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Sexuality
Sex education issues and concerns.
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Associations on the Net
Sub-headings:
- Contraception
Resources in this category:
- About.Com: Sexuality
http://sexuality.about.com/
- An internet guide to human sexuality, with feature articles, website guides, and discussion forums. Topics covered include contraception, safe sex, sex education, sexual disorders, STDs, sexual abuse, therapy & advice, gay/lesbian/bisexual sexuality, and more.
- Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/
- This page, published by the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies at University of Califoria, San Francisco, provides links to fact sheets (both html and pdf) on various topics about HIV/AIDS. Many of the fact sheets are also available in Spanish and Kiswahili.
- GayHealth
http://www.gayhealth.com/
- "GayHealth.com the first worldwide source of health and wellness information for the lesbian, gay, transgender, and bisexual communities founded and operated by lesbian and gay medical professionals. GayHealth.com serves the healthcare needs of the lesbian and gay community worldwide by answering an unmet need for a confidential resource on sensitive yet critical issues of physical and emotional health. The website provides breaking health and medical news, original features and columns, Q & A's with noted experts, topical community forums and a searchable healthcare resource database."
- How Human Reproduction Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com/human-reproduction.htm
- "In this edition of HowStuffWorks, we will explore the biology of sex -- otherwise known as human sexual reproduction. We will examine the body's sexual organs, the biological cycles relevant to sex, and the process of fertilization."
- MedlinePlus: Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/gaylesbianandtransgenderh...
- Provides links to information on gay, lesbian and transgender health issues including related links to research, statistics, journal articles, Hiv/Aids, organizations, clinical trials and children stereotypes.
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/index.htm
- The Planned Parenthood health site provides information on sexual and reproductive health, resources about the Planned Parenthood organizational activities, and a list of Frequently Asked Questions about health. They also offer a version of their site, including health information, in Spanish.
- POPLINE: Your connection to the world's reproductive health literature
http://db.jhuccp.org/popinform/basic.html
- "POPLINE is the world's largest bibliographic database of family planning and related health and development issues." Although most of the articles are not for free, more than 13,000 links to full text articles are available, and there is full bibliographic information for all entries. The list of popular topics is provided for instant searches.
- The South and Southeast Asia Resource Centre on Sexuality
http://www.asiasrc.org/
- This site hosts information on a range of issues related to sexuality. It is intended for activists, academics, researchers, students and policymakers. The website provides information about education and training courses, electronic databases, journals, online documents, news articles, and announcements related to issues of sexuality in the region.
- The National Coalition for LGBT Health
http://www.lgbthealth.net/
- Health resources for the LGBT community that will "help to ensure equity in health status and participation in the decision-making process for individual members of the LGBT population and representative organizations."
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