TALKING OPENLY
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Why The Dutch Are So Awesome At The “Sex Talk” (Scary Mommy, 5/10/23)
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You’ve Been Going About the “Sex Talks” With Your Kids All Wrong (Essence, 1/11/23)
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“I’m a sexpert: Here’s why you need to start talking to your kids about sex” (Yahoo Life UK, 24/10/23)
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There’s No Such Thing as a Child Being “Too Young” for Sex Education (Vogue, 29/10/23)
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Teen sex ed: I’m planning to buy my teenage daughter a vibrator (Kidspot, 1/11/23)
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The Sweet Reason Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves Don'’t Want Their Kids to Tell Them Everything (E News, 24/9/23)
Get some tips from some of our favourite sex & relationships podcasts for parents…
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The Puberty Podcast with Dr Cara Natterson & Vanessa Kroll Bennett
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Sitting In A Car with Sarah Sproule
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Just Say This! with Amy Lang of Birds & Bees & Kids
SEX EDUCATION See also BODIES & BODY IMAGE and LGBT+ IDENTITIES
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Parents have right to see sex education content, says minister (BBC, 24/10/23)
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RSHE: Gillian Keegan “undermining” trust in schools (Tes, 27/10/12)
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Schools know sharing sex ed lessons with parents is vital – it’s something they already do (The Conversation, 30/10/23)
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Education Secretary’s letter to parents: You have the right to see RSHE lesson material (Gov.uk, 24/10/23)
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Sex education: What is RSHE and can parents access curriculum materials? (Gov.uk, 24/10/23)
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The hidden dangers of giving parents access to sex education materials (iNews, 25/10/23)
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Our response to the Education Minister (School of Sexuality Education, 25/10/23)
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Schools transgender guidance being refined and will come “soon”, says Keegan (Evening Standard, 24/10/23)
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Young People Aren’t Getting Their Sex Education In Schools, So Where Are They Going For It? (HuffPost UK, 25/10/23)
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“It felt like a dictatorship”: UK teaching experts hit out at government bid to cancel them (Guardian, 30/9/23)
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Analysis: Can people of faith embrace a “porn-critical” sex ed curriculum in schools? (Deseret News, 27/10/23)
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How important are parents for providing sex education to their kids? – young person’s opinion (Her Campus, 16/10/23)
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Be True to You: a sexuality education program developed by a UQAM professor (Yahoo Finance, 3/11/23)
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“If we don’t teach kids about consent, the internet will”: Natasha Devon on the importance of sex education by Outspoken director Leah Jewett (Guardian, 9/10/23)
SEX EDUCATION THEMES ON SCREEN See also CONSENT and LGBT+ IDENTITIES & ISSUES
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How To Have Sex star Mia McKenna-Bruce: “I don’t remember any lesson on consent growing up (Evening Standard, 4/11/23)
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From Euphoria to Sex Education – how to get sex in teen dramas right (Independent, 21/9/23)
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20,000 Species of Bees was inspired by a trans teen’s suicide – but it centres joy, not tragedy (PinkNews, 4/10/23)
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20,000 Species of Bees review – lovely, heartfelt Spanish trans drama (Guardian, 29/10/23)
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Asa Butterfield’s Sex Education Co-stars Burst Out Laughing After Actor Revealed Why He Walked Out On His Mother Mid-conversation (FandomWire, 24/10/23)
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Big Mouth Flexes Its Newfound Maturity in Its Standout International Episode (Primetimer, 23/10/23)
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10 of the Best Shows Like Sex Education (Yahoo, 17/10/23)
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All 4 Sex Education Seasons, Ranked Worst To Best (Screen Rant, 17/102/3)
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Another Body: how deepfake porn is destroying young women’s lives (Dazed, 2/11/23)
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My Blonde GF: the experience of being deepfaked for pornography – 18-minute documentary (Guardian, 23/10/23)
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Debut novel by Millie Bobby Brown reignites debate over ghostwritten celebrity books (Guardian, 14/9/23)
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The double life of Rock Hudson: “Let’s be frank, he was a horndog!” (Guardian, 6/10/23)
PORN & SEXTING See also SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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NSPCC launch campaign in Plymouth on impact of pornography on children (Plymouth Live, 29/10/23)
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Child sex abuse images generated by AI risk flooding the internet if no new controls are put in place, watchdog warns (Fortune, 25/10/23)
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Ubiquitous porn is the real threat to our children, not “problematic” books (Evening Standard, 1/11/23)
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Every day, girls would report degrading, painful sex – unaware they’d been raped. Boys wanted to tick off sex acts like a video game: Horror stories from a youth sex adviser that lay bare the cost of hardcore porn on Britain’s teens (Daily Mail, 18/10/23)
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Porn leading to rising sexual violence and grooming in Australia, consent activist says (SBS, 1/11/23)
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What happens when young people grow up with porn? (CNE – Christian Network News, 26/10/23)
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How to Have Sex’s Samuel Bottomley on toxic masculinity: “Porn is definitely a problem for young men” (Evening Standard, 27/10/23)
SEXUAL HARASSMENT & RAPE CULTURE See also SEX ED THEMES ONSCREEN and CONSENT
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Schools struggling to deal with sexual violence – report (1News, 4/11/23)
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School uproar as fake AI nudes of girl pupils are spread by male classmates (Mirror, 3/11/23)
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“I stood up and fought back”: how revenge porn survivor Georgia Harrison got her abuser jailed (Guardian, 23/10/23)
