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Four Daughters, Four Moms, Four Sex Talks

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by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

August 1, 2011 - 10:01pm (Print)

How can you tell Mom you've become a sexual adult without disappointing her?  How can you ask her for birth control? How can you disclose being sexually active?  And is it okay to use her sex toy eithout asking?

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Because I Am a Man, I feel My Sexuality is Dirty, and Worry I'll Hurt Someone With It

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by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

July 15, 2011 - 8:55am (Print)

Do you have to worry that simply by virtue of being a male person with a sexuality, you'll abuse someone?  No. Being a certain sex, having a certain gender or having a sexuality does not mean a person has any kind of innate predilection to abuse.

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She was 16

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reader diary by Lorena Garcia, Colorado Organization For Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights

February 1, 2011 - 11:25am (Print)

There was not question in my mind about what I had to do. “I’m pregnant and I can’t have this baby…” She said with a tremble in her voice. I looked into her eyes, embraced her with understanding and love.

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Want Extra Credit? Submit to Guilt, Shame and Misinformation

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by Tami Sanderson

June 12, 2009 - 8:21am (Print)

My daughter could only get extra credit if she attended an abstinence-only-until-marriage program. And despite dozens of my phone calls, the school board doesn't care.

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Real Parents Want Real Sex Ed

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by Tami Sanderson

April 24, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

My daughter could only get extra credit in health class if I signed a release form for her to participate in an abstinence-only program.
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A Top Ten List for Talking to Teens About...Well, You Know

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by Karen Rayne

March 4, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Stop talking! Start listening! Know yourself first -- and seven other suggestions for parents who know they need to talk about sex with their teens.
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Dear President Obama, From a Pro-Sex Ed Father

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by Gilbert Herdt, National Sexuality Resource Center

January 26, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

It is not right that only wealthy people's children who attend private schools get quality sexual literacy. This form of extended segregation creates a vacuum and fills it up with shame, fear and silence.
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Home Economics: Planning for Parenting

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by Anna Clark, RH Reality Check

September 23, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

Ready to raise a family? Parents and parents-to-be are facing a brutal economic moment and longstanding workplace and government policies that don't support them in building their families. What solutions do our presidential candidates offer?
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