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Masturbation: Girls, Let’s Admit It
By Ana Bacic, 17, Staff Writer

It’s freshman year. I look pretty awkward in a shirt that has something suggestive spelled out on it, and I’m hoping my padded bra will really work its over-priced wonders. I’m with a group of classmates, several of them boys who are bragging about their bimonthly shaving and daily jerking-off ritual.
 
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Q: How do lesbians have sex?
A: Lesbians, bisexuals, and any girls who are sexual with other girls can give and express pleasure in many, many ways. Just like there is no one “right” way for heterosexuals to have sex, there is no one “right” way for lesbians to have sex.
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What You’re Learning in Sex Ed – Fact or Fiction?
It would be crazy to think that something you were taught in school was false. Wouldn’t it? Well, maybe not. It was recently reported that abstinence-only sex ed programs in Ohio might actually be providing students with inaccurate info about topics that are very important to them — like contraception, STDs, and abortion.
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I am constantly feeling the pressure to be a “real man,” but I know that it does not mean having sex with various girls or having a large penis.
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