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Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Jennifer Yee writes on barriers to adolescent sexual health and possibilities for change.

Sex Ed: Lessons in Fatphobia

Does sex education teach hidden lessons in fatphobia?

Abstinence-Only a Failure, Latest Research Shows

San Francisco, September 16, 2008—As pregnant teens take the national stage and the merits of sexual education are suddenly being debated by pundits across the country, the latest research findings from the National Sexuality Resource Center’s Sexuality Research and Social Policy journal leave no room for doubt: abstinence-only education

From Our Blog: Sex Talk And Our Failing Schools

Jennifer Clark talks reactions to abstinence-only education.

A Tale of Two Studies

A critical discussion of a recent study on abstinence-only education.

California Health/Education Systems Failing Latina Youth

California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) is the leading California-based policy advocacy organization whose mission is to advance California Latinas' reproductive health and rights within a social

The Real Scoop on the (In)Effectiveness of Abstinence-Only

When can abstinence-only sex ed be effective? When it's not really abstinence-only.

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Speaker Series 2007: Marty Klein

Sex therapist and public policy analyst Marty Klein presents his talk America's War on Sex, based on his book. He discusses public policies that create moral panics and repess sexuality.

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Thoughts on Summer Institute 2007

Intersections between race, gender, religion, class, and sexuality.

Friday Night Live

Remember Baby Jessica, the little girl who fell down a well in West Texas in the fall of 1987? That was in Midland, home of George and Laura Bush. Midland also happens to be the more developed, more sophisticated big sister to my hometown of Odessa, separated by just fifteen miles, down a very dusty and very empty highway. Shortly after Jessica’s