“I regret the first time I had sex. I was very young, naive and irresponsible. I was under the impression that all of my friends were having sex, which I now know was not true.”
—Lee, 17, Oregon
One voice can make a difference. Make it your voice. You have the right to honest, accurate information about sex. Speak up for the sex ed you want, need and deserve. Your Voice, Your Rights.
Brittany
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Brittany
Female
19 years old Florida Topics: Favorite Quote
"Dance like no-one is watching" I love this quote because it's about not caring what others think and just doing what you love, while not being afraid of what anyone else thinks.
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I get my information about sex from:
 | Friends |  | Parent(s), guardian(s) |  | School health or sex ed programs |
 | TV |  | Magazines |  | Internet |
Please tell us where else you get information about sex.
In one sentence, tell us what your first time talking with your parent(s)/guardian(s) about sex was like? Who started the conversation?
I honestly don't think my parents even gave us any kind of sex talk. I mean now that i'm 18 they're more open about it but when i was younger it was more of a hush-hush type thing.
What do YOU think sex ed classes for teens should talk about? What was covered in your sex ed class? What do you wish was covered in your sex ed class?
 covered in my sex ed:
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 covered in my sex ed:
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• Menstruation • Pregnancy options • Abstinence • Abstinence as the only acceptable choice for teens • STDs • Rape and sexual assault 
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• Masturbation • Wet dreams • Different kinds of sex • Issues faced by gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, or questioning people • How to figure out your sexual feelings for someone of your same gender • Fingering and hand jobs • How to talk to your partner about sex • How to decide if you're ready for sex • How to talk to your parents about sex • How to talk to your partner about birth control or safer sex • How to figure out if your relationship is healthy or not • How to know if your body is developing in a normal way • How to find a clinic |
Is how to be safe, i think they stress abstinence too much that teens aren't getting accurate information about other topics of sex. Sure explain about abstinence but i think they need to stress safety more because i'm not so sure the younger teens are so sure about contraceptives and maybe are getting the wrong information from the wrong places which may be why younger and younger teens are getting pregnant and stds.
Do you have a story that you think should be on Sex, Etc. because it would help other teens? Write it here, and you and your story may be featured on the Web site.
Not really
If Sex, Etc. gave you $1,000 dollars to help teens get access to honest, medically accurate and balanced information about human sexuality and to help teens make responsible choices about sexual health, what would YOU do?
I would do some local campaigning around my local town going to each middle school and high school with some medical professionals who could answer all the kids questions. I would have little questionares for each of them to find out what schools are teaching and what they are not and try to clear up anything they weren't quite understanding.
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