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How to Have Sex review: A brutally honest film about early sexual experiences (Mashable, 3/11/23)
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How To Have Sex exposes the grim gender gap for virginity, sex, and the teen holiday experience (Mashable, 4/11/23)
CONSENT & PLEASURE See also SEX ED THEMES ONSCREN and SEXUAL HARASSMENT
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Chanel Contos sounds alarm on “national health crisis” in National Press Club address (News.com.au, 1/11/23)
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Gen Z Teens Want Less Sex on Screen, According to New UCLA Study (Variety, 25/10/23)
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Should we applaud or worry about gen Z’s desire for an on-screen coitus interruptus? (Guardian, 29/10/23)
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“My babyface was so obviously underage”: what I learned about men and power before I could consent (Guardian, 3/10/23)
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How to Have Sex: The film that will get everyone talking about consent (BBC, 4/11/23)
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How To Have Sex star Mia McKenna-Bruce: “Consent is not binary” (Glamour UK, 3/11/23)
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Only 32% of women learned about pleasure in sex ed classes, survey finds (Motherly, 20/10/23)
BODIES & BODY IMAGE
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Karen Carpenter dropped down to 77lbs in anorexia battle which led her to take over “90 laxatives at once” before her death at age 32 – heartbreaking new biography reveals (Daily Mail, 5/11/23)
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What to know about eating disorders in teenagers (Medical News Today, 1/11/23)
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YouTube takes aim at teens bingeing on body image videos (Yahoo News UK, 2/11/23)
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Here’s Why States Are Suing Meta for Hurting Teens with Facebook and Instagram (Scientific American, 26/10/23)
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How to Make a First Period Kit – Everything You Need to Include (Your Teen, 31/10/23)
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I think my 7-year-old has started her period. Should I be concerned? (Mamamia, 2/11/23)
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Puberty Is Starting Earlier Now – Here’s How To Talk To Your Daughter About Her Budding Breasts (Romper, 10/10/23)
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A Dad Was “Furious” His Tween Bought A Pushup Bra (Scary Mommy, 3/11/23)
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New book This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained explains modern puberty – 4-minute video (ABC News, 9/10/23)
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“It lasts longer, it starts earlier”: Experts explain puberty – 6-minute video (MSNBC, 24/10/23)
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The Care & Keeping of You author and her podcast co-host break down puberty for today’s parents (AP News, 12/10/23)
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Your Moody Teen, Explained (Oprah Daily, 6/10/23)
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This Is So Awkward: Modern Puberty Explained with Dr Cara Natterson and Vanessa Bennett – 1-hour podcast and YouTube video (Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting with Lisa Damour & Reena Ninan, 10/10/23)
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Worries over confidence and periods hitting UK girls’ enjoyment of PE (Guardian, 11/10/23)
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Expert calls for better supports around menstrual health in youth sports (CBC, 27/10/23)
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“The sexism is soul-destroying”: Furious parents claim girls’ football team – that feeds players to Arsenal – has been kicked off training pitch in favour of “just for fun” men’s team (Daily Mail, 29/9/23)
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“Get back into the kitchen”: what happened when Jill Scott and Gary Neville swapped social media accounts (Guardian, 14923)
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Why Rihanna’s baby boy Riot Rose was dressed in pink in his first photos (Independent, 22/9/23)
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Why can’t little boys wear pink? The double standard in baby fashion (AOL UK, 31/10/23)
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“On stage, I could escape”: Sir Patrick Stewart on childhood trauma and acting success (Guardian, 1/10/23)
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How Fathers Can Help Their Daughters Be In A Healthy Relationship (Times Now, 20/10/23)
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Andrew Tate is affecting what kids believe about relationships (Mashable, 16/10/23)
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Opinion: “Sexy” Halloween Costumes Perpetuate Toxic Gender Norms – young person’s opinion (YR Media, 30/10/23)
LGBT+ IDENTITIES & ISSUES 🌈 See also SEX EDUCATION THEMES ONSCREEN
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Government’s trans school guidance promised by Christmas (PinkNews, 31/10/23)
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Hungary anti-LGBT law sees under-18s barred from World Press Photo exhibition (Guardian, 1/11/23)
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Arrest follows Florida school district’s approval of sex ed opposing “male”, “female” (New York Post, 19/10/23)
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Florida teen defies Don’t Say Gay law (Scoop Upworthy, 31/10/23)
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Jonathan Van Ness Opens Up About Dax Shepard Trans Rights Debate (HuffPost UK, 3/11/23)
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LGBTQ History Month Origins (Plus 11 Powerful Ways To Celebrate) (We Are Teachers, 25/9/23)
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Queering Halloween (Mombian, 30/10/23)
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10 LGBTQ-Inclusive Picture Books You May Have Missed (Mombian, 1/11/23)
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16 Films You Can Stream Now on the History of LGBTQ Families (Mombian, 25/10/23)
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“He was suffering a lot”: the tragic death behind uplifting trans drama 20,000 Species of Bees (Guardian, 3/10/23)
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Teens Willing To Give Parents Control of Their Social Media (Newsweek, 3/11/23)
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Sesame Workshop Helps Young Children Connect Their Emotions With How Their Body Feels (Parents, 1/11/23)
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5 Things Parents Should Know About Social Media’s Impact on Teens’ Mental Health (The 74, 5/11/23)
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“Childhood has been rewired”: Professor Jonathan Haidt on how smartphones are damaging a generation – rightwing view (The Spectator, 4/11/23)