The sex “drive”.

It was our first session of Driver’s Ed, and there we were sitting in the nerdy Driver’s Ed car. At last, it was my friend’s turn to drive and she joyously made her way to the front seat. With excitement on her face and eagerness to get moving, she simultaneously placed her right foot on …

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The “Glee” controversy.

Amy Schalet, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, has a great post responding to the Glee episode where two of its main characters decide to have sex for the first time. Quote taken from the post, “Why did it takes us so long to arrive at a positive media portrayal of …

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Holiness and sex ed.

This Blog Entry was originally posted on the Sisterhood. “His main premise is that young people will tune out educators if their real concerns are left in the shadows.” In the end, that perhaps was the most important line of all in the recent New York Times Magazine article, “Teaching Good Sex,” by Laurie Abraham. …

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Teach your children well.

DC schools to test students’ knowledge of human sexuality, drugs; 1st such exam in country. I LOVE IT. An article in the Washington Post says that “District of Columbia public schools are planning to test students on their knowledge of human sexuality, contraception and drug use this spring”. What a great idea. Let’s see if …

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Sex and The Supreme Court.

Yet once again, in a recent supreme court decision, we see the absurd double standard in America regarding sex vs. violence. Slicing, dicing, and maiming in a video game is protected by free speech laws but nudity? No way! What is wrong with us when shooting a breast is perfectly acceptable (as long as the …

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