User talk:RightAtTheAlter

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Hello, RightAtTheAlter, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:10, 6 September 2019 (UTC)

Hi RightAtTheAlter! I'm in your class! @RightAtTheAlter:--Jcgrim (talk) 12:50, 17 September 2019 (UTC)

Notes

Hi! I saw your possible topic areas and wanted to give some input. I think you've chosen a very interesting topic - one that I honestly have discussed with my friends and family. I grew up in an area that espoused a predominantly abstinence opinion when it came to sex ed in schools. When anything else was discussed like contraception, it was either mentioned as something a married or serious couple would use or played up as something scandalous and dirty. Fun times.

In any case, I wanted to caution you a bit - make sure that when you add content that you only summarize what has been explicitly stated in the source material. We can't input our own theories or draw ties between research and topics that isn't already explicitly stated. The articles you chose are all fairly lengthy so it may be more difficult to find something to add. In cases like this it's important to thoroughly review the article(s) and see if there's anything that is missing or outdated, as well as anything that reads as non-neutral or puts too much weight on a aspect of the topic than it should. I also wanted to let you know that there is an article on LGBT sex education, although the same caution would apply here as well.

If you want some ideas for articles that look like they may be easier to expand, here are some that I found:

• Condom fatigue - this needs expansion and seems to focus mostly on men. It may be good to see if there's research out there about how this impacts women
• The birds and the bees - this looks like it focuses predominantly on its origins. A possible area to look at would be whether there's reliable sources about who predominantly uses it, to which gender, and so on.
• Virgin cleansing myth - this is on the belief that having sex with a virgin will cleanse a man of STDs. It could be good to look at how this is believed world-wide - you could also see if there is coverage about its impact on the LGBT community.
• The Purity Myth - this was a book I read back in college that addressed the idea that a woman's worth is determined by her virginity and sexual activities. The article for it definitely needs expansion and in general is a book I'd recommend for reading.
• Education and the LGBT community - this veers off into a somewhat different direction, as it covers education and the LGBT community. This topic looks like it could definitely use some work, as it needs more sourcing and more of a worldwide view on the topic. This means that there's more potential for there to be content in the article that's either incorrect, misrepresented, or out of date, so there could be lots to tackle here.
• Queer studies - this could use more expansion in general, but especially to give it more of a worldwide view.
• Healthcare and the LGBT community - this could possibly use some expansion, however keep in mind that when it comes to discussing medical and health topics it's a good idea to review this module.
• LGBT youth vulnerability - this page is fairly short and could use expansion and more of a worldwide viewpoint.

You don't have to change your articles, but I thought it would be nice to give some alternatives just in case. It gave me an excuse to review the LGBT, sexuality, and sex education categories, at least! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:22, 4 October 2019 (UTC)