“There are 3 holes down there?!” Sexual Anatomy 101
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Coordinator **Content warning that this post includes drawings of sexual anatomy. If the title...
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techteam0
- Feb 26, 2021
- 5 min
“You are the experts in your own lives:” Sex Ed as Violence Prevention
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Coordinator Source: https://www.spcc-roch.org/february-is-teen-dating-violence-awareness-preventio...
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tch380
- Feb 12, 2021
- 4 min
A Valentine’s Day Chat about Relationships, Race, and Sex in Bridgerton
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Coordinator SPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t watched Bridgerton yet, just go do it. And maybe...
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Compass Center
- Jan 14, 2021
- 6 min
Youth Can Break the Silence: A Conversation about Domestic Violence and Young People
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Coordinator Since Compass Center’s primary focus is domestic violence, I thought it’d be good to...
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Compass Center
- Dec 29, 2020
- 4 min
NYE & Hookup Culture: Tips for Staying Safe
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Coordinator Happy New Year everyone! We at Teens Climb High hope that everyone is safe, healthy,...
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Compass Center
- Dec 17, 2020
- 1 min
TikTok Sex Ed!
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Coordinator With all that time we’re spending on TikTok… did you know that you can get factual,...
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Compass Center
- Dec 3, 2020
- 6 min
Teen Parents: You Got This
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Specialist Source: https://medium.com/pridesource-today/this-mothers-day-don-t-forget-about-teen-m...
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Compass Center
- Nov 19, 2020
- 6 min
5 Tips for Thanksgiving Debates: Lessons from a Sex Ed Classroom
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Program Specialist We’re entering the Thanksgiving holidays, and if you’re like me, you may...
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Compass Center
- Nov 5, 2020
- 4 min
Heck Yes! Moving Towards a Culture of Enthusiastic Consent
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Specialist Let’s pretend that while you’re reading this blog post, you’re really hungry. You can...
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Compass Center
- Oct 22, 2020
- 4 min
Porn: what am I seeing??
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Specialist Pornography, or sexually explicit images and videos, is everywhere. Lots of us have...
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Compass Center
- Oct 9, 2020
- 4 min
A Brief History of HIV
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Specialist In our school sex ed classes, we teach a lot about HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency...
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Compass Center
- Sep 22, 2020
- 6 min
12 common teen Questions about Sex & Sexuality
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Program Assistant Asking questions about sex can be embarrassing. That’s why, when teaching youth...
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Compass Center
- Sep 11, 2020
- 2 min
Reframing Sexuality: It’s More Than the Birds and the Bees
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Program Assistant When you hear the word “sexuality,” what do you think of? Probably a lot of you...
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Compass Center
- Aug 28, 2020
- 3 min
Trans Sex Ed: What You Need to Know!
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Program Assistant Believe it or not, some people who have a penis aren’t a guy and some people who...
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Compass Center
- Aug 14, 2020
- 5 min
Asthma, Yeast Infections, & STIs: Let’s think about Sexually Transmitted Infections in a new way
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Assistant Let’s start with a story. Meet Tory, a 20-year-old college student who is on their third...
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Compass Center
- Jul 31, 2020
- 4 min
Feel Alone? Have a Sensitive Question? Check out the Real Talk App, a Safe Space for Teen Stories
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Program Assistant For this blog post, we decided to interview the CEO of an app for teens called...
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Compass Center
- Jul 15, 2020
- 3 min
I’ve Got a Penis But I’m Not a Boy…. Sex and Gender Explained
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Program Assistant What makes someone a boy? Is it the fact that he has a penis or liked playing...
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Compass Center
- Jun 25, 2020
- 3 min
How racism is a sex ed issue
By Leslie Massicotte, Teens Climb High Program Assistant It’s a tough time for a lot of people right now. In the middle of the covid...
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techteam0
- Jun 1, 2020
- 3 min
Why is a domestic violence agency involved in sexual health, anyway?
by Ceara Smith, Teens Climb High Program Coordinator Close your eyes and imagine someone saying, “Compass Center” to you. What comes to...
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