Are you looking for some answers about Sex, Consent and Healthy Relationships?
It can be hard to find good high-quality sexual health information online. Below are some of my favorite places to send students if they have more questions!
My favorite webstite for High Schoolers! Scareleteen
Practical advice that is inclusive of lots of different kinds of sexuality and sexual expression and some, well, very straightforward answers. They do a good job talking about pleasure, and consent, and making sexual experiences fun.
Other great sites!
Teen Source
This site has non-judgmental, accurate, and reliable sexual and reproductive health information and resources. If you live in California, it also tells you where you can get confidential sexual and reproductive health care.
Go Ask Alice
This is way more than just sex. It was written for Health Promotions at Columbia University, but now it has a huge readership beyond just Columbia. In fact, it gets 1,000 questions a week. It is up to date and a great way to get answers to all sorts of health questions
Bedsider
If you want to know something specific about a method of birth control or what it is like to use a specific kind of birth control. They also have some articles on trans-folks and birth control.
Be careful about where you look for answers
Before you google that question, here are a few things to think about when looking for health (especially sexual health) information on the internet:
1. Who is sponsoring this site? What is their goal? What is their reputation? Are they a known and respected organization?
2. Is it up-to-date? Does it tell you when the information was revised? For most sexual health issues the site should have been revised within the past couple years.
3. Does it tell you who reviewed it? (Good ones show their expert reviewers' names and credentials.)
4. Is the website trying to sell you something? Lots of "health" sites are actually trying to see you a product.
5. Be aware of explicit material that may come up in your search. Porn is everywhere. It doesn't give you accurate information about sex, sexuality or pleasure.
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