Safe Sex Educational Sources

As sex has started to become a topic of discussion amongst progressively younger populations, there has been a lot of discussion recently regarding the sources of sex education. This is perfectly valid discussion material as questions regarding best condoms or where to get the best condoms might be questions that would be answered differently by a health scientist and a person that is against the idea of utilizing any kind of birth control even if they are the best condoms on the market. For this reason, people are starting to realize that sources do matter and for that reason here are some suggestions as to which sources might be good ones to consult insofar as the sexual education issue is concerned.
Teachers
Generally speaking, one would have to say that teachers are probably the best traditional source for good information about sex and sex education. Teachers do not have the same authoritarian view about sex that most parents by default have and in addition to that teachers can usually be relied upon to put their political views aside and recognize with a level of pragmatism that information regarding safe sex is essential for many teenagers in order to prevent unwanted pregnancy as well as the spread of disease. If teachers advise kids on buying the best condoms for example, it can be trusted that they do this out of experience or knowledge rather than any particular agenda. At the same time however, a teacher needs to have a trusting relationship with a student before this type of conversation can be had, which usually makes them a good, yet implausible source as most students do not have close relationships with their teachers at the high school level.
Parents
Parents have to be included in this list because of the fact that they are the primary caregivers to children regardless of how old those children happen to be. That having been said however, there are many circumstances where going to parents for advice on safe sex, where to get the best condoms or which birth control methods to use is not really something that can be done. This is because parents might be draconian in their measures, because they have a particular political viewpoint or because they follow a particular interpretation of a religious creed. All of these are reasons as to why getting safe sex information from parents might not be plausible, but there are still many circumstances in which they are the best source to go to for that type of information. If for no other reason, this is true because of the implicit trust that exists between parents and their children.
The Internet
One final source worth mentioning is the internet, but this source needs to be taken with a grain of salt. There are many fantastic websites on the internet that have high quality information regarding sex education, safe sex and the best condoms. However, there are many sites that have terrible information. The tone used in the discussion is usually a good indicator, but for the internet to be a useful source you need to be able to tell the good from the bad in terms of quality.