It is essential that youth not only feel educated but empowered to take control of their own bodies. | photo: First Light

Ideas

educationsex, knowledge, and justice for youth

by Jessica Yee | March 31, 2008

When we talk about the ability to make healthy sexual “choices” we must also encompass ethnically and racially diverse voices and realize that the concept of “choice” falls short when placed against the backdrop of poverty, race, culture, and oppression. The lack of information and awareness in schools has everything to do with fundamental issues of empowerment and justice. We need to really listen to what our youth are saying in every part of the country about their sexual health.  read more