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[geminigirl]

Browsing job listings, and found the perfect job in Brooklyn, except for one thing.

It's doing abstinence only education.

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[walterwz.livejournal.com]

One exciting thing about my last workshop with those from the state was their reaction to the subject of abstinence only programs. I believe these programs are implicitly dysfunctional. This is the psychosis of our time dividing those who live in a real world of real people and behavior and those who live in an idealized fantasy.

If we don't talk about it, it won't happen.

[wait.livejournal.com]

Jeebus.

Man, did I have some conversations with J about accepting a job where they could only do abstinence only.

A friend of a friend used to work for Catholic Charities doing abstinence only. Her solution was to tell kids that she could answer any question, so long as it was a yes or no answer.

[fortryll.livejournal.com]

Errrughhhhhhh

Hasn't there been proof already that AO doesn't work?

[ruralrob.livejournal.com]

Don't even think about it!

[melebeth]

Eeek. Was that one of the ones I sent you last night? If so I totally missed the abstinence only part and apologize profusely. Ewwwww.

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[geminigirl]

Not from you. I found it at idealist.org this morning.

I also found a cool job working at the Jewish Community Center in NYC as the volunteer programs coordinator with 30% time spent on lgbt related projects.

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[melebeth]

*phew* I knew I'd sent you a sex ed job listing in brooklyn and I was worried. The JCC job, however, sounds AWESOME.

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[geminigirl]

Thank you!

I admit, I had a fleeting thought and then realize that I just couldn't do it, not morally, nor ethically, etc. etc. etc.

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[lovingboth]

Of course, but the people pushing it aren't interested in things like proof - hooray for righteous faith alone!

Now, if only we can get them to believe that their faith will enable them to survive without air...

Re: I Guess We Should Talk.

[walterwz.livejournal.com]

This one individual I work with first submitted a grant on internet outreach, which netted about a thousand dollars from my agency in the last few months of last year.

We have recently signed onto a new CDC grant around the CDCs popular opinion leader program. If the NHATF succeeds in getting this grant they will receive around 400 thousand with 30 thousand going to GMFA for our collaboration.

First question, who is doing this in the greater NY area, if the answer is no one then you should definitely compare notes. This would be an excellent project to get into.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

How can it be the perfect job if they want you to do abstinence-only education?

(My icon refers to them, incidentally, not you.)

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[geminigirl]

That's exactly what would drive me away from doing it. If it weren't abstinence only, I'd be all over it.

I hate job hunting. I do. And it's doublyhard cause I'm looking there, but still living here.

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[malte.livejournal.com]

OTOH, I bet interviewing for it would be interesting.