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Let's Talk About Sex Education: Planned Parenthood SHAREs

Growing up, I was under the impression that sex was making out naked. I thought condoms were only used for protection against pregnancy. I did not understand that sex was meant for my pleasure. I thought I was a bad person for masturbating. All of these misconceptions, and more, would have been answered if I had comprehensive sex education.

March 11, 2020

STD Awareness: Fighting STDs with Education

Here in Arizona, Tucson Unified School District has been taking steps toward adopting a comprehensive, inclusive, age-appropriate, and medically accurate sex education program, but it’s been repeatedly delayed by a vocal minority. In September, a vote was put on hold after the superintendent recommended changing the proposed curriculum to focus on abstinence as the preferred method for avoiding STDs and unintended pregnancies.

Nov. 4, 2019

Everybody Deserves Good Sex Ed

Is sex education part of your school day? If you are getting information in your classroom about birth control, consent, healthy relationships, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), then you are among a small number of students in Arizona who get this essential health information.

Oct. 21, 2019

Explore Our Blog Archives!

Want to read more? Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona’s blog is a volunteer-driven project that has produced over 800 blog posts! Explore all of our older posts by visiting our blog archives.

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