Post(s) tagged with "condoms"
Transgender Law Center applauds the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office and the San Francisco Police Department for their announcement (see below) that they will end all discussion concerning the evidence of condoms when convicting or acquitting someone for engaging in sex work. Using condoms to indict people for engaging in sex work had a detrimental&
My only problem with these is that it doesn’t sound like any fun for the receptive partner… - Shayna
“A 2012 study from the Guttmacher Institute found that more knowledge about sexual health and contraceptives was directly correlated to a decrease in adolescent and young adult risky sexual behaviors, like having sex without barriers or contraceptives, and increased numbers of sexual partners. The study showed that teens who received comprehensive sex ed not only had lower rates of pregnancy but waited longer to have sex—effectively achieving what abstinence-only educational programs have been trying to encourage for decades: waiting to have sex.
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Giving young people the tools they need to avoid STDs—not just the tools we personally agree with— ensures that whenever young adults decide to have sex, they don’t end up doing it unprotected, with neither a contraceptive nor accurate information about how to reduce their risk of getting an STD.”
Seven things you might not know about using condoms!
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“Myth: Flavored Condoms May be Used Any Time
Fact: Condoms seem to come in any flavor imaginable now, even scotch whiskey flavored. While the flavors may spice up oral sex with a condom, they should not be used during vaginal sex. Many flavored condoms are sugar coated, which increases the changes of a woman getting a yeast infection.”
Bill Gates wants your help to design the condom of the future
The Gates Foundation is offering $100,000 to anyone who can design the next generation of condoms.
“In the two-part video series below, Xtra takes viewers behind the scenes in the gay porn industry for a rare discussion about barebacking.”
Treating the country’s 110 million STDs comes with a price tag of $16.7 billion a year.
“Four of the infections - chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and trichomoniasis - respond well to treatment and can be cured if discovered early, yet many of these cases go undetected because they often are not accompanied by any symptoms. The CDC urges all people who are sexually active to get STD screening and prompt treatment if necessary.”
“Despite all sorts of hand-wringing that OMG CONDOMS IN CLASS WILL FORCE ALL STUDENTS TO START FORNICATING THEIR WAY TO HELL IMMEDIATELY, data indicates that contraceptive access doesn’t result in more sex, just safer sex.”
Just a little refresher from Safe in the City
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