June is Pride Month! Pride is a time for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) people and allies to come together and honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan and to celebrate LGBTQ history, recognizing the impact that the LGBTQ community has had locally and nationally. In honor of Pride Month, Fact Not Fiction…
TikTok has risen in popularity over the past year and 41% of users are aged between 16 and 24, so it’s no surprise that doctors have taken to TikTok to teach young people about sexual health, safe sex, and different kinds of contraception! We rounded up some of our favorite doctors and OBGYNs on TikTok,…
May is Sex Ed For All Month. 17 states require sex ed to be medically accurate, and 7 states explicitly require teachers to portray LGBTQ people negatively or not all (Source: SIECUS). When young people are able to take sex ed courses, many of them are not comprehensive or medically accurate, and often teach abstinence-only…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and is dedicated to raising public awareness about sexual assault and educating communities and individuals on how to prevent sexual violence. In the United States, girls age 16-19 are four times more likely than the general population to be victims of sexual assault. Young men and boys, as well…
TikTok has risen in popularity over the past year and 41% of users are aged between 16 and 24, so it’s no surprise that doctors have taken to TikTok to teach young people about sexual health, safe sex, and different kinds of contraception! We rounded up some of our favorite doctors and OBGYNs on TikTok,…
Fact Not Fiction provides resources that teach people about sex education and help them to make better and healthier choices. Check out this helpful thread via Twitter for parents, high schoolers, and young adults about sexual violence and why you should be able to have open conversations regarding sex and autonomy. As a researcher who…
The weather’s getting colder, leaves are turning orange, and holiday music is playing on the radio. You know what that means: it’s cuffing season. Urban Dictionary defines Cuffing Season: “during the fall and winter months people who would normally rather be single or promiscuous find themselves along with the rest of the world desiring to…
The number one question we receive is from young people who’ve done something and want to know if they exposed themselves to a risk of getting pregnant or catching an STD. Using Fact Not Fiction and the internet is good when you have a question about sex or sexual health, but doing it after the…
Young people need access to resources that help them make smart decisions and commit to a bright future. Having access to a trusted adult — a mentor, coach, counselor, or even a non-parental family member — can make a big difference in the decisions young people make about sex. Parents can be the last people…
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and Fact Not Fiction wants to help in raising awareness of suicide prevention in Mississippi. Fact Not Fiction cares about suicide prevention awareness because we care about giving important health information to teens, especially information that could possibly save a life. Teens go through so many struggles every day;…
