I’m a big fan of; the site bills itself as “sex ed for the real world” and I think it’s fantastic. Some articles are clearly aimed at a teenage demographic, but the material is still relevant to any age group, in my opinion. As someone who has volunteered for a rape crisis center for a few years now and a sex educator, consent is a very important topic to me.
Scarleteen recently posted two things that I found very interesting and wanted to share. The first is their , and as it mentions, can be used as a starting point for conversation with a partner. In my experience, few people are taught communication skills, and sex can be very difficult to talk about. Sure, we joke about sex in America, and it’s almost every aspect of the media. If you like the Stocklist, it can be downloaded as a pdf. You could also edit it and just use portions to talk about with a partner. Related, Scarleteen posted a quick little quiz It will only take a second, so if you get a chance, check it out and click. And the next time you’re with your partner, try talking about things on the stocklist.
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