Sex Ed OnlineThe Developer’s Approach to

Creating Safe Space

Clarissa HermanSexuality Studies

San Francisco State University

@Clarissa Condom#YTHLive

“It’s about meeting young people where they’re at and where they’re at is with highly engaging, rich media, rich content.” –Jamie

“Quite frankly, there is no place for fear or shame in sexuality education.” –Jamie

“There’s the potential for really high-quality sex ed to happen online.” –Pat

“People often feel emboldened by the anonymity of the web.” –Pat

“This is the place they go because they’ve figured out that they can get information that no one else wants to give them and they have a safe community with people who are nice and also wanna be supportive.” –Casey

“Kids who live in [like] 200-person towns where they really are the only gay kid. . .they can actually find community.” –Sidney

“Interactive engagement is just so clear from a pedagogical perspective. People learn better.” –Sidney

“Do you take money that could be spent on programming for those young people and put it into evaluation? Or do you sink it all into programming ‘cause you can’t look one more young person in the eye and say ‘we don’t have space for you’?” —Pat

Thank youClarissa Herman Sexuality Studies

San Francisco State University

@ClarissaCondom#YTHLive