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Kim Kardashian is not the only one obsessed with sexting: Teenagers jump intonude photo messaging

A study done by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that 28 percent of male and female teenagers have texted nude photographs of themselves to other teenagers.

The trend, dubbed "sexting", is only becoming more and more popular.

A third of the participants say they have asked others to send a picture and 57 percent say they received a nude photo request, according to the study published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.

More than 77 percent of female teens that sent a nude photograph have had sex, and more than 82 percent of the male teens that sent nude photographs have had sex.

Sexting is proving to lead to more sexual activity, the study finds. More than 77 percent of female teens that sent a nude photograph have had sex, and more than 82 percent of the male teens that sent nude photographs have had sex.

With the technology ever-changing and evolving, it is hard for parents to keep up and try to police the activities, according to a local mother interviewed by KHOU 11.

Dr. Jeff Temple believes that making these issues more known and parents more aware will help the situation.

"Talking about sex, the birds and the bees, is intimidating and scary for parents and even pediatricians," Temple said. "This might be a door opener to talking about sexual practices."

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Thanks, Queen Bey

Pop icon Beyoncé donates $100,000 to University of Houston Law School

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Pop megastar Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has donated $100,000 to the University of Houston Law Center Criminal Justice Clinic through her BeyGOOD Foundation. The gift will allow the clinic to hire fill-time faculty to head it, benefiting the students who study there.

“I am delighted that the BeyGOOD Foundation has made this very generous gift to the UH Law Center,” said Leonard Baynes, dean of the UH Law Center. “Not only will this funding help establish a full-time criminal justice clinic that provides pro bono legal services in our community, but it will also supercharge our already excellent criminal law and justice programming.”

The clinic is one of nine at UHLC. It helps students learn to navigate the criminal justice system, especially on behalf of clients that are underserved by skilled attorneys. People of color are affected disproportionately by a lack of good, ethical representation.

Beyoncé, the most decorated artist in Grammy history and easily the biggest musical star native to Houston, has a long history of advocating for criminal justice reform. She was a staunch supporter of the police reform following the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, asking law enforcement to “stop killing us” in a web post. In 2020, she penned an open letter to the Kentucky attorney general asking for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor.

Through her BeyGOOD Foundation, established in 2013, Beyoncé has focused mostly on expanding the prospects of Black-owned business and offering education opportunities to students. Forwarding the cause of legal representation in Texas while also helping out marginalized communities compliments her other philanthropic work.

“At UH Law, we envision a legal profession where ‘everyone has the opportunity to prosper,’ as BeyGOOD envisions, and we will achieve this vision by providing access to strong and effective legal representation in criminal proceedings,” Baynes said. “And together, through this gift, the BeyGOOD Foundation and UHLC will shepherd the next generation of criminal justice attorneys in the city of Houston, the state of Texas and the nation.”

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