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Lets Talk About Sex (Ed)
An interview with Intersectional Health Educator, Justine Ang Fonte
Talking about sex, consent, and gender may be some of the most challenging conversations parents have with their child(ren). Truth be told, they don’t have to be! Enter, Justine Ang Fonte, a proud Filipina consultant and speaker on intersectional health topics such as pornography literacy, consent, gender, and beauty standards. She has a Master’s in Education and Teaching from the University of Hawaii, as well as a Master’s in Public Health and Sexuality from Columbia University. Justine has shared her work and perspective in the New York Times, the Atlantic, Business Insider, and many other publications. On Instagram, you may know her as your friendly ghostwriter helping you to compose boundary-forming text messages you dread or avoid sending. Justine’s insights and guidance can help us all, whether you’re a parent or a trusted adult in a child’s life.
Q. Can you tell us your story? How did you go from growing up in Houston to teaching at private middle schools in New York City?
A. “I got into this work because of my first year of teaching…I was an eighth-grade math teacher in Houston, Texas, which, for many people, they know is an abstinence-only state.
I had pregnant students who were in eighth grade, students who were already parents, and students that…
