scholarly journals Pleasure and Sex Education: The Need for Broadening Both Content and Measurement

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie M. Kantor ◽  
Laura Lindberg
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sexual Pleasure ◽  
Healthy Relationships ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Sex education in the United States is limited in both its content and the measures used to collect data on what is taught. The risk-reduction framework that guides the teaching of sex education in the United States focuses almost exclusively on avoiding unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, overlooking other critical topics such as the information and skills needed to form healthy relationships and content related to sexual pleasure. Young people express frustration about the lack of information on sexuality and sexual behavior that is included in sex education programs; sexual and gender minority youths, in particular, feel overlooked by current approaches. International guidance provides a more robust framework for developing and measuring sex education and suggests a number of areas in which US sex education can improve to better meet the needs of youths.

Health and Gender in Adolescence in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Barcelos
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Sex Education ◽  
Social Inequalities ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Poor Mental Health ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Gender And Health ◽  
And Gender

In the United States, gender and health in adolescence are sites of contestation and conflict marked by both hyperrepresentations and absences. Youth who are multiply marginalized by interlocking systems of racism, sexism, classism, heterosexism, cissexism, ableism, and so on are overrepresented in cultural and policy domains as “at risk” for negative health outcomes. At the same time, absences surrounding young people’s complex health needs and experiences abound in schools, healthcare settings, families, and the media. For instance, debates around sex education and teen pregnancy prevention have dominated the policy landscape for decades, with no signs of receding any time soon. Missing from these debates has been an analysis of how the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality structure the health outcomes and educational experiences of diverse youth. Likewise, queer, transgender, and gender-expansive youth are overrepresented in discussions about bullying to the detriment of the social structural factors that produce poor mental health outcomes. Understanding how gender and health play out in the lives of adolescents, as well as at the level of social institutions and structures, is central to teasing out the dynamics of gender, health, and social inequalities.

scholarly journals Addressing the Disproportionate Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Sexual and Gender Minority Populations in the United States: Actions Toward Equity

LGBT Health ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 279-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory Phillips II ◽  
Dylan Felt ◽  
Megan M. Ruprecht ◽  
Xinzi Wang ◽  
Jiayi Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Minority Populations ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

scholarly journals United States recommends annual HIV testing for gay men

2002 ◽  
Vol 6 (20) ◽  
Author(s):  
C McGarrigle
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
New Guidelines

The United States (US) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published new guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) (1). The guidelines are for physicians and other healthcare providers who prevent and treat sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

The US Supreme Court and the Future of Sexual and Gender Minority Health

2021 ◽  
pp. e1-e3
Author(s):  
Michael Liu ◽  
Jack L. Turban ◽  
Kenneth H. Mayer
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Civil Rights ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Supreme Court ◽  
The United States ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Gender Minority ◽  
Sexual And Gender Minority ◽  
And Gender

Over the past decade, the United States has made substantial progress in advancing the rights of sexual and gender minority (SGM) people. In 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision in Obergefell v. Hodges provided same-sex couples the fundamental right to marry across the United States.1 In 2020, the landmark Bostock v. Clayton County decision extended the interpretation of “on the basis of sex” under title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.2 This sweeping decision sets the precedent that other sex-based antidiscrimination laws should be interpreted to include SGM people. However, explicit and broad protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity are not common features of federal laws, and existing SGM protections remain tenuous, as they rely on judicial interpretation. With recent shifts in the composition of SCOTUS, there is the increasing possibility that the hard-earned protections for SGM people in the United States will be reversed through recently argued and upcoming cases. Based on the available empirical evidence, we are concerned about the possible physical and mental health sequelae. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print May 20, 2021: e1–e3. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306302 )

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