| SIECUS’ Fiscal Year 2010 State Profiles Illustrate Cross-Country Progress to Advance Comprehensive Approaches to Sexuality Education |
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On October 20, 2011, the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) released its eighth annual edition of the SIECUS State Profiles: A Portrait of Sexuality Education and Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs in the States. This Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 edition provides a comprehensive look at sex education policies ... |
| New Poll on Parent-Child Communication Released for Let’s Talk Month |
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According to the results of the poll Let’s Talk: Are Parents Tackling Crucial Conversations about Sex? 82 percent of parents are talking to their children about topics related to sex and sexuality. The poll, conducted by Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Center for Latino and Adolescent Family Health ... |
| National Coming Out Day 2011 Marked by Gains |
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Every October provides an opportunity for members, advocates, and allies of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community to come together in support of National Coming Out Day. Observing the significance of the civil rights movement and pushing further toward equality are the hallmarks of the October 11 holiday, ... |
| HIV Prevention Project in India Prevented 100,000 New Infections |
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Recent analysis by the Public Health Foundation of India, the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation, and India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has found that from 2003 to 2008 Avahan, a large-scale HIV/AIDS prevention initiative in India, prevented 100,000 new infections of HIV. The initiative, which is aimed ... |
