14 May 2013
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Photo: (MTV)

Dating's a breeze when you're a celebrity, right? Not all the time! We recently sat down with "Awkward." stars Beau Mirchoff and Molly Tarlov to chat about real-life dating disasters and deal-breakers, including an epic spaghetti sauce fail.

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7 May 2013
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Photo: (MTV)

In this week’s “World of Jenks” bonus clip, Andrew Jenks got some face time with The Turf Feinz to find out what they think about being fathers. They opened up about what they learned from their fathers, the mistakes they’ve made and their hopes for their kids.

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You have one new text. Congrats! It’s your ... um, baby?

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6 May 2013
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Photo: (MTV)

If you’re a fan of girl power and positivity, chances are Eve Ensler’s work is on your digital bookshelf. The feminist powerhouse is responsible for getting the likes of Jennifer Lawrence and Anne Hathaway to rise up and protest violence against women for 1 Billion Rising, and for theater kids around the world to belt out The Vagina Monologues.

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1 May 2013
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Photo: (StayTeen.org)

The rate of teen pregnancy has been dropping in the last few decades, but three out of 10 teenage girls will still become pregnant before reaching the age of 20. In hopes of bringing the numbers down more, the National Day to Prevent Teen Pregnancy got started.

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30 Apr 2013
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Photo: (Thomas Patterson for The New York Times)

Title IX of the Education Amendments prohibited sex-based discrimination in schools, but it also guarantees students “essential and extensive rights to freedom from sexual violence necessary for equal access to education.” Do you know your IX rights?

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Oh, man. Some serious drama goes down when Jenna’s dad finds her birth control in the guest bathroom. It's totally understandable that her dad is feeling protective and worried that Jenna and Matty haven’t really talked through things enough. Being super-secure with your relationship means being able to talk about anything -- including your protection plan.

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25 Apr 2013
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Photos: (Getty, MTV Act)

We’ve got your playlist to get you in the mood…to practice safe sex. Today is #ThrowbackThursday, and in honor of April’s National STD Awareness month we’re DJing our fave old-school artists who originally made “the sex talk” cool. These songs may be vintage, but knowing your status and practicing safe sex never goes out of style. Check out our picks below!

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24 Apr 2013
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From a sex shop visit to a pizza parlor hookup to Nia's X-Rated attempt at embarrassing Jordan, this season of "Real World Portland" is so sexually charged, I feel like I just stuck my finger in a socket! But one roommate is doing the opposite when it comes to sex.

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It’s time to break out your favorite pair of jeans because today (April 24th) is Denim Day. Founded in 1999 by the non-profit Peace Over Violence, Denim Day is a rape prevention and education campaign. The non-profit was inspired by an Italian court case in the 1990s in which a victim of a sexual assault was wearing jeans.

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