Hear from some of the participants in Healthy Teen Network's 3-day Design Challenge.By Tiffany Tibbs Christensen, Taylor Herrigan, Ashley Stewart, and Camille SmithFebruary 13, 2020What is the Healthy Teen Network Design Challenge? The Healthy Teen Network Design...
It’s time for sexual health to get a little bit kinky.
Here are some of the things we have learned from having conversations about sexual health with young people.By Nicholas Sufrinko February 7, 2020Washington, DC’s premier leather, kink, and fetish event known as “Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (MAL)” concluded last...
Why do we NEED to talk about technology and sexuality?
We need to update our sex ed to address more questions about sexuality, including the role of technology.By Ella Dorval Hall January 30, 2020How are young people using technology to tend to their sexuality? How is technology shaping young peoples’ intimacy? And how do...
Why Are Youth Watching Porn and What Are They Learning from It?
It is important to prepare youth with the skills to assess the world they interact with and porn literacy can be a valuable tool.By Ella Dorval Hall November 21, 2019It’s common to hear that when there is a lack of sex education in a young person’s life, they turn to...
Inclusive Sex Positivity
Inclusive sex positivity means that everyone has access to information in order to make informed choices about their body, health, and relationships.By Capri FielloJuly 11, 2019Sex positivity, which the Feminist Majority Foundation defines as “celebrating healthy...
It’s Pride Month! 5 Queer Reads for Allies in Honor of Stonewall’s 50th
For Nick, this short list highlights how the existence of queer people is inherently political and how there is still work to be done.By Nicholas Sufrinko June 5, 2019This month marks a full half-century since the Stonewall Uprising, when queer residents in New York...
Let’s Get Comfortable…the Sex Positive Revolution is Here to Stay
We hope to start learning, talking about, and supporting children who are practicing sex positivity.By Allison Tomai Felsen December 13, 2018This past conference, we launched the #HealthyTeen18 Design Challenge, which focused on how we can flip the script and start...
Innovative Solutions for How to Center Pleasure in Sex Ed: Wrapping Up the #HealthyTeen18 Design Challenge
How might we center pleasure in adolescent sex ed to foster authentic conversations about sexuality and promote positive sexual experiences?November 15, 2018This was the question we sought to answer in the #HealthyTeen18 Design Challenge, held in October 2018 in San...
Some Thoughts on the P-Word
Let us show you how we are centering pleasure in adolescent sex ed with the #HealthyTeen18 Design Challenge. By Nicholas Sufrinko July 31, 2018 I have a thought. What if, despite the continued attacks from an administration hostile to providing adolescents with...
5 Resources on Being Sex-Positive
We’ve compiled this list of five resources and articles to give you a good overview of what it means to be sex-positive—and some ways to defend the importance of such an approach.By Kelly Connelly June 15, 2017We are committed to a sex-positive, comprehensive approach...
S-ex E-ducator X-travaganza!
Today, April 6, 2012, I declare Sex- Educator Day! This is a thank you for all that you do to educate and eradicate all of those misconceptions around the most taboo topic: SEX! By Vanessa GeffrardApril 6, 2012The world needs you! The world revolves around you! The...
5 Ways to Become an Approachable Parent: Positive Parenting for Teen Sexual Health
A list of things parents can do to create an environment in which their teen feels comfortable coming to them with questions about sex! By Guest Author Sheila Overton, M.D., FACOGJanuary 14, 2012One of the top questions I’ve encountered from parents as an Ob/Gyn and...
Not Under My Roof (Yet?)
In her new book, Amy Schalet portrays that Dutch parents tend to normalize adolescent sexuality while their American counterparts dramatize it.By Kelly Connelly December 22, 2011"American girls are more than four times likely to become pregnant and more than two times...
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