by Dan DeMarle | Mar 30, 2023 | Adolescent/Teen, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Sex/Sexuality, Sexuality
“We are in uncharted territory” when it comes to sex and the internet, says Justin Garcia, a research scientist at Indiana University’s Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. “There have been two major transitions” in...
by Dan DeMarle | Mar 30, 2023 | Adolescent/Teen, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Sex/Sexuality
“And yet, despite the high numbers of girls experiencing sexual harassment in schools, only 12 percent said they ever reported it to an adult. “Some researchers claim that sexual harassment is so common for girls that many fail to recognize it as sexual...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 14, 2023 | Adolescent/Teen, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, Depression, Emotional Disturbance, School Districts, Sex/Sexuality, Sexuality, Woman/Women
If you or someone you know needs mental health support, contact the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. Almost 15 percent of teen girls said they were forced to have sex, a 27 percent increase over two years. Thirteen percent attempted suicide,...
by Dan DeMarle | Feb 3, 2023 | Brighton, Child sexual abuse/exploitation/sex trafficking, School Districts, Sex/Sexuality
Kayla Canne – Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK – in the D&C on 1/18/23 on page A1 Before deciding to go public in late 2020, Tara Yellen spent nearly 30 years privately wrestling with the impact of the sexual abuse she said she...
by Dan DeMarle | Jan 30, 2023 | Autism, Autism Research, Gender, Sex/Sexuality
A year and a half ago neuroscientist Anila D’Mello scanned the brains of a dozen autistic women who had just entered her study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The all-female cluster immediately threw off the results. “When we analyzed their data, we...
by Dan DeMarle | Jul 17, 2022 | Classroom, Gender, Sex/Sexuality, Sexuality, Teaching
The Washington Post provides a guide to terms related to LGBTQ+ identities.