The Ontario provincial government majorly fumbled when they rolled out the new sex education curriculum and then promptly withdrew it as a result of mass complaints. There was no shortage of rants and raves along with media-fed misinformation about the curriculum. Here is a general overview of the proposed changes.
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for: ‘Teenage Sexuality’
Should you wear a condom during oral sex?
Dear Ashley, Should you Wear a condom during oral sex?
Do music videos really promote female sexual empowerment?
Sometimes I find it hard to believe that sex still sells. This is particularly true in the realm of representations of “female sexual empowerment”. This is a term that gets thrown around a lot and it seems to me that it’s definitely in the eye of the beholder. Take, Rihanna’s latest video “S&M”. Some people are calling it “sexual empowering” – others are calling it “trashy”.
Dr. Brian answers your question about…STIs
Do I need to get checked for STI’s if I am in a committed relationship?
Young women are having sex…it’s true!
Once again, it had nothing to do with male sexuality—can’t figure out for the life of me why it’s always gal’s sexuality that’s under scrutiny. Maybe because people keep that old tired, “men can have lots of sex and women can’t…because she’ll get pregnant and get labeled a ‘whore’” dogma subconsciously in their heads.
Who should pay for contraception?
This is the second reader questions I answered for Glow magazine. From January to March I am there official sex expert. “Is there any contraceptive buying etiquette? It just seems unfair that birth control costs so much more than condoms!” I haven’t heard of any birth control etiquette per se, however common sense can direct …
What’s Really Behind the Decline of Teen Sex?
This article first appeared in the Calgary Herald on August 29th, 2008. For more information go to: http://sexualhealthaccess.org/images/pdf/itl_sept_2008.pdf What’s really behind decline of teen sex By LAURA WERSHLER With a newly released StatsCan study on Canadian teen sexual behaviour and a new book out of the U.S. raising the spectre of sex-addicted adolescents, parents must …
Q & A From Young Man About His Penis, Hard-ons and Masturbation
Question #1 I have a 5 inch penis when erected, it is about 2 inches thick too, is that a good size? Dr. Trina’s Response: Penis size matters for some women yet for most women it is not an issue. I use the metaphor that breast size matters for some men, but for most men …
Is Dressing Really the Temptress?
I was absolutely flabbergasted after reading a story in McLeans magazine entitled “Preteen Temptress” (March 2004). Patricia Pearson writes how the vixen half naked fashion look (a.k.a. Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears) is out and a more demure look of buttoned up sweaters and skirts past the knees is in style. Great. I was never …
