Sexuality Issues of Youth
The American College of Pediatricians has produced and acquired many resources for physicians, parents, and policymakers concerning sexuality among youth and adolescents.
Sexual Activity Among Youth
Sexual Attraction
Sex Education in the Home and the School
Gender Confusion and Transgender Identity
Position Statements
Emergency Contraception – Not the Best for Adolescents
February 1st, 2014
Cohabitation: Effects of Cohabitation on the Men and Women Involved - Part 1 of 2
March 1st, 2015
Cohabitation: Effects of Parental Cohabitation and other Non-marital Sexual Activity on Children – Part 2 of 2
July 1st, 2015
Psychotherapy for Unwanted Homosexual Attraction Among Youth
January 1st, 2016
Induced Abortion: Risks That May Impact Adolescents, Young Adults, and Their Children
August 1st, 2016
Child Sex Trafficking
November 1st, 2017
School-Based Sex Education in the United States
September 1st, 2018
Gender Dysphoria in Children
October 1st, 2018
Reproductive Choices of Young Women Affecting Future Breast Cancer Risk
October 1st, 2019
Sex is a Biological Trait of Medical Significance
March 2nd, 2021
Press Releases
Pediatricians Respond to HHS Assistant Secretary Levine: Gender Transition Surgeries are Harmful to Kids
May 4th, 2022
ACPeds Meets with HHS Officials to Let Them Know that the Anticipated Gender Identity Rule is Dangerous for Kids
April 8th, 2022
Texas Saves Girls' Sports
October 26th, 2021
ACPeds Challenges HHS Gender Transition Mandate
August 26th, 2021
AMA Wants to Remove Sex Markers, Denying Science
August 5th, 2021
Department of Education Using Title IX Against Female Students
June 17th, 2021
ACPeds: Sex Differences are Necessary for Health and Equality
March 2nd, 2021
American College of Pediatricians Celebrates Win for Counseling Choice
November 20th, 2020
ACPeds Condemns Netflix for Sexualizing Young Girls in New Documentary, “CUTIES”.
August 20th, 2020
American Journal of Psychiatry Retracts Study: No Evidence Hormones or Surgery Help Gender Incongruent Patients
August 11th, 2020
American College of Pediatricians Urges Surgeon General to Investigate Medical Transgendering of Children
July 24th, 2019
Physician Groups Applaud HHS Revision Regarding Sex Discrimination
June 4th, 2019
Criticism of Endocrine Society Guidelines Grows
March 18th, 2019
Medical, Legal, Policy Organizations and Academics Applaud Scientific Definition of Sex in Federal Law and Policy
December 6th, 2018
Sex Change isn't Child's Play
September 23rd, 2018
College President Speaks on Transgender Ideology
June 10th, 2017
Consenting to Sex Change Easier than Crossing Street
April 25th, 2017
Normalizing Gender Dysphoria is Dangerous and Unethical
August 3rd, 2016
Sex-Segregated Bathroom and Locker Room Access is Best for Children
May 17th, 2016
Legislators are Not Psychotherapists!
January 26th, 2014
The Condom Myth
October 20th, 2013
Physicians Unethical to Withhold ALL Facts from LGBTQ Youth
June 25th, 2013
Supporting Parental Rights for Sexual and Relationship Education
July 6th, 2010
Blog Posts
How a Local School District Defeated Comprehensive Sex-Ed
October 22nd, 2021
The Scientific Case for Counseling Choice for LGBTQ Identified Youth
August 13th, 2021
Psychotherapeutic and behavioral approaches to treating gender dysphoria
July 14th, 2021
A Pediatrician Perspective on SRAE: Research Evidence, Clinical Experience, and Emerging Approaches
June 18th, 2020
Talking to Teenagers about Sex and Values
December 30th, 2019
Answering Your Child’s Questions About Sex
July 1st, 2019