A copy of Loaded might not be the first place you'd think of turning to for sex advice. But, according to a report by Ofsted, there are far worse places young people could seek information.
Earlier this year, the education inspectorate published Time for change? Personal, Social and Health Education, in which it stated that while many magazines read by teenagers give out the message that all young people are sexually active, they also provide a positive source of advice and reassurance to readers.
The publishers claim that they have worked hard over the past few years to counter the image that they encourage promiscuous behaviour and point to the fact that most magazines read predominantly by teenagers are regulated by a strict voluntary code set by the Teenage Magazine Arbitration Panel (TMAP) and approved by the Home Office. The code includes clauses that state the magazines must adopt a responsible attitude to sex and contraception, emphasize safer sex and make it clear to their readers that underage sex is illegal.
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