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Advocates For Youth Lead the Way on Sex Education
There aren’t many places that teens can go to get well-informed about sex — not just information about the act itself, but learning about the best ways to handle sex. No one wants to talk about the...
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Planned Parenthood 101
Image courtesy of Planned Parenthood Hello, lovely Germs! Prepare to educate yourself. Today, we’re going to be talking about Planned Parenthood. Now, I realize that there are a lot of misconceptions...
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The Naked Truth about STDs
STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are shockingly taboo considering how common they have become. In our culture, it is implied that someone who has an STD is bad or dirty, but that is a huge...
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Half a Million Girls: Teen Pregnancy Spotlight
What if I told you over half a million teenagers between the ages of 15-19 became pregnant in the United States a year? Would you believe it? In 2010, 614,000 girls in the U.S. became pregnant, and...
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America’s Campus Rape Epidemic
America has a serious epidemic that’s infected our college campuses, and it’s not an illness; it’s the amount of unresolved and unreported cases of campus rape. In a report recently released by Senator...
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The Shame Game
The campaign regarding sex and the word “no” is one of the biggest messages being delivered to young adults today. You are allowed to say “no.” People should respect each other’s right to say “no.”...
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10 Sex Myths You Don’t Need to Believe Anymore
I was a virgin until I got married last summer at the age of 25. Throughout my life, I received tons of “advice” and heard so many messages about what to expect. While some of these messages came from...
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Whoa, Baby! Pregnancy Myths
Pregnancy. It’s “supposed” to be the most blissful nine months of your life. However, it may be marred by crippling morning sickness, horrific back pain, heartburn, and various other maladies. Of...
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Who Run the World? Girls — And Babies!
The other day, a couple of my friends and I were talking about the state of our country, which has been a popular topic of conversation at breakfast since last November and especially since January...
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YA Author Shamim Sarif Partners with Headwaters Relief Organization to Combat...
Human trafficking is prevalent worldwide, even in more developed countries such as the United States. Around 4 million people are trafficked each year—with 50% of trafficking victims being...
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