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.

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.

The women who signed the petition were going public about their abortions, and I was being invited to join them. I sat in front of the glowing screen and considered for a long time whether to sign the petition or not.

Abstinence is foolproof? Think again! This fact is largely ignored by the powers that dictate the content of abstinence-only sex education, but it’s just common sense to many teens.

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.

More than 40 million people worldwide were living with HIV/AIDS at the end of last year, according to the National Institutes of Health. While some teens worry about changes to Facebook, others are taking action in the global fight against HIV/AIDS.

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!

Teens aren't stupid. When we really care about something—like protecting ourselves from STDs or preventing pregnancy—we can make good decisions, but only if we have all the information.