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The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015

Time names the 30 teens who have most influenced our culture in 2015.

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Girl, Send Me a Frext

How female friends have turned sexting into an act of bonding and empowerment.

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CDC: ‘Alarming’ Increase in STDs

Sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis increased dramatically in 2014, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Number of Victims of Revenge Porn Strikingly High

Over the last six months, 175 people have come forward in England and Wales to report they are victims of revenge porn.

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BBC Documentary to Follow Lives of Transgender Teens

In a new documentary, BBC will highlight the struggles of young transgender people as they attempt to find love post-transitioning.

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The Sex Lives of College Students: Heirs To The Sexual Revolution

Feminists and frat boys, asexuals, groupies, and that quiet kid who sits in the front row. A weeklong survey of what it means to be young and in lust (or asexual or aromantic) in 2015.

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Trading Places: Major Entertainment Property Adaptations Respond To The Gender Swapping Movement

From the article: “The Gender Flipping trend began as a meme in the comic book world wherein cartoonists, tired of overly sexualized representations of female superheroes, began redrawing male characters in analogous poses to highlight the inherent absurdity.”

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‘Coming Out’ Numbers Show Many Are Revealing Sexuality on Facebook

The rate of individuals announcing their change in sexuality is three times that of a year ago, according to Facebook.

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When Your Child Takes Nude Selfies

After a recent sexting scandal at a Colorado high school, TIME Magazine addresses the response most parents have and why it’s not always the most effective.

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“Sexting Is The New Flirting” As Teens Turn to Secretive Apps

From the article: “Teens today have turned to technology more than ever before, living and interacting with each other through apps on their phones. So it’s no surprise they took their flirting online using photo vault apps to sext and send scandalous pictures below the radar.”

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Kristen Stewart, Miley Cyrus and the Rise of Sexual Fluidity

Stewart says, “I think in three or four years, there are going to be a whole lot more people who don’t think it’s necessary to figure out if you’re gay or straight. It’s like, just do your thing.”

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Alas, You Do Have to Talk To Your Teen About Sex

Kids who hear from parents make wiser choices. Read the article here.

What The Future of Sex Ed May Look Like in The U.S.

Sexual education in the U.S. school system is likely to change in the coming years, here’s a peak at what it might look like. Read the article here.

Why Aren’t Millennials Having Sex Anymore?

The number of college students claiming they’ve never had sex is nearly 40 percent. Only five years ago, a 25-year, “exhaustive” study found that college students who say they’re virgins made up only 13 percent. What has changed? Read the take from Relevant Magazine here.

6 Marks of Healthy Sexuality

Gary Thomas takes a look at the marks of a healthy sexual relationship.

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The Shameless and the Unashamed: Sexual Revolution, a Step to the Past

From the article:

“Those who pushed the sexual boundaries in the 1960s fancy themselves as revolutionaries throwing off the shackles of centuries of taboos and stigmas. ‘Emancipation is now a reality,’ wrote novelist and critic Margaret Drabble in 1967, cheering what she called ‘the golden age of adult sexual equality.’

The reality is quite the opposite…”

Read the article from Alan Dowd for byFaith magazine here.

Studies Show Teens Having Less Sex Than Previous Generations

The overall rate of teens having sex has steadily decreased from 1988, and the Centers for Disease Control is attributing it to a teaching method based on abstinence and contraceptives.

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Teen Sex Linked to Dating Violence

A study of physical violence by sociologists at Bowling Green University identifies sexual intimacy as a key aspect of teen romances that involve violence.

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Book Sex: Required Reading Too Hot For Teens?

What is the proper role of literature containing graphic subject matter in the high school classroom?

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Tied In Knots: Americans Try to Redefine Marriage

byFaith magazine takes a look at some of the arguments advocates for same-sex marriage have used and how Christians should respond.

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