Hey all you teens out there! There are only a few days left till 2011 is over and we can finally start a new year. I say 2012 is the year to go out and get sex smart. Make this the year you get your questions answered about HIV/STDs, birth control, condoms, LGBTQ, or even the truth about weird sex stories.

So you probably already know it by now- and I am sure all of your friends are talking about it- but practicing safe sex is definitely sexier!

Whoever says teens don't have their stuff figured out is totally off base, at least when it comes to condoms. In that department, teens are MORE responsible, when it comes to condom use, than adults, according to the Center for Sexual Health Promotion. They came out with a survey recently that showed teens (ages 14-17) are using condoms between 58.1-79.1% of the time, compared to 17.5-21.3% for adults between 35 and 44 years old.

Keeping Sex Simple

Sex is supposed to be fun, right? If you are stressing about STIsand pregnancy, it’s pretty hard to enjoy yourself. Wanna keep it simple? Three things to remember:

Birth Control- Take care of it early

Condoms come in all different shapes and sizes, it doesn’t matter who you are, there is a condom out there for you. There is one excuse that I get from other students as to why they don’t use condoms which drives me nuts, and that is when they say that the guy they are with says that condoms don’t fit.

Not. True. A condom can hold up to a gallon of water. And if it can hold a gallon of water, it can fit.