Sex Ed in the News

Campus Organization Fills in Sex Ed Gap At Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), campus organization Voices of Choice (a reproductive health advocacy organization) is stepping up to provide sex ed in a community that currently only offers an abstinence-only curriculum. In the coming year, they will provide free condoms, host educational sessions, and… Read more »

Consent Education Programs Aren’t Perfect… But They’re Important

Early last month, a rape trial that might have otherwise gone unnoticed went viral when a letter the victim read aloud to her attacker was run on the news channel of popular lifestyle site BuzzFeed. Through this woman’s powerful and heartbreaking words, the world learned how former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner had sexually assaulted an… Read more »

Why Comprehensive Sex Ed and Consent Education Go Hand in Hand

In the past few years, issues of consent—and a shift from “no means no” to “yes means “yes”—have placed consent education and rape prevention at the forefront of the sex ed debate. In 2014, Rolling Stone published “A Rape on Campus,” and then retracted the piece after many parts of the story were called into question. In… Read more »

Introducing the new Unequal Partners!

(Editor’s note: Kirsten deFur, the editor of the new, soon-to-be-released edition of Unequal Partners, introduces us to her the new manual below.) I am absolutely thrilled to have had the opportunity to be the editor for the 4th Edition of Unequal Partners: Teaching About Power, Consent, and Healthy Relationships. The original manual, published in the… Read more »

Sex Ed in the News

The biggest news last week: California’s new sex ed law! From consent education to accurate representations of LGBTQ families, California has stepped into the role of a leader in state-based comprehensive sexuality education. You can read the bill itself here: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB329 The bill puts forth the following as it’s aims and goals: (1) To provide pupils with… Read more »

Sex Ed in the News

Follow the Sex Eddie News! New England prep schools overhaul sex ed programs after rape trial Some of the largest, oldest, and most prestigious New England private high schools (including Phillips Exeter Academy, Phillips Academy, and St. Paul’s School) are reconsidering their approach to sexuality education. Consent and respect are among the foci of the newly… Read more »

Sex Ed in the News

  All the news that is worth being sex ed news… Think sex is good for you? You’re right! The Telegraph recently published a list of ways that having sex is good for you, including: good for your heart, reducing stress, reducing pain, and more. Sex educators help people have a healthier, happier life! California… Read more »

Sex Ed in the News

Some days the news is up, some days the news is down. Seniors’ sexual activity tied to well-being Elder sexuality is rarely the student of research, news, or even education. However, a recent (and small) study from Scotland suggests that it should be highlighted by all three. Quality of life is a primary focus when… Read more »