The internet has changed how kids learn about sex, but sex ed in the classroom still sucks. In Sex Ed 2.0, Mashable explores the state of sex ed and imagines a future where digital innovations are used to teach consent, sex positivity, respect, and responsibility.
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I first learned the meaning of the word “masturbation” when I was 13 years old.
The definition didn’t come from a teacher, nor did it come from a sex educator, or even a grownup. Instead, I learned about masturbation from my classmate Charlotte, who had taken to casually dropping it into conversation as though we all knew the meaning of the word. I did not. At the first opportunity alone with her, I asked her. Read more…
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