Spanish "Self Love" Lessons Cause Masturbation Controversy
A Spanish region's new approach to sex education has provoked anger by suggesting children be taught "self-exploration and self-pleasure"....
A Spanish region's new approach to sex education has provoked anger by suggesting children be taught "self-exploration and self-pleasure"....
AP | BRADLEY S. KLAPPER | Posted 11.09.2009 | World
GENEVA — In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cau...
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics
What did we get for $1.9 billion? Nothing good. Abstinence-only education has been shown to have no effect on how much teenagers have sex - none.
Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living
Multiple news agencies reported that a trial vaccine reduced the risk of HIV infection by 30 percent. While I am encouraged by the results, we have yet to find a silver bullet.
Chip Berlet | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics
There are tens of millions of conservative Christian evangelicals who read, watch, or hear crazy messages on a weekly basis. Stop laughing and start organizing.
Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
Opposing sex is such a losing battle that some advocates are proposing, if not an actual retreat, at least an advance in a new direction.
Shelby Knox | Posted 11.08.2009 | Living
Girls have to be extra careful at college. But following the Smart Girl's Guide will help make sure your worst mistake is leaving your flip flops in a cow patty.
Yahoo! News | BRUCE CRUMLEY / PARIS | Posted 10.19.2009 | World
Any attempt to decrease the number of unwanted pregnancies and slow the spread of sexually transmitted diseases like HIV around the world has to be a ...
Menachem Kaiser | Posted 09.10.2009 | New York
Did many Lovefest attendees share at least some sexual anticipation? Probably, but that's okay -- as long as it's kept in check.
Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 09.01.2009 | Politics
Knowing how to orgasm is important for anyone of sexual maturity who hopes to enjoy a sexually fulfilling life.
Associated Press | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics
AUSTIN, Texas (AP)-- Health class will no longer be a state requirement for high school students this fall, making Texas one of the few states in the ...
GlobalPost | Posted 07.30.2009 | World
Proper condom use, sex positions and same-sex relationships are all part of the curriculum for 14-year-old students in Swedish high schools....
Reproductive Justice | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics
Programs like this, that foster myths and stereotypes, should have no place in our schools.
Cory Silverberg | Posted 07.22.2009 | Living
I definitely agree teen contraceptive use is headed in the wrong direction. But conflating "teens" as individuals with "teen contraceptive use" is kind of emblematic of the problem with so much sex education.
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 06.28.2009 | Living
My husband doesn't think there is anything cute about our daughter talking about her "boyfriend," nor the pelvic gyration dance she does whenever she gets the chance. I think it's sweet.
Heather Wood RudĂșlph | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living
Not educating our youth about the ticking time bombs they have in their pants is akin to sending untrained soldiers into the mountains of Afghanistan without so much as a map.
Daniel Denvir | Posted 06.08.2009 | Living
You may not realize that it's been masturbation month for almost two weeks already. I know, it's just a Hallmark holiday, but you won't use that excuse with your mother this Sunday.
Cristina Page | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics
There is a valuable lesson to learn. And, oddly, the quiet girl thrust into the public spotlight as a result of a most private mishap might just help teach it. That is if Levi is invited along.
Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media
Full disclosure: I have a hard-on for Bristol Palin - and I don't mean the good kind. If you've read anything I've written, this isn't a huge surprise...
Shelby Knox | Posted 06.07.2009 | Politics
One federally funded program included a skit which concludes that giving a condom to a teen is like saying, "Well if you insist on killing yourself by jumping off the bridge, at least wear these elbow pads."
Nancy Keenan | Posted 05.28.2009 | Politics
NARAL Pro-Choice America will mark this milestone with another reminder of how electing leaders who support the values of freedom and privacy does make a difference in the lives of women and their families.
Ashley Parker | Posted 05.10.2009 | Living
"Uncle Phil is writing a book," my dad announced recently. He paused, then added: "It's called Grandpa Does Grandma: The ABCs of Senior Sex."
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 05.09.2009 | Media
Outraged that their right to porn has been infringed upon, a group of students are moving ahead with plans to show the movie anyway.
Rev. Debra Haffner | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics
You know when marriage equality comes to Iowa that lesbian and gay equality has become a mainstream American value. Yet the Iowa court decision recog...
Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 04.27.2009 | Politics
Birth Choice Health Clinics, a staunch supporter of abstinence-only education for young women seeking sex education and abortion options within the Or...
BBC NEWS | Posted 11.13.2009 | World