Consequences and concern for our youth

October 28, 2010

A recent report revealed some sobering statistics at the article below reveals:

Nearly one-tenth of sexually active New York City high school students say they have had at least one same-sex partner, and teens who say they’ve had sexual contact with both sexes report higher-than-average rates of dating violence, forced sex and risky sexual behavior, a new study says.

The study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics analyzed 17,220 public health surveys and found that more than a third of teens who had same-sex encounters identified themselves as straight. Advocates said the results point to the need for public health messages to target behavior, not identity.

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Your letters to advertisers do make a difference: Mattel responds

October 27, 2010

Yesterday we shared the email from Anne Chun, Inc.  pulling their ad from The Learning Channel’s “Sister Wives”.  It came as a result of monitoring this degrading, damaging show, reporting on it and your responding to our action requests.

We have also received a positive response from Mattel stating “there are no plans to run advertising during this show.  …”
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Your emails do make a difference! Annie Chun pulls ad

October 26, 2010

For the last several weeks we were monitoring The Learning Channel’s perverse program “Sister Wives” which promoted and attempted to normalize polygamy.

In our email alerts, we urged you to join with us in writing emails to the many sponsors.

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