I get my information about sex from:

	Friends		Parent(s), guardian(s)		Other family members
	School health or sex ed programs		Internet

Please tell us where else you get information about sex.

I can really get information about sex whenever I need it, whether that means I ask a friend, or check the internet (preferable this website). My school taught my class sex ed this year, along with the baby simulator project.

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 have never had what I would consider a sex talk with my parents. When I was maybe nine, my mom talked to be about puberty, but I really figured out what sex was and how babies were made over time on my own. My parents have told me to not have sex until I am ready, and they trust me to be a responsible person, but that was really the extent of the conversation.

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?

My sex ed. class also covered sexual anatomy of both the male and female.

covered in my sex ed:

covered in my sex ed:

• Menstruation • Pregnancy options • Abstinence • Abstinence as the only acceptable choice for teens • STDs • How to talk to your partner about 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

• Masturbation • Menstruation • 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 • Pregnancy options • Abstinence • STDs • 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 manage online flirting and dating • Rape and sexual assault • How to know if your body is developing in a normal way • How to find a clinic

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.

I attended a youth leadership conference with a few other select students from my school. I took a class on the prevention of teenage pregnancy. The class was oriented around four girls that were, or were about to be teenage mothers. One was just a year older than me, and she was eight months pregant. She was yet to find the struggles of teenage motherhood, being as naive as she seemed to be. But, the biggest thing I took away from that class is that, being a teenage mother does not make you either less of a person, or a bad person. These girls just made a mistake. But they sure were looked down upon by a lot of people. So next time you see a teen with a baby, don't presume anything, because it could potentially be very hurtful for someone who is already struggling so much.

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 donate it to a school that doesn't have much of a sexual education program to help the kids learn about their bodies.