It’s LGBT History Month, and I wanted to share a little LGBT history of my own! It’s not about groundbreaking queer historical figures, though: it’s a story of how queer students have been shortchanged when it comes to sex education […]
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This May, we are celebrating #SexEdforAll Month to bring awareness to the fact that everyone—especially teens like us—should have access to quality sex education! For many years, research has shown that teens, parents and educators agree that sex…
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I can tell you at any given time how many hours are left until Thanksgiving break. But before I focus on the break, perhaps I should think about the point of the holiday and acknowledge what I’m grateful for! One […]
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While porn might be easy to find, it shouldn’t replace sex education. This is something Miles “Pudge” Halter learns the hard way in Hulu’s adaptation of John Greens’ novel Looking for Alaska. Pudge and his date, Lara, refer to a […]
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Hulu’s television adaptation of John Green’s Looking for Alaska follows the wacky hijinks and coming-of-age struggles of high school student Miles “Pudge” Halter and his friends. The show portrays Miles’ first experiences with dating and…
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Despite a decline in teen pregnancy rates over the past few years, there are still many teenagers who become parents. As you can imagine, teen parents face a lot of challenges. It’s already hard enough to balance things like grades, extracurricular…
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Condoms are an important part of practicing safer sex, but sometimes, some people see them as more of a hassle than a necessity. In turn, not using condoms can lead to the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including HIV. […]
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Scientists have created a potential vaccine for HIV that may one day prevent the spread of the disease. This vaccine helps muscles make proteins that block HIV from taking hold in the body and the immune system does the rest […]
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