Abstract

For decades, sexuality educators have fought to include condom lessons in sexuality education programs. Condoms have been promoted for good reason: they work to prevent pregnancy and remain the only form of contraception that also offers protection against STIs. While most sex educators agree that sexual health programs must include conversations about condoms, our current lessons, which remain rooted in early HIV-prevention efforts, actually perpetuate negative attitudes about condoms—including suggestions that they are difficult to use and an assumption that people dislike condoms. This article explains issues with current condom lessons and suggests a more positive approach.

摘要

几十年来，性教育者一直在努力将安全套课程纳入性教育计划。推广安全套是有充分理由的：它们可以预防怀孕，并且仍然是唯一一种也可以预防性传播感染的避孕方式。虽然大多数性教育者都同意性健康计划必须包括关于避孕套的对话，但我们目前的课程仍然植根于早期的艾滋病毒预防工作，实际上使人们对避孕套持消极态度——包括认为它们难以使用以及人们不喜欢的假设避孕套。本文解释了当前安全套课程的问题，并提出了更积极的方法。