About seven percent of teen girls are having group sex, according to a recent study conducted by the New York Academy of Medicine. They looked at any sexual experience from a modest threesome to the more advanced orgy. Of the 328 14 to 20-year-olds surveyed, over half said they were pressured and 43 percent claim ...
Don’t we all wish that our sex education in school would have told us what sex was really about? Most of us have gone through the ubiquitous “Your body is changing talk” followed by the fear-inducing “Don’t do it or you’ll get pregnant” sermon. Yet, parents are still worried about a new sex-education campaign in ...
The conservative country of Iran is finally starting to catch up with the rest of us by releasing the “government approved”, first ever, sex education video called Beloved Companion. This video is, of course, a great idea. It covers topics like foreplay, “the use of cologne to attract a partner, the importance of keeping your ...
High school offers young students a lot of valuable things: an education, discipline, socialization, condoms — wait, what? As it turns out, school districts across the US are debating whether or not to distribute free condoms to high school students. Many schools are showing startling increases in HIV and other STI rates, leading some officials ...
In a recent interview with Howard Stern, Lady Gaga told her young fans that they should wait to have sex. Too bad she was dressed in a scantily-clad, bondage-inspired outfit.
Parents, it turns out your kids actually do listen when you talk to them about sex. Almost everyone has had “the talk” with their parents. It is not always pleasant and may result in nausea or extreme embarrassment. My mother never lied to me about how babies were made, and I appreciate that honesty now ...
There are many arguments for and against sex education being taught early and comprehensively. The opponents usually cite the fact that they don’t want their kids to have sex. Sex should be for adults in marriage (or at least long term committed relationships). Their kids would never do that, they raised them better. Kids need ...
Kids as young as 13 might get tested for HIV at school in South Africa. This plan has been criticized by teachers and student but officials think it’s a good idea. South Africa has the highest infection rates in the world and ensuring young people get tested is one way to make sure they are ...
Virginity pledges cannot be seen as lasting until marriage, but just until the person finds someone they are willing to “lose it” for. Take Selena Gomez, a Disney starlet, as an example. She’s had a virginity pledge ring since the age of 12 which she was given by her father and for which she vowed to not have ...
We all hear about abstinence-only programs as sex ed in American schools and how awful they are, but have you ever wondered what actually goes on in those classes? Advocates for Youth has made an animated video (below) showing some of the common lessons young people are taught about sex. If someone has sex before ...
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