sex education

OK, I'm not sure if this is the right sub-forum but let's see how this goes. A christian sex education video (from Ignite Church) discusses sex in terms of carrots and donuts (or doughnuts even) and has described lesbian sex as a "pastry party". The video is embedded here. Jezebel commentary here.

Hard to imagine, but Our Bodies, Ourselves was a breakthrough publication back in its day - a staple at the birth control and problem pregnancy clinic where I worked, and, I believe, deserving of a great deal of credit for demystifying their own bodies to women.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/15/new-book-on-palin-blasted-as-lies/ He says the book "is full of disgusting lies, innuendo and smears." If that's true, then a person in Sarah Palin's position should experience damages and could sue for libel. Anyone care to take bets on...

You can't make this stuff up: :eye-poppi

Wow, color me surprised :rolleyes: Premarital Abstinence Pledges Ineffective, Study Finds So, not only does it not work, but abstinence only sex-ed actually increases likelihood of pregnancy and STDs. Nice. Those high-and-mighty religious righties who've been pushing this bogus 'abstinence...

Excellent article on the differences between UK and Dutch rates of unwanted pregnancy, STDs and sex education. Holland, which has sex education from day 1, has very low rates of youth STD infection and teenage pregnancy, while the UK's numbers are - like USA's and NZ's - truly awful. It seems...

Bad tactic IMO. And of course I disagree with her stance completely.

While it is Sarah Palin's stance on abstinence-only sex ed and the subsequent news of her unwed daughter's pregnancy that has brought this into the spotlight (and about time), this is about the sex ed and not about Sarah Palin, so I'm putting it here instead of in Politics. I heard some folks...

A Nation article this morning: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow?pid=282431 comments on the suspension of two female students who protested the "abstinence only" curriculum by wearing T-shirts adorned with condoms and the message "Safe Sex Or No Sex". The school found the student's...

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071107/ap_on_re_us/teen_sex;_ylt=Akb_EbKMqgJuuyibpqgRZ.tvzwcF I think these are the same people who brought us the pigs in bar ad campaign.

It's alot like the war in Iraq, if it's proven not to work just throw more money at it and insist it does. The New York Times 9/15/07: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/washington/15sex.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

Hooray for my state! Linky :clap:

The story of the fifth grade students having sex in a Louisiana classroom during the schoolday is all over the news, but I thought that this CNN video by Susan Candiotti was very telling. Asked his opinion of where the students came up with the idea, Sheriff Bob Buckley states, "In my humble...

In Taiwan a sex-ed bill was shot down over the issue of teaching abstinence. As here in America, a pressure group tried to force the issue of abstinence. The Taiwanese officials stood firm, claiming that abstience was sexist, putting all the onus on the woman. Link to Story

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa003&articleID=2E23B644278100DDAB0F32D60FC1D078 Or rather, shocking to no one but those currently setting U.S. policy.

Why do people think sexual education for teens or especially for kids is something harmful to them? I personally knew everything about where the children come from since I was... yes, all my life. My parents told me everything like it is. In details. And what? No harm ;) I didn't care much...

On Wednesday, Bush appointed Claude Allen as his new domestic policy advisor. This man's track record speaks volumes. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news? tmpl=story&cid=101&e=1&u=/po/20050108/co_po/bushappointmentangersgayhivgroups...

This is cute. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&ncid=757&e=10&u=/nm/20041202/od_uk_nm/oukoe_health_abstinence Glad to know my tax dollars are hard at work convincing children that adults either know nothing about sex, or are willing to lie in order to fulfill some kind of...

From msnbc :a2: Textbook debate in Texas over sex education Battle over birth-control references has national implications From the article Because everyone knows when you tell a teenager not to do something they all obey :re: Is the Texas school board trying to promote teen pregnancy...

I have no problem wh the abstinence part, BUT if thats all your teaching isnt that religious dogma??? The whole point is to prevent teen preggys and STD's. While abstinence is the best way to prevent them isnt it incomplete eductaion wh/o a safe sex component. If you want to stop STDs and...

I saw something last night about the new outrage in Kansas over a sexuality class KU, where the professor shows pornographic videos (including ones showing sex between handicapped people) as part of the course. Apparently, a Kansas legislator is apalled that state money is being used for such...

In the United States of America, homophobia is rampant. I live in a community, and go to a church, where homophobia is the norm. This is a difficult problem to combat. So many people feel that homosexuality is wrong, and then pass this belief down to thier children. One solution for this...