This is a list of organizations, blogs, and other associations which promote appropriate sex education or appropriate parenting choices, particularly for parents of adolescents. Please contact me if there are interesting organizations you think should be included in this list.
Blogs and News
Voices of American Sexuality
Voices of American Sexuality represents a bold leap for both American Sexuality magazine and the National Sexuality Resource Center. We've done a heck of a lot of work to build sexuality dialogues around the country and around the world, and now (some would say finally) we've moved in to the 21st century. We at AmSex hope this forum becomes useful, interesting and fun for you and yours!
Feminist Weekly News
Feminist Weekly News is a daily news line from the Feminist Majority Foundation.
Organizations in Austin, Texas
Ashera Project
The Ashera Project offers comprehensive pregnancy prevention education to at-risk Austin high school students as part of a broader multi-faceted and long-term youth development program. Ashera Project supports teens in the acquisition of the knowledge, skills, and resources that will help them become and continue to be healthy, productive, and active community members. Ashera Project's activities (e.g., group work, experiential learning) and curricular content have been shown to be effective in reducing pregnancy rates and sexual risk behaviors among high-risk teens. Ashera Project's four years of programming include activities intended to:
- create and support a peer group environment with positive norms for pregnancy prevention attitudes and behaviors;
- increase self-efficacy to avoid pregnancy;
- foster greater connectedness to participants' school and community; and
- initiate long-term planning toward success in school and in life.
Jaguar Blossom
Jaguar Blossom is in the business of transformation.
We are a multimedia healing extravaganza.
We are committed to the empowerment of all people through Dance, EFT,
Chakra work, Music, Sexuality and the exploration of masculine and
feminine power.
We are dancing our way into a world that honors the God and Goddess in each person equally.
Our work is deeply powerful, delightful and fun.
We strive to engage the whole of our world community through our website information, links and discussion group; and the local community through our workshops and classes.We are continuously evolving the magic we provide to meet the call of our community.
National Organizations
The Center for Sex and Culture
The Center for Sex and Culture's mission is to provide non-judgmental, sex-positive sexuality education and support to diverse populations by means of classes, workshops, social gatherings, and hands-on, practical skills-building events; to maintain and house these events and supporting materials and functions; to maintain a publicly-accessible library and archives; to staff and support this learning environment.
The Red Web Foundation
The Red Web Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to supporting a positive societal view of girls' and women's bodies and menstrual cycles from first menstruation (called menarche) through menopause. Members of The Red Web Foundation form a network of women committed to promoting menstrual health in their personal and professional lives. These “menstrual health advocates” offer a diverse range of products, workshops, and educational materials and include artists, mental health professionals, businesswomen, moms, students, teachers, and health care providers. The Foundation is committed to including a diversity of cultural views and experiences of the menstrual life-cycle. We honor individual and cultural practices of the present day and the past which promote a healthy outlook for women and society.