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The Dirty Thing About Contraceptives

By llove85 | Published: March 16, 2012

TweetDid you hear the one about condom companies placing their products in the back of hot trucks, causing holes to form in the latex before they arrive on store shelves? How about the link between birth control pills and breast cancer? Then there’s the one about Intrauterine Devices causing abortions. These are the myths abstinence-only [...]

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VIDEO: “Boys are like microwaves. Girls are like crockpots.”

By Advocates for Youth | Published: January 11, 2011

Tweet“Boys are like microwaves. Girls are like crockpots.” More actual lessons about gender from actual abstinence-only-until-marriage programs…Your tax dollars at work! You want references? Here you go: The idea that gender behaviors are innate because girls and guys carry their books differently is used in both “WAIT (Why Am I Tempted)” and “Choosing the Best.” The [...]