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A sex education CD-ROM designed for 9 to 11-year-old schoolchildren is getting some flack from government officials after it was discovered that the presentation contains realistic, computer generated and cartoon fucking. Sorry — "lovemaking." More »
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According to a CDC study, the teen birthrate dropped substantially last year, for the third year in a row. The reason: birth control. More »
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For years conservative legislators have argued that abstinence-only sex education is the best policy, because if there's one thing we know about teenagers, it's that when you tell them not to do something they listen. However, today scientists have come out with information that may come as a shock (if you like to plug your ears and rock back and forth whenever someone suggests there's a teen pregnancy problem). Researchers found that states that teach kids about contraception as well as abstinence have much lower teen birth rates than those that still insist "just say no" is cornerstone of a good sex education program. More »
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The long dominance of abstinence-only sex ed in this country has made any program that even mentions condoms look pretty damn good. But what if your teachers could have taught you what you really needed to know about sex? What would you have wanted them to say? More »
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Once again, parents are in an uproar about just how sexy their child's sex ed program should be. In the spring, the New York City Department of Education will begin requiring one semester of sex ed in sixth or seventh grade and another in ninth or tenth grade. The city has proposed some lessons that will give the kids practical information about sex and protection from STDs and pregnancy, but rather than discussing these topics with a licensed educator, some parents would rather have their kids schooled in the ways of love by their idiot friend Cheryl during a sleepover. More »
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A new poll shows parents may be talking to their kids about sex in general — but when it comes to the details, they're falling short. More »
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Did you know that 24 states don't require sex education? More »
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The myth that tampons steal your virginity has been around for awhile, but we were still taken aback to find it being espoused by an adult, with a child, on the Tampax website. An expert answering questions was faced with the following: More »
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Over-50 singles are a growing population...and an increasingly high-risk one, thanks to their penchant for "jumping into bed after only a couple of dates." More »
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Teens are apparently getting it on less often than they used to — and while abstinence-only education may be a factor, it's not the whole story. More »
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A Northwestern professor caused a ruckus when he hosted a demonstration of a woman getting off with a "fucksaw" in front of the class. His response? "Sticks and stones may break your bones, but watching naked people on stage doing pleasurable things will never hurt you." More »
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Dan Savage is a good sex columnist. He's opinionated, idiosyncratic, and has helped a lot of people. The It Gets Better project is a major achievement. But is he the best one to give advice to high school students? More »
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About 10 percent of student-participants in a sexual activity study tested positive for STDs even though they claimed to be abstinent. Maybe they'd been brought up with abstinence-only education and didn't really know what sex was, or how it worked? More »
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New research says delaying sex improves relationships. But the reality's a lot more complicated. More »
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We've noticed there are a lot of, um, burning questions out there about contraception, sexually-transmitted diseases, and all aspects of keeping your body safe while you have fun with it. So please welcome Planned Parenthood's Karen Shea to the comments. More »
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Well, here's something lots of people will take credit for: The record fall in the teen birth rate. What's going on here? More »
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Here's a widget to tell you if you could be pregnant. No, seriously. More »
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It's sort of bizarre how so many times I've heard a friend or a public figure note that they've had trouble with men/a certain man, and that life would be so much less complicated if they were gay. More »
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A new report from the Centers for Disease Control (via Family Inequality) reveals that boys report less sex education than girls. More »
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The message I got from sex ed was this: sex will kill you. Turns out I wasn't alone. And such scare tactics may not be effective. More »
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When sex workers talk about their needs, safety usually tops the list. So why aren't we paying attention? More »
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Dancing With The Stars makes strange bedfellows: the abstinence-pushing Candies Foundation has tapped The Situation as a spokesperson alongside Bristol Palin. He says he's all about abstinence, "because it has the word 'abs' in it." At least condoms are shown. More »
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Everyone who has been to high school knows that dating in high school kind of blows. But now there is science! More »
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Nobody has fully answered the question of whether sex addiction is real, but one thing's for sure: you can now make a lot of money treating it. More »
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I've often quoted Courtney Martin's now-famous line from her Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters: We are the daughters of feminists who said, "You can be anything" and we heard "You have to be everything." More »
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In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, students have helped create a new kind of sex ed: murals that warn of the dangers of unprotected sex, pervy teachers, and "big mamas." More »
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Stephen Fry now says he was totally misquoted in that whole "women don't like sex" interview. I'm not totally convinced, but he's still so damn charming. More »
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Stephen Fry has caused an outcry by claiming that women don't really like sex. And feminists, unfortunately, have responded with some stereotypes of their own. More »
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Here's another way to try to make both sides happy and fail: Announce you're only going to grant money to sex education programs that are "science-based," and then give a few million to abstinence-only groups and a crisis pregnancy center. More »
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A new study shows that teens who have sex with both male and female partners are more likely to experience dating violence, and less likely to use condoms. More »
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Historic downtown Manassas Virgina now has a sex shop where one can buy lingerie, body paint and porn. Cue the hysteria! More »
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Pamela Madsen is a sex educator, which she offers as the explanation for why she gave her octogenarian mother a vibrator for her birthday. More »
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If you are a lady who has sex, you probably know how to deal with urinary tract infections. But chances are, you didn't learn that in sex ed. More »
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Today, Cafemom identified one of the most horrifying phenomena known to man or woman: the in-law (or partner's parent) sex talk: More »
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Seems to me that simple, clear communication works best, even with young kids. But judging from the turbulence caused by a sex ed curriculum under consideration by the School Board in Helena, MT, there are people who disagree.  More »
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• And now for the Worst Headline Of The Day: "The lazy husband myth: forget feminist moans, men do more than their fair share around the house," brought to you from - where else? - the Daily Fail.

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• According to the Daily Mail, there is a such thing as the Jennifer Aniston Effect. No, this has nothing to do with weeping silently into your pillow over your lack of babies or Brad — it's about your hair. More »
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"First graders who can't spell 'sex' won't go seeking out condoms. And putting condoms in the nurse's office won't suddenly make those kids start having S-E-X-ual thoughts... Condoms don't make kids have sex. Hormones make kids have sex." [Newsweek] More »
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