teenage sexuality
What sex ed do you recommend when a teen's had, well, nothing?
reader diary by Erica Sackin, Planned Parenthood of New York City
July 8, 2009 - 1:02pm (Print)
How do you answer the questions of a 14-year-old who's had her period for a year but still doesn't know where it comes from? And where can you send a teen who's only sex ed has come from her private Christian school?
Texas Workshops Help Parents Talk Sex
by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check
July 22, 2009 - 3:06pm (Print)
And now, some positive news about sexual education in Texas.
VIDEO: Britain's "Baby" Daddy
Britain's 13-year-old father is a textbook example of why we need to rethink sexuality education standards.
Get Real! On Female Ejaculation
by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com
January 23, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)
Sexualizing Tweens for Profit: A Q&A with Gigi Durham
by T. M. Lindsey, New Journalist Fellow
May 14, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)
Pro-Choice Pols Shouldn't Pander on Parental Notification
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
April 30, 2008 - 8:43am (Print)
Barack Obama's pandering on parental notification laws may never result in any legislation, but floating the idea that "even liberals" accept that it's desirable to force 12-year-olds to give birth against their will degrades the national discourse on abortion.
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Fear of a MySpace Planet
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
January 29, 2008 - 9:16am (Print)
Arguing that the ideal amount of teen sex is zero could be the most hypocritical moral posturing imaginable in our culture. With a huge gulf between public belief and private belief on this issue, it appears we have a Big Social Lie on our hands.
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