The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
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The Center for Family Life Education (CFLE) pleased to introduce the forthcoming third edition of Teaching Safer Sex! The original work by Peggy Brick and colleagues in 1989 transformed the way safer sex education was done, from an era of “t-cell” and “viral load” lectures to highly interactive, vibrant and engaging lessons that focused on developing the skills needed to practice safer … [Read more...]
A message from GLSEN: Dear Friends, Three weeks after my oldest child started kindergarten, she threw a tantrum because I said "no" about something or other, and yelled, "Mama, you are a SISSY!" She clearly had little sense of the word's meaning, but had learned in her brief elementary school career that this was one of the worst epithets she could hurl in anger. Today, GLSEN is proud to embark … [Read more...]
From our friends at Advocates for Youth: On January 9, 2012, four leading health organizations released the first-ever national standards for sexuality education in schools. Published in the Journal of School Health, the ground-breaking National Sexuality Education Standards: Core Content and Skills, K-12 provide clear, consistent, and straightforward guidance on the essential minimum, core … [Read more...]
With education budgets slashed nationwide, and sexual education under fire, now is the perfect season to give the gift of sex ed! For $20, you can receive your own personal copy of Subjectified - a new documentary by Melissa Tapper Goldman about young women in America and how they think, feel and learn about sex - PLUS have one donated to an underfunded educator through their matching program! … [Read more...]
This article was recently published by American Social Health Association's HPV News. To register for a free email subscription to ASHA's HPV News, visit them online. Sex ed. For many of us that conjures thoughts of the health or gym teacher fumbling through notes on the birds and the bees. The modern variety of sex ed has been much in the news the last few years, as abstinence-only education has … [Read more...]
The Study Sex College Tour Launches Second Year of Vital Sex Positive Education Pawtucket, RI, September 12th, 2011- This fall, students will once again swarm college campuses across the nation. Rigorous courses will give them a chance to learn about almost any subject, but one important topic is frequently missing in this conversation: sexuality. Megan Andelloux, also known as “Oh Megan,” is … [Read more...]
The great people at SIECUS (the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States) provides an excellent resource for people looking for lesson plans and information regarding sexuality. SexEdLibrary provides information and over 100 lesson plans on many topics that sex educators and health care professionals would find extremely helpful. Everything from prenatal care to sexuality … [Read more...]
Advocates for Youth is an organization that was founded in 1980 whose focus is on adolescent reproductive and sexual health in the United States and around the globe. Their vision encompasses the three R's: Rights, Respect, and Responsibility. They offer trainings to organizations with a youth focus, and have a lot of great resources for sex educators and advocates for sex education on their site. … [Read more...]
Talking About Sex Safely This is an advanced practice course for experienced classroom sexuality educators. Its purpose is to ensure that health teachers have a solid foundation in content related to human sexuality as well as the skill set for translating this content into meaningful lessons for a diverse range of students. The prerequisite is two years of classroom sexuality education … [Read more...]
Help us recognize the outstanding work of our colleagues and the achievements made in field of sexuality education this year! Every year, The CFLE honors an outstanding leader in sexuality education with the Golden Brick Award. Named in honor of the legendary Peggy Brick, the award is given to a sexuality educator who has made significant contributions to the field of sexuality education both in … [Read more...]
