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Georgia Teen Creates Sex Ed Program
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Courtney Calhoun |
By Courtney Calhoun, 18, Contributor
Courtney Calhoun started a program called Teen Choice in her high school in Georgia after she saw several girls became pregnant and one friend became HIV positive. Enough was enough! Through Teen Choice, Courtney has reached hundreds of teens with messages of safer sex. Click to Read Story
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I Changed Sex Ed in Schools All Over Chicago!
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Miranda, 18 |
By Miranda Elliot, 18, Contributor
I had transferred from a school where I received bad sex ed to this new school with a great, comprehensive program. And it was so different. When I told them about the lies we were taught as facts (“Condoms are 70% effective”; “HIV can slip through the holes in condoms”), they were shocked. We all wondered what we could do to change this.
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Our Lives Are on the Line: Why We Oppose Abstinence-Until-Marriage Sex Ed
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Photo by Martyna Majok |
By 2000-2001 Sex, Etc. Teen Staff
We, the teen editors of Sex, Etc., strongly oppose abstinence-until-marriage sexuality education. We believe it’s time for the federal government and other supporters of abstinence-until-marriage sex ed to recognize our rights, as young adults, to make informed decisions about our sexual health.
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Knowledge Is the Best Protection
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Photo by Mat Linek |
By The 2002 Sex, Etc. Teen Staff
The debate over how teens should learn about sex rages on in America. But here’s the important question: What do teens think is the best way to teach students about sex? Here’s what we think:
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Students Get Sex Ed Newsletter
By Sex, Etc. Staff Writers
It was as simple as asking. Mayara Mercado, 18, was a senior at Kearney High School, in New Jersey, when she stumbled across our national magazine, Sex, Etc., which is written by teens, for teens, on sexual health. "Sex, Etc. has information that kids need," says Mayara. "So, I went to my principal and just told him about it."
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Abstinence Is Foolproof? Think Again!
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Photo by Martyna Majok |
By Acacia Stevens, 16, Staff Writer
Sixteen-year-old Sabrina, of Edison, NJ, grew up believing that she’d be abstinent until marriage. But last spring, Sabrina found her first love.
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Student Works to End GLBTQ Harassment
By Tiffany E. Cook, 18, Staff Writer
When I walked into school on my first day, I was greeted with the shock of my life. Everywhere I went, I heard "You fag!" and "That's so gay!" echoing through the hallways.
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A Real Fight, A Powerful Army
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Lizzy, 19 |
By Lizzy Tyler, 19, Contributor
As I sat picking at my cafeteria Caesar salad, I was surrounded by heated discussions about changes to the online network Facebook. A junior who sat quietly during the conversation finally remarked, “People are dying of AIDS every day and our generation has finally found our cause…we want them to change Facebook back.”
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Internet Filters Keep Teens in the Dark
By Kameron Collins, Staff Writer
I remember walking into my elementary school's computer lab in fourth grade for my first-ever computer lesson in school. Before we were allowed to do anything, our teachers made sure to explain the rules, the most important being: Stick to Yahooligans!
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How to Become an AIDS Activist
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Miranda, 18 |
By Miranda Elliot, 18, Contributor
In this crazy political climate, a lot of young people want to do something more about the issues that affect us and our futures. But we don’t always know how. So I finally decided to be like Nike and just do something.
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