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What Is Sex, Etc.?

We, the teen writers of Sex, Etc., believe that all teens deserve honest, medically accurate and balanced information about human sexuality, so that we can make responsible choices about our sexual health. We believe that teen-to-teen communication is one of the best ways to educate teens about human sexuality and sexual health.

Our goal is to reach millions of teens with positive, balanced and medically accurate information about sexual health, so we can help reduce the high rate of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases in the United States. To reach our goal, we write stories for our Web site and national magazine, and partner with other national youth media, including MTV on its award-winning think: Sexual Health campaign.

Our Sex, Etc. national magazine and Web site are written by the Sex, Etc. teen editorial staff  and national contributors. The teen staff brainstorms ideas and writes stories with fact-checking and editing assistance from Answer staff. Published three times a year since 1994, the magazine is available by subscription and distributed through schools, clinics, health centers, libraries and community organizations. Each issue comes with a Discussion Guide for adults who work with teens.

With more than 30,000 unique visitors per day, the Sex, Etc. Web site is one of the most popular online sexual health sites for teens. Newly redesigned in 2006, the site features 16 topic areas plus the following:

• Stories written by Sex, Etc. teen staff writers and national contributors 
• “Ask the Experts”  section where teens can receive personal and confidential answers to their questions
• “Take Action” section where teens can learn to advocate for comprehensive sexuality education
• Spotlights on teens who are making a difference
• Chats, Forums and Video 
• A Sex Terms glossary of more than 400 terms

Sexetc.org was a 2007 Webby Awards Official Honoree and winner of the 2005 FREDDIE award for Adolescent Health in the annual preeminent health & medical media competition from MediMedia.

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