Sex and Related Issues

Required: This page has varied Internet resources and one attachment important for everyone teaching adolescents. You should visit and skim all these sites, but you do not need to read or print out everything from every link. The major goal is for you to become aware of issues and resources that are important for teaching adolescents and for you to become comfortable addressing these issues in the classroom.

Sex Education:http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_sexEd2006.html

Teen Boys Feel Pressure to Have Sex http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/05/19/health/main554665.shtml

Teen Girls Feel Pressure to Have Unwanted Sex http://sexualhealth.e-healthsource.com/?p=news1&id=533103

Here's a video on How to Deal with Pressure to Have Sex http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-cfvsuMU2o

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/

Following are several links to web sites and organizations providing resources that address sexual orientation and gender identity. Teachers of adolescents should create safe, caring classroom environments characterized by mutual respect and openness to discuss these topics.

One organization, GLSEN  can be accessed at the organization's main site  http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html  and its local chapter http://chapters.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/nyc/home.html

Here are links to additional resources,  some of which are especially targeted at Lesbian,  Gay, Bisexual and Transgender adolescents.

    The Center: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center http://www.gaycenter.org/

    Related Web sites for/about gay teens

        http://gayteens.about.com/od/glbtbasicsforteens/f/whatisgenderid.htm

        http://www.gayteens.org/The Center: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center

Safe at School? "Safety of LGBT Students: Recommendations and Model Legislation", a report from the National Education Policy Center, released Fall 2010,  is available at http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/safe-at-schoolhttp://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/safe-at-school

Resources from the American Psychological Association

        Report of the Task Force on Gender Identity and Gender Variance http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/gender-variant-2.pdf

    Sexuality http://www.apa.org/topics/sexuality/index.aspx

    Sexual abuse http://www.apa.org/topics/sexual-abuse/index.aspxhttp://www.apa.org/topics/sexual-abuse/index.aspx

    Abortion http://www.apa.org/topics/abortion/index.aspx

    Gender Variance http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2008/08/gender-variant.aspx