Advice for Freshmen: Trust Us . . . We�ve Been There By the 2001-02 SEX, ETC. Editorial Board Finally, just what you�ve been waiting for�your first year of high school! We�ve survived freshman year. Now we�re set to give you the real deal and some of our best advice. continued

Sign on & Stop Censorship A nationwide campaign against abstinence-only sex education has just been launched. Young people are encouraged to sign a petition that urges President Bush and members of Congress to �stop supporting abstinence-only-until-marriage sex education.� Learn the facts

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I�m gay, and I really don�t want to be. How can I change it?   Our sexual orientation doesn�t change, although it can take time to figure it out. Most experts say it�s set from very early on in life�maybe even before we�re born. Most agree that you can�t change it.

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A little later, he tried it again. But I kept saying �no,� and he was like, �You don't want to do it?� And I was like, �NO!� And he was like, �Why?� And, well, I just said, �I don�t know.�

-- Melissa, 14

Aurora, Illinois

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