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Moving from Stigmatization to Healthy Sexuality: The Vital Role of Comprehensive Sex Ed

By | August 21, 2019

As a sexual health educator at public high schools in Tennessee, teachers would consistently jump in as I approached the topic of contraception. Required by law, these teachers would “emphatically promote sexual risk avoidance through abstinence.” After this abrupt interruption, I would then proceed to talk about all forms of contraception, including abstinence. Students would… Read More »