Christopher White, American Sexuality Magazine. September 27, 2008. There are many ways of helping young people navigate these years of sexual exploration. Just don't forget you were once a teen yourself.
Marsha Rosenbaum, Jennifer Kern, AlterNet. September 10, 2008. Abstinence-only education simply doesn't work, no matter how much Sarah Palin or George Bush dream it will.
Karen Dolan, AlterNet. September 3, 2008. I wholly believe in educating my child about contraception. But given that he is 7, I could have waited a few years for that particular talk.
Vanessa Valenti, AlterNet. August 28, 2008. Conservatives finally learned that sheer moralizing doesn't keep teens from having sex. Now they have a creepy new tactic.
Joseph DiNorcia Jr, RH Reality Check. August 22, 2008. Despite the best efforts of conservative groups and the Bush Administration, more kids are getting information that can save their lives.
Marcela Howell, RH Reality Check. July 17, 2008. Our government continues to throw money at abstinence programs that don't work. It's time to hold both parties accountable.
Margaret McKeehan, Open Magazine. May 20, 2008. I signed a paper promising no sex until marriage. The prize for my upstanding moral rectitude? A free chicken sandwich.
Jenny Block, Huffington Post. April 4, 2008. Young women are still told that their worth hinges on guarding what's between their legs. It's time for all women to own their sexuality.
Lara Riscol, RH Reality Check. March 3, 2008. It's time we stand up for sexual health education, services and civil rights so everyone can have pleasure with dignity -- or without, as we choose.
Alison Bowen, Women's eNews. November 27, 2007. The U.S. has spent about $1 billion on abstinence-only education in the last decade. Here's how presidential candidates line up on the issue.
James Wagoner, TomPaine.com. June 11, 2007. In the interest of "avoiding controversy," Democratic House Appropriations Chair David Obey has become one of the largest funders of the famous vast right-wing conspiracy, adding $140 million for abstinence education.
Deb Price, Creators Syndicate. April 23, 2007. A congressionally mandated study that tracked 2,057 kids for several years found that most (51 percent) started having sex regardless of whether they'd been taught "abstinence only."
