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Saying No

Sally was on a tram one day. The man sitting next to her put his hand on her breast and Sally was upset by this. She didn't know the man, and she didn't want him touching her.

It's OK to say no. Sally can say no because the man didn't ask her if he could touch her, and Sally didn't want him to.

Graham was in the school toilets when a bunch of boys asked him to take his pants down and show them his penis. Graham said no, so they tried to grab him and pull them down anyway.

Graham didn't want them looking at his penis. The boys broke the rules and Graham can and should tell his teacher.

Anne has a boyfriend and they have sex together, often. One night Geoff wants to have sex but Anne doesn't because she is too tired. Geoff gets angry and says he should have sex when he wants it.

It's OK for Anne to say no. She only has sex when she wants to, no matter whether she normally wants to or not.

Getting pissed

Emily, 17: "I was at a party and there was this guy who kept going on an on about how he wanted to sleep with me. But he didn't have any condoms and neither did I, so I just told him it wasn't going to happen. Then I kept drinking and the next thing I know I wake up with him on top of me having a good time and I thought: You Prick!"

"Now I know that alcohol and drugs are half the fun of going to a party. But it's important to know when you switch from "having fun" to "being out of it"".

I found out I was pregnant

Jenny, 15: "I missed my first period and I thought: "Oh that's just because I have been stressed about exams. And then I realised that I was six weeks late, so I got one of those (pregnancy) tests and it was positive."

" I eventually told my Mum and she was really cool. Turns out that she had an abortion when she was 17 and she said it was my choice. But I'm at school and I want to go to Uni, so I am going to the clinic tomorrow and Mum is coming with me."