Isn't that a ridiculous conclusion? It's as silly to say that giving access to Plan B, morning-after sex pills, will cause youth to be more sexually active as it is to say that having a condom in your purse or…
Wouldn’t that be a silly headline and a ridiculous debate? And yet, we have the same debate about sexuality education. In an opinion piece published in the New York Times, Robert P. George and Melissa Moschella took the position that a new…
Protecting minors from involvement in adult entertainment is a common theme in politics and law. Each year we see numerous new bills introduced at the state and federal levels, creating stricter punishments for any form of child pornography. Of course,…
Two stories about gender and children caught my eye, over the last couple days. They are not at all connected to each other, but the more I thought about them, the more I realized that they illustrate very different responses…
While we don't believe "sexting" ought to be a crime in all instances, we are pleased to see that Florida is taking a more measured approach than most states. Florida's SB 888 creates the crime of "sexting", the transmission of…
Women's eNews had an article today about how US lawmakers are trying to stop a child-marriage bill. The bill carries a (relatively) small cost and the money has already been allocated to fund the work over the next five years.…
Talking about sexuality does not increase sexually transmitted infections, despite what non-experts report.Contact: Megan [email protected] 401-345-8685 Contact: Aida [email protected] 787-233-0025In yet another attempt to shut down access to quality sex education, South-Eastern New England conservative advocates hit the sex panic…
It's hard to avoid news of state budget shortfalls, and the New York Times reported yesterday that states, along with some members of Congress, are even investigating the constitutionally controversial idea of bankruptcy to solve their problems. These budget crises…
File under "Horror Movies I don't Ever Want to See". Mattel is marketing it's new Barbie-as-concealed-video-camera by telling kids they can make movies "From Barbie's point of view". I don't know what you did with your Barbies when you were…
When I was coming of age sexually there was no Scarleteen. And I was fortunate enough not to need it. If there is such a thing as a charmed introduction into one’s own sexuality, I had it. I had an…