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"...parenting is not merely about preventing risk, but also equipping kids with tools to be happy, healthy, and compassionate human beings. That's exactly what sex education does."

"Health is a human right and it is unjust that we all do not have equal access to experience it."

Her goal, she said, is always to give teenagers the tools to “navigate their personal and social spaces through these three adjectives: Their world should be safe, should be fulfilling, should be pleasurable.” Mainstream porn can work against that tripartite goal, Fonte said; other forms, such as feminist-inflected porn sold at prices intended to supply decent wages, may support it.

"I'm doing the work that actually equips and empowers our children to protect themselves from a world of misogyny, of patriarchy, and of power that does not protect them."

“I equip them with a way that they can exercise body agency and consent, by knowing exactly what those parts are, what they are called, and how to take care of them,” Ms. Fonte said. “That was paired with lessons around, what are the different ways to say ‘no’? And what’s the difference between a secret and a surprise?"

If you ignore porn, you aren't teaching sex ed. Author Peggy Orenstein asserts the importance of Justine's lessons on porn literacy.

Here's why sex ed should begin as early as possible. Experts assert Justine's sex ed lessons.

Sex ed in first grade? Knowledge protects kids from abuse. Psychologist Melissa Goldberg Mints affirms Justine's elementary school curriculum.

Grandpa's hug and your child's body. Public health professor and author Dr. Jennifer Hirsch defends Justine's pedagogy.

In this photo project, Photographer Dorie Hagler interviewed and featured Justine as one of the women actively engaged with social change.

Justine joins a panel of women leaders discussing her journey to success and as a Filipina.

In vitro fertilization, freezing eggs and questions about fertility​

Need to compose an assertive yet compassionate goodbye? Meet Justine, “The Friendly Ghostwriter” behind the new Instagram account @_good.byes_

If you are dating and find that it’s not working out, being kind can go a long way. Sex educator Justine Ang Fonte has some wise advice.

AFSA highlights Justine this week as their Woman of Wonder.

‘WAP’ and Sex Ed: How the Billboard-Topping Track is ‘Making Conversations About Sexual Health Less Taboo’

Al Vernacchio shouts out Justine as a sexuality educator he admires. Al is the mind behind the TEDTalk "Sex needs a new metaphor" which you can also read about in this NYTimes piece "Teaching Good Sex." 

For its 2019 celebration, FANHS recognizes Justine Fonte as one of the “Pinay Visionaries: Celebrating Filipina American Women” and their contributions to history and the Filipin@ American community nationwide.

Justine served as a contributor to this project.

In classrooms across the country, critical facts about sex are being withheld or distorted in shocking ways. Here, Cosmopolitan investigates how much this is harming women—and catches you up on what you didn’t learn in high school.

For their August 2018 episode, The LIT Network featured Justine in a web-series highlighting NYC women of color leaders and entrepreneurs who are transforming their workplaces and communities. These women are sharing their wisdom on navigating workplace challenges, work life balance and other career advice.

In three sessions throughout the morning of January 4 at Menlo, Justine Fonte ’04, M. Ed, MPH, shared strategies for parents and students alike to embrace sex positivity and work toward establishing a “consent culture” around sex and relationships.

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Inspired by the debate on reproductive health (RH), it is worthy to look into RH efforts and the effects they may have on our youth in the classroom. After all, today’s Filipino youth will be tomorrow’s future and it is prudent to assess whether or not they are well equipped to lead our nation toward achieving better health outcomes.