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Tag Archives: Sex Education
Three-Quarters of Teenagers Have Seen Online Pornography by Age 17
Sexually explicit content has become so prevalent online that teenagers are deluged, according to a new report by a nonprofit child advocacy group.
After Roe, Sex Ed Is Even More Vital
Reducing unwanted pregnancies starts with teaching children and teenagers.
The Anti-Abortion Movement Wants to Punish Women for Having Sex
In the America where I came of age, I was told my life was worth more than my ability to have babies. And my sexuality was nothing to be ashamed of.
Ncuti Gatwa Is the New ‘Doctor Who’
Mr. Gatwa, a star of the Netflix series “Sex Education,” will be the first Black man to play the title character in the enduring BBC science fiction franchise.
Three Opinion Writers on Why the G.O.P. Can’t Stop Saying ‘Gay’
A left-right debate on the overblown gender panic gripping American politics.
How to Make Sense of the New L.B.G.T. Culture War
There is an enormous gap between what people are willing say in public and what they really think.
#MeToo Scandal at a Dutch TV Show Spurs a Sexual Assault Reckoning
The allegations against four men appearing on the Dutch version of “The Voice” talent show have helped to prompt a surge in reports of sexual assaults, victims’ groups say.
The Anti-Abortion Movement Could Reduce Abortions if It Wanted To
Contraception would reduce abortions. Why doesn’t the anti-abortion movement promote it?
The Abortion I Didn’t Have
I never thought about ending my pregnancy. Instead, at 19, I erased the future I had imagined for myself.
The Women Bringing Sex Ed to the Arab World
Activists are using social media to do what Arab countries have failed to do: teach women about their bodies. They are aiming for nothing less than a cultural awakening.
This Is What Will Make Sex Work in New York Safer
Two bills are before the New York State Senate proposing to decriminalize sex work — only one truly helps the sex workers themselves.
Decriminalize Sex Work Now
Two bills are before the New York State Senate proposing to decriminalize sex work — only one truly helps the sex workers themselves.
‘Sex Education’ Gets More Inclusive in Its Intimacy
With its new nonbinary characters and its scenes depicting chest binding and disabled intimacy, the British teen comedy-drama continues to widen its lens.
China’s Abortion Vow Sparks Worries About Limits
The short mention in a sweeping health plan lacked specifics, but it set off concerns in a country with a history of intrusive reproductive policies.
Texas Is Trying to End Roe v. Wade All by Itself
Outpacing Mississippi in the race for the worst state for women.
The ‘Sex Talk’ Is Actually a Series of Talks
Several psychologists and sexual health experts offer ways to make conversations about sex informative and comfortable for children and parents.
A Private-School Sex Educator Defends Her Methods
After nine years at Dalton, why was Justine Ang Fonte suddenly being pilloried by parents?
A U.N. Declaration on Ending AIDS Should Have Been Easy. It Wasn’t.
Even with U.N.’s previous goals unmet, delegates tried to water down provisions regarding protections for vulnerable populations and patents for essential drugs.
Arizona Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting L.G.B.T.Q. Education
The Republican governor said the legislation, which would restrict lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity, was “overly broad and vague.”
Fear of Contagion Won’t Depress Our Sex Lives Forever
As we creep back toward normal, what should we do about the rise of sexually transmitted infections?
How Nick Kroll Became the Picasso of Puberty
His show “Big Mouth” is a seriously funny — and surprisingly mature — exploration of humanity’s most horrifying shared experience.
Texas Board Revises Sex Education Standards to Include More Birth Control
For the first time since 1997, Texas’ education board made major changes to its sex education standards, allowing the teaching of contraceptive methods to middle school students.
‘Stand by Her’: In China, a Movement Hands Out Free Sanitary Pads in Schools
Students and teachers are placing pads outside bathrooms as part of a grass-roots campaign to fight period poverty and to remove the stigma surrounding menstruation.
The Glory (and the Taboo) of ‘WAP’
All praise Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, whose new song addresses a concern I hear a lot from my patients.