Health
Young women and girls are taking sex-ed into their own hands on YouTube
Sex education in Canadian schools continues to be highly politicized and young people are paying the price.
Mar 3, 2020
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News tagged with sexual consent
Psychology & Psychiatry
Do open relationships really work?
Open relationships typically describe couples in which the partners have agreed on sexual activity with someone other than their primary romantic partner, while maintaining the couple bond. Can these open relationships work? ...
Oct 29, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Issues with consent may not be the same across all sexual preferences
Sexual consent for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM), presents a unique challenge in comparison to those of other sexes and sexual orientations.
Jun 22, 2020
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Health
How to talk to your children about sexual consent
Parents and caregivers often wait until their children are older to talk about sexual consent. And many parents often leave "the sex talk" altogether—hoping that schools will do it instead. The most recent guidance for ...
Sep 3, 2019
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Health
New studies can inform programs to prevent sexual violence among teens locally, globally
Across cultures and geographic locations, the teen years are a time of growth, development and exploration into adult interactions—and romantic and sexual relationships are often some of the most critical interactions that ...
Apr 12, 2019
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Health
Parental consent for HPV vaccine should not be waived, poll says
Most U.S. adults support laws that allow teens to get medical care for sexually transmitted infections without parental consent. But when asked about the vaccine against the human papillomavirus (HPV), most adults want parents ...
Jul 18, 2012
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Drugs and alcohol complicate sexual consent, but context can make things clearer
Sexual consent is an important, complex and often awkward topic to talk about. And when people have been consuming alcohol or other drugs, it makes negotiating sexual consent even more complicated. Indeed, drawing the line ...
Nov 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Don't stand so close to me—understanding consent can help with those tricky social distancing moments
You're walking on a public footpath when a jogger overtakes you from behind, well inside the recommended two-metre physical distance. What to do? By the time you've reacted it's too late. Just another random encounter in ...
May 27, 2020
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Health
Apps against sexual violence have been tried before. They don't work
Yesterday, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller suggested technology should be part of the solution to growing concerns around sexual assault. He encouraged serious discussion about using a digital app to record ...
Mar 19, 2021
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Pediatrics
Strip searching a child without appropriate consent is 'sexual abuse,' insists expert
Strip searching a child without appropriate consent is "sexual abuse," and should attract heavy sanctions—backed up by legislation—for any UK police officer who does it, insists a leading pediatrician in an opinion piece, ...
Nov 21, 2023
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