73. What is Sexual Orientation & Identity? with guest Gina Lepore The Puberty Prof

Do you know what to talk to young people about regarding Sexual Orientation & Identity? Listen to this episode of the Puberty Prof Podcast in which Gina Lepore goes over the age- and developmentally-appropriate concepts for sexual orientation and identity as noted in the National Sexuality Education Standards.

Gina Lepore, MEd. serves a Project Coordinator and Trainer at ETR and has extensive experience in reproductive and sexual health and sexuality education. Also an adjunct instructor at Cabrio community college. She is also an Adjunct Instructor in Human Sexuality at Cabrillo Community College in California.

To get in touch with Gina Lepore (at ETR), you can email her at: Gina.lepore@etr.org

Check out the California Healthy Youth Act here or here.

To check out the National Sexuality Education Standards , click here: https://www.advocatesforyouth.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NSES-2020-web-updated2.pdf (Sexual Orientation & Identity information begins around page 47)

Also- remember to check out the 10 minute YouTube Clip of this episode at this link:

https://youtu.be/Os-e1k3AXwM

Remember to check out the TALK Puberty app to help start and continue conversations with your pre-teen. This app allows you to go over specific topics at your own speed and comfort level. Sections include: Basic Questions About Puberty, Questions About Most Girls, Questions About Most Boys, Other Questions Children Often Ask, and Open-Ended Questions. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-puberty-app/id1518896929

Also available is the TALK B4 Sex app which helps to start conversations on a variety of sexuality topics including healthy relationships, feelings and beliefs about sex, and identity. (Click here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/talk-b4-sex/id1550222041)

 
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