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Sex Re-Education

Sex Re-Education

“Why didn’t they teach us this in class?” No matter where you went to school, your sex education curriculum probably didn’t address the things that you most desperately needed to know about your sexual life. We’re here to fill in the gaps.

Sex Education In The United States Is Broken, But It Doesn’t Have To Be

By Molly Longman

In a comprehensive survey conducted by Refinery29, 80% of respondents said they received sex education in school, but only 5% felt that what they learned fully prepared them for the real world. What happens to the other 95%?

I wish i had known to ask my GYN alternate kinds of birth control

I wish i had known that my clitoris deservees the effort

I wish i had known that im worthy of being sexy, not just cute

I wish i had known WTF dysphoria even was

I wish i had known how to love myself before trying to love anyone else

I wish i had known about endometriosis

I wish i had known that i didnt have to apologize about the pain i was experiencing

I wish i had known it wasnt that important to stay a virgin until i got married

Is it okay that im horny all the time?

Is it okay that i have hpv?

Is it okay that i feel fuzzt around my crush?

Is it okay to say no?

Is it okay to feel pain after having sex?

Is it okay to have unprotected oral sex?

Is it okay that i didnt fall in love at first site?

Is it okay that im always thinking about breaking up?

Is it okay to sext someone i dont know?

Design by Michelle Cope & Idil Gozde

Photographed by Savanna Ruedy, Prop Styled by Anna Lemi

Stories by Elizabeth Gulino, Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Michelle Santiago Cortés, Molly Longman, and Lydia Wang

Videos Directed by Stephanie Gonot, Shot by Hanna Radjawane, Set Design by Samantha Margherita

Content Edited by Mirel Zaman, Kristin Iversen, Connie Wang

Project Managed by Lauren Le Vine

In partnership with Advocates For Youth