am I So Paranoid About Sex?

By Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

August 7, 2009 - 7:00am

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It's not paranoid to be concerned about pregnancy with sexual activities which can result in pregnancy. It's not paranoid to worry about pregnancy happening when it isn't what you want or are ready for.

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Our Little Wizards Are All Grown Up

By Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check

July 21, 2009 - 7:00am

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Sex enters the Harry Potter universe, and the muggles are freaking out.

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Get Real! Am I Ready for Sex, Or Is It Just My Hormones Talking?

By Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

July 10, 2009 - 7:00am

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The best any of us can do is be self-aware in terms of our feelings as well as our needs, limitations, life goals and relationships, and make our sexual choices based on those things as well as sound information.

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RH Reality Check Interviews: Jessica Valenti, Author of The Purity Myth

By Laura Janoff, RH Reality Check

July 1, 2009 - 8:00am

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RH Reality Check's Laura Janoff spoke to Jessica Valenti about liberal parents, schoolgirl fetishes, and women's sexuality unleashed.

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Get Real! If I'm Bisexual, Why Don't I Feel the Same About Men and Women?

By Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

June 26, 2009 - 7:00am

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There are bisexual people in the world who find that they have fairly equal levels of attraction to people of all genders, but I'd say it's more common to find that we have differences in how we experience different genders and different relationships.

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CHIP and Contraception: Legislative Interference in Montana

By Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check

June 23, 2009 - 10:41am

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Montana is one of only four states—along with North Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Texas—that have legislative bans on the coverage of contraceptives by CHIP.


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Get Real! The Luck (or Not) of the Draw

By Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

June 19, 2009 - 8:00am

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Using withdrawal may have sometimes protected you, but you've been lucky -- and at risk for a sexually transmitted infection.

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