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Sarah Estrella is also the Sex & Relationships Examiner at Examiner.com and has a professional background in education and communications. She believes young adults of every sexual orientation and persuasion deserve access to comprehensive information that empowers them to make informed decisions, protect themselves from infection, and prevent unwanted pregnancy. Here she'll examine national news and trends in sex education, provide up-to-the-minute information about sexual health and safe sex practices, and answer your questions about sex, sexuality, and staying safe. To see your questions answered, contact @Sexaminer on Twitter.

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One in four teen girls in the U.S. have sexually transmitted infections, National Health study finds

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 · 2 comments

Here's a startling number to wake you up with your morning coffee: 24.1 percent of the 838 female adolescents (ages 14-19) participating in the...
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Sex, Etc. magazine for teens under fire in Iowa; Ames Library Board stands up for sex education

Friday, November 20th, 2009

This morning the Public Library Board of Trustees in Ames, Iowa voted 6-1 to continue openly displaying and offering free copies of the teen magazine...
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Help support Scarleteen.com 'Sex Ed for the Real World' online sexuality resource for teens

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

While your local school system battles back and forth about what – if anything – to teach in the way of sex education, consider chipping...
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'That's so gay': Hillary Duff, Wanda Sykes star in Think Before You Speak PSAs

Hillary Duff and Wanda Sykes are starring in public service announcements for Think Before You Speak, a Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network...
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Update: Scholastic Books reverses decision to exclude gay-friendly 'Luv Ya Bunches' from book fairs

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On Monday I reported on the controversy around Lauren Mryacle's Luv Ya Bunches, a book for young adults about a diverse group of girls –...
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Time to boycott Scholastic Books? Lauren Myracle's 'Luv Ya Bunches' banned from school book fairs

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Those Scholastic Books book fairs students and educators everywhere are familiar with seem innocuous enough... but are they too innocuous? Last week...
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I Heart Guts tackles 'The Good Ol' Menstrual Cycle': Fun resource for sex educators

I Heart Guts started as a line of plush representations of internal anatomical organs – I suppose there's a market for just about everything...
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D.C. Council Committee on Health: Sex education survey results 'informative and alarming'

David Catania, a Washington, D.C. Council member and chairman of the council's Committee on Health, held a public roundtable today to discuss the...
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Celebrate 'Love Your Body Day' October 21, 2009

Tomorrow is the NOW Foundation's 12th annual Love Your Body Day, an initiative of the National Organization for Women and its ongoing Women's Health...
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'How to Lobby Against Sex Ed': The Atlantic investigates Raymond B. Ruddy's war on Sex Education

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Fascinating article in The Atlantic today for anyone who follows sex education news and the politics surrounding what gets taught in schools and what...
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