Good Lord No: One in Ten 11-year-old Texans Has Had Sex

October 20th, 2011 - By Brande Victorian

Pre-Teens in Texas Having Sex?!

While I do think Gov. Perry’s mandate does step on parent’s toes a bit, I can see why he implemented such a conservative law. There clearly is going to be a sexually transmitted disease epidemic (if there isn’t one already) with kids starting to have sex at this early of an age, and if parents can’t stop their children from having sex this young in the first place, we probably can’t expect them to be diligent enough to protect their child’s sexual health.

I remember being fearful when sports programs were cut in my hometown. I knew there would be two consequences: increased crime and increased sex and probably pregnancy and disease among teens. Kids need to be given other activities to keep them out of trouble, like having sex at too young an age. This is just one piece of the puzzle. Education is supposedly the other — but with PSAs, and sex ed classes, and all of the other methods being employed and no real improvement seen in outcomes, it’s unclear what it will take to change these statistics. But clearly, leaders need to keep experimenting until they find a solution.

Eleven is just too young. Can you imagine if it was your pre-teen?

Are these numbers shocking to you, or is this just typical pre-teen sexual experimentation? What should parents, teachers and government officials do to reverse these trends?

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Brande VictorianBrande Victorian is a blogger and culture writer in New York City. Follower her on Twitter at @be_vic.

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  • Whatthehell!?

    Ok. STOP blaming this on the Hispanic population.. because every race is being more sexually active younger.. As a Mexican, I am offended of this stereotype simply for the fact That I as 90% of the Hispanic women I know didn’t start having kids until they were well into their 20s. alot of these situations can be blamed on the parents and there lack of communication with their children and the media that glamourize sexual conduct, and dont forget that any info is just a click away thanks to the Internet.

  • Meems

    This is not shocking to me at all. People have to remember that teen pregnancy usually is connected generation to generation. My mom was married and didnt have us until her late 20s and early 30s (theres alot of us, lol)… So its apparent that teen pregnancy would NOT have been acceptable… However that didnt stop me from being sexually active when i was 13.. and 12 years later i am working on my masters with NOT kids in sight. So before judging the parents or kids, remember to look at the overall culture of that family.

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  • That's Wright

    one in ten kids…that's one too many, period.

  • MissMimi34

    Brande, I am a Texan. You forget that there is a large population of Hispanics in our state, in many cities, over 50%. Their culture is one in which they get married in their mid-teens and start having babies very early. Many of their mothers were teen mothers and think it is normal to engage in sexual activity at a young age (12-13). I have a friend who is a nurse at a Dallas high school, many teens are pregnant by the 9th grade, and make their mothers grandmothers WELL before they are 30, and are pregnant with their second child by 10th or 11th grade. Add to that the fact that they are on welfare and another member of the household means additional state money, and these statistics are not surprising at all. My daughter is in middle school and verifies that many of these girls are sexually precocious and it is culturally acceptable. I am not saying it is solely one race responsible for the high rates of sexually active pre-teens in Texas, but I do think that this is one large contributing factor.

    • Candy

      Way to stereotype.

  • Kayla

    this is why i still think people should wait till their married.