A lot of teens totally abstain from sex, which is great, but the ones who don't aren't always being safe about it. According to Reuters, there are more cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in teens than in any other age group.

Chlamydia and gonorrhea are two STDs that are icky, painful and contagious. They're also totally preventable, as long as you practice safe sex and abstain until you're emotionally and intellectually ready for it.

If you're not having sex, learn all you can about safe sex so that when you're ready to have it, you'll be smart about it.

And if you're already having sex, please promise me you'll use a condom. Every single time. Okay?

Not that you need another reminder that TV isn't the same thing as reality (not counting reality TV, of course), but there's a new post up at Lemondrop that's got some warnings about the versions of high school you see on your favorite shows:

• TV teens have infinite amounts of money without seeming to have jobs. Real teens? Not so lucky. (If you're looking for some cash of your own, check this list of job ideas for teens.)
  
  
• TV teens wear clothes that can make them look bizarre to downright whorish (think Serena van der Woodsen), and they never seem to repeat an outfit. In the real world, teens' wardrobes don't stray that far from the ordinary - not counting the clothes on these real-life teen style stars.
  
  
• TV high school cliques make no sense. Why in the world are the popular kids still hanging out with the gleeks on "Glee"? (Because it's fun to watch, that's why.) Get the real scoop on making and keeping friendships before some of that fictional nonsense starts to seep in.

(Read the whole list here!)

Hey all, I wanna let you know that there's a really cool discussion going on in the Teen Advice forum called What is Beauty?? Folks are sharing their explanations of what they think beauty is (and so far none of them include fake boobs, which is a good sign).

Stop by and throw in your two cents!

For one Florida teen, I sure hope it was.

According to the Miami Herald, a 14-year old boy broke into a middle school custodial office this weekend (causing $1,200 in damage) and watched porn on the computer for about an hour.

Unfortunately for him, it was all caught on video camera, and he was arrested the next day.

The moral of the story? Beware of security cameras.

Oh, and don't break into school to look at porn. If you're really that curious to know all about sex, check out my brand-new sex info hub. It might not show that much skin, but you're guaranteed not to get arrested.