Unscrewing Ourselves
Only 13 States Require Sex Ed to Be Medically Accurate
And half the country is pushing abstinence-only, which, STD rates have shown us, is not exactly effective.
The NYC Teens Teaching the Sex Ed They Never Had
Planned Parenthood of New York City's youth health educators are taking it upon themselves to teach reproductive health to the kids facing inadequate or non-existent sex education.
The UK’s Free Healthcare System Isn’t Doing Much For its STD Problem
How can people get treated if they're not even able to get tested?
Teaching Kindergarteners About Consent
The women behind the radical consent education program YES!: Your Empowered Sexuality want to teach kids to respect each other's bodies long before they get to high school.
Having a Chronic Illness Doesn't Mean Giving Up Sex
We spoke to Kirsten Schultz, the woman behind the #ChronicSex movement giving people with chronic illnesses and disabilities the information they need to build healthy sex lives.
I Prefer to Date Men Who are HIV Positive
Research shows that if they're getting treated, I'm not at risk of contracting it from them—even without a condom.
Should You Sue Your Partner For Giving You Herpes?
People have successfully sued their ex-partners for infecting them with the virus. But is it a useful way of holding irresponsible sexual behavior to account—or does it stigmatize STD sufferers?
STD Horror Movies Prey on Our Fears and Misconceptions About Sex
The micro-genre is a rare place to push prevailing myths about sexually transmitted infections to the extreme, exploring themes of promiscuity, perversion, and violation.
The Survivor Battling to Get Child Sex Abuse Education in Elementary Schools
In the US, approximately one in six boys and one in four girls are sexually abused before the age of 18, but far too few schools provide students with any form of education on the subject.
Why Aren't Straight Men Told to Get Regular STD Tests?
Women and gay men carry the STD-testing burden.