Sex education

A nurse hands out a red ribbon to a woman, to mark World AIDS Day, at the entrance of Emilio Ribas Hospital, in Sao Paulo December 1, 2014.

Brazil reduces sex education amid spike in sexually transmitted infections

Health & Medicine

Under President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s ascendant religious right is winning a war over sexual health information — and sexual health educators find themselves increasingly marginalized.

People hold signs reading "no to irresponsible sex ed"

Ontario debates what kids should learn about sex in school

The sex talk: How a European country might help Americans get a handle on it

Global Politics
Tessa Hill and Lia Valente

Despite protests, Ontario is going forward with a newer, more modern sex ed curriculum. These girls helped make it happen.

Education
The World

‘I didn’t think I’d be able to get pregnant the first time I had sex’

Health
eaton lead

‘God commanded’ family planning, says this Muslim leader in flood-ravaged Malawi

Environment

Into the 1990s, Malawi banned not only birth control, but sex education and even miniskirts. Now, attitudes toward contraception are changing under the pressure of climate change and rapid population growth.

Pakistani author Bina Shah.

Some Pakistani religious leaders are in favor of sex ed, but they’re a glaring minority

There are still issues around women’s health that aren’t discussed in Pakistan, like contraception and abortion. But author Bina Shah says things are changing in her country, for the better.There are still issues around women’s health that aren’t discussed in Pakistan, like contraception and abortion. But author Bina Shah says things are changing in her country, for the better.

90-year-old "sexpert" Dr Mahinder Watsa writes the ‘Agony Grandad’ column for the Mumbai Mirror.

A 90-year-old grandad ‘sexpert’ is India’s Dr. Ruth

Lifestyle & Belief

The things people ask this 90-year-old retired doctor range from questions around the practicalities of sex to issues around sexuality as well as relationships and physical looks.The things people ask this 90-year-old retired doctor range from questions around the practicalities of sex to issues around sexuality as well as relationships and physical looks.

New book seeks to guide Orthodox Jewish newlyweds in sexual intimacy

Lifestyle & Belief

The followers of the Orthodox branch of judaism take modesty to extreme levels. Girls and boys rarely make eye contact, even. So when a girl and a boy ultimately marry, there’s often little knowledge about how sexual relationships are supposed to work. A new book seeks to delicately help them figure out that question.

U.S. teen pregnancies reaching record-low levels

As comprehensive sex education ramps up and the economy continues to sputter, more women are choosing not to get pregnant in their teens, sending the U.S. teen birth rate to low levels not seen in 70 years.