LGBTQ+
Notice: Undefined index: desc in /var/www/html/wp-content/themes/JointsWP-CSS-master/tag.php on line 36
Notice: Undefined index: asc in /var/www/html/wp-content/themes/JointsWP-CSS-master/tag.php on line 38
Sort By Date |
Sort By Title
Helping LGBTQ+ Youth Navigate COVID-19
July 24, 2020
Well, here we are. It’s almost August and we’re still battling the COVID-19 pandemic. That short, sigh of relief we had when things began to reopen is over. In fact, cases in the US have surpassed FOUR MILLION. Let that sink in for a minute. Here in Baltimore, indoor dining has been suspended again, and… Read more
Press Release: Healthy Teen Network Joins Over 50 Organizations in Calling for LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sex education this Pride Month
June 22, 2020
For Immediate Release Baltimore, MD -- Today, Healthy Teen Network is proud to join over 50 organizations across the country in demanding LGBTQ+ inclusive sex education for all young people in the United States. [Your organization name] is participating in a series of virtual events as part of the LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sex Education Week of… Read more
The Algorithm Police: Are Social Media Policies Biased?
February 20, 2020
We frequently get caught up in assessing the negative effects of social media for young people, particularly when it comes to their sexuality. Yet it is also common to hear from research and LGBTQ+ folx the importance of the internet for developing identity, community, and self-exploration. As Amber Leventry describes in “The importance of social…
Read moreIt’s time for sexual health to get a little bit kinky.
February 7, 2020
Washington, DC’s premier leather, kink, and fetish event known as “Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (MAL)” concluded last Martin Luther King, Jr. Day weekend with plenty of parties, pageants, and “pup play.” I was a first-time visitor to the annual event that brings together leather, kink, and fetish enthusiasts from around the region and the globe to… Read more
How Can I Be Gender-Inclusive with Students?
August 26, 2019
Guest Blog Post by Kim Westheimer While gender diversity is not a new thing, the way we talk and think about gender continues to rapidly evolve. If you teach puberty or other health education classes, you may have many questions about how best to be gender-inclusive with students: “How should I talk about bodies…
Read moreInclusive Sex-Positivity
July 11, 2019
Guest Blog Post by Capri Fiello Sex-positivity, which the Feminist Majority Foundation defines as “celebrating healthy sexual relationships, diversity within those relationships, bodily autonomy, and empowering individuals to control their own sex life (or lack thereof),” is incredibly important in supporting adolescents’ sexual development. When sex-positivity is both inclusive and comprehensive, it shifts the paradigm…
Read moreIt’s Pride Month! 5 Queer Reads for Allies in Honor of Stonewall’s 50th
June 5, 2019
This month marks a full half-century since the Stonewall Uprising, when queer residents in New York City’s Greenwich Village notably demanded space to be open about sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The uprising at the Stonewall Inn followed one of many commonplace police raids in underground queer establishments during the era of queer…
Read moreServing Everyone: Providing Sexual & Reproductive Health Services to LGBTQ+ Youth
May 10, 2018
Training: LGBTQ+ 101
April 2, 2018
Growing Up LGBTQ+ Online: An Infographic
January 20, 2018
When approaching topics such as adolescent sexuality, technology, and social media, it is sometimes tempting for adults, even sexuality educators, to focus solely on the Internet Age’s harmful and problematic byproducts for adolescent development and sexuality. In fact, hardly a newsstand exists without glossy-paged headlines screaming for attention with the threats of cyber-bullying, sexting, and…
Read more