Answer’s Alex Medina Joins YTH
It is with great pleasure that YTH and Answer announce that Alex Medina will be joining YTH as its Digital Communications Officer starting March 30. For seven years, Alex shared his passion for...
View ArticleFive Reasons to Be Hopeful About Sex Education in the U.S.
If you’ve been following the headlines related to sex education in recent months, you may have a rather bleak picture of the (mis)education of American teens when it comes to sexuality and...
View ArticleSex Education Must Work to Dismantle Rape Culture
I read Nicholas Kristof’s recent column “When the Rapist Doesn’t See It as Rape” with a heady mix of revulsion, familiarity and gratitude that such a widely read and respected journalist had devoted...
View ArticleAt the Intersection of Sex Ed and English
Al Vernacchio is an English and sexuality education teacher at Friends’ Central School in Pennsylvania and author of For Goodness Sex: Changing the Way We Talk to Teens About Sexuality, Values, and...
View ArticleAn Educator Increases Her Comfort & Skill With Answer’s Online Professional...
The fields of sexual health and sexuality education are constantly changing. Consider how social media and other technologies have changed the way teens form relationships and interact with each other...
View ArticleHuman Sexuality: The Ultimate Interdisciplinary Topic
In this third installment of Answer’s blog series, Inter(sex)tions, sexuality educator Deborah Roffman tells us why human sexuality is the ultimate interdisciplinary topic. Ms. Roffman has been...
View ArticleLet’s Talk: What My Parents Did Right
Every October, Answer joins colleagues across the country to mark Let’s Talk Month—a time to acknowledge the important role parents and caregivers play in nurturing their children’s sexual health by...
View ArticleThe Trouble With “Don’t Get Pregnant”
By Stella Balsamini, 18, Sex, Etc. Staff Writer Health classes across the country, many parents and MTV reality television shows, like Teen Mom, send out the same, forceful message to teenagers: Don’t...
View ArticleParents and Educators Can Support Pediatricians in Providing Comprehensive...
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released a report last week that provides guidance on how pediatricians can provide sexuality education to their patients. Answer executive director, Nicole...
View ArticleAnswer Consults Teens on Sexual Health Apps and Digital Tools
By Adrian Lam, 17, Sex, Etc. Staff Writer Facebook. YouTube. SnapChat. Apps are everywhere, often playing a major role in teens’ daily lives. Technology can make information more accessible to teens...
View ArticleUsing a Historical Lens to Teach About Roe v. Wade
At Answer we often talk about how sexuality intersects with every other core topic taught in schools. Health and physical education teachers aren’t the only ones fielding questions about sex or...
View ArticleAnswer Welcomes New Executive Director
Answer is pleased to announce that Nicole Cushman, MPH, Director of Education for PPFA, will become Answer’s new executive director, effective February 16, 2015. For over 30 years Answer has trained...
View ArticleAnswer Seeks Full-Time Sexual Health Trainer
For nearly 35 years, Answer has helped adults be the best sexuality educators they can be by providing the latest resources, most current information and best practices for reaching and teaching the...
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