Joe Sonka

Organization / Company: Advocates for Youth

Joe Sonka is the Managing Editor of Amplify, the youth-driven community blog and online action center for Advocates for Youth. Amplify is focused on changing society's screwed up approach towards the sexual health of young people.

Joe Sonka's articles

Eight Months On, HHS Still Peddles Abstinence-Only

by Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth

September 8, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

The department of Health and Human Services is running a new TV commercial that tells parents "you don't have to tell (your children) about 'the parts'... just tell (them) to wait."

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VIDEO: Meet America's New Abstinence Clown

by Joe Sonka, Advocates for Youth

April 30, 2009 - 8:00am (Print)

Keith Deltano is a "comedian" paid by abstinence-only programs to inculcate shame, fear, and misinformation.

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Joe Sonka's comments

Wonderful debunking on Note to Women: Don't Think! Ross Douthat Is Here to Do It For You

2 years 35 weeks ago

great post on Can We Shame Our Way Out of Teen Pregnancy and Parenting?

2 years 39 weeks ago

might be... on The Rebranding of Abstinence-Only Has Begun

2 years 40 weeks ago

thanks, lp on Slutty Girls and Stupid Boys: Today's Abstinence-Only "Education"

2 years 46 weeks ago

Michael Steele countdown... on Roundup: RNC Chair Says Abortion Is An "Individual Choice"

2 years 47 weeks ago

Hear Hear on Why Isn't Sen. Coburn Going After THIS Wasteful Spending?

2 years 48 weeks ago