Comprehensive sex education (CSE) extends beyond merely discussing pregnancy and disease risks to include a broader focus on love, relationships based on mutual respect, and viewing sex positively. It combats stigma by addressing sensitive topics such as menstruation, disabilities, HIV, contraceptive options, unsafe abortion, and female genital mutilation. CSE emphasizes the individual's choice to have or not have sex, providing the necessary information for safe sex practices and contraceptive options, including dual protection methods like condoms and the use of PrEP and PeP for HIV prevention.
Giselle Levin, PsyD (they/she/he), is a licensed psychologist in the state of California specializing in transgender healthcare and sex therapy. Giselle completed their doctorate at Pace University in New York, NY, and trained as a postdoctoral resident in LGBT mental health at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. They currently work as a gender specialist at the University of California San Francisco –Child and Adolescent Gender Center. Giselle is a member of UCSF’s Mind the Gap consortium of gender-affirming providers for youth and is in the process of completing their AASECT sex therapy and WPATH transgender healthcare certifications.
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