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Opportunity, Not Shame, Can Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Ads aren't enough; we need real guidance
author image Elisabet thinks an ad campaign to combat teen pregnancy perpetuates negative stereotypes.

It takes two to tango, so how many does it take to raise a baby? A New York City public education campaign intended to prevent teen pregnancy seems to suggest it only takes one, the mother... [more]

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Is He Boyfriend Material? - I Left the Wild Girls Behind - The Forgotten 'B' in LGBT - Leaving My Abuser - Plus - Zero Tolerance Policies Must Go - Video - Confronting Street Harassers
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Street Harassment Is No Compliment Men are constantly commenting on Margaret's appearance as she walks down the street. She reports on how widespread—and how damaging to girls—street harassment is. [more]
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Am I the Father? The writer has a one-night stand with a girl at a party. Months later, the girl tells him he is the father of her soon-to-be-born baby. [more]
Growing Up With Daniel As a child, Christine was close to her cousin Daniel, who has a developmental disability. She later mentors young adults with disabilities. [more]
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Penguin in the Sahara At a mostly white private school, Sayda finds her identity as a Latina. [more]
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Facing Reality Confined to a wheelchair by a genetic disease, Tania faces many challenges but emerges stronger in spirit. [more]
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Unprotected Sex Can Raise Your Risk of Cancer HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, but few teens know its risks—including its link to certain cancers. [more]
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America: Trashing the Globe As Americans, YCteen writers create more than their share of the world's trash. But there are ways to use less stuff. [more]
Losing My Brilliant Dad to Alcohol The author longs for a stronger relationship with his mentally ill, alcoholic father. [more]
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They Called Me a `Crack Baby' When students discover he can’t read, Antwaun is teased and called a “crack baby.” [more]
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Father Lessons Otis has little memory of his biological dad, but the brief time he had with a loving adoptive father taught him lessons he still remembers. [more]
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