Sex Ed

Gay Parenting, Part 2

Posted 11 weeks 5 hours ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh

Culture, Sex Ed, Relationships

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Wow. It really is happening. All across California gays and lesbians are getting married. Their children, we children will all be legitimized in a way we haven't been before. I spent the weekend talking to a gay dad raising sons (being Father's Day weekend) here's what's been tripping around my conversations. I talked to a few women on the verge of marriage. Here's what I heard and remembered.

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American Idol – Family Friendly or Adult TV?

Posted 15 weeks 8 hours ago by Lori Kerrigan

Entertainment, Etiquette, Conflict Resolution, Sex Ed

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American Idol is a favorite in households across the world, but is it really appropriate for young minds?

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Explaining Gay and Lesbian identitites to the Kids, Part 1

Posted 15 weeks 4 days ago by Margaret Garcia-Couoh

Culture, Sex Ed, Relationships

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With Friday’s State Supreme Court ruling in California the possibility of my mothers being able to marry legally in our state has come up once again. Yay! We are all very excited and hope that wedding bells will ring for our lesbian mothers after twenty years (longer than most of the hetero marriages we know have lasted. So, the only question that remains is what do we tell the children and when? And does it even matter?

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It’s Not About Shacking Up…

Posted 17 weeks 4 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Education, Social Skills, Sex Ed, Relationships, Higher Education

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A recent Associated Press article discusses the growing trend of U.S. colleges to allow for mixed company in dorm living arrangements. This new acceptance of coed cohabitation isn’t what disturbs me; It’s how the parents continue to teach an age-old lie about relationships and what truly matters.

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