Ellen Friedrichs Follow Introduction Ellen Friedrichs, MA, is a health and sexuality educator with extensive experience working with teens. Experience Ellen spent four years as the HIV prevention coordinator for the Citizens Advice Bureau community center in the Bronx and and taught human sexuality at Rutgers Newark. During that time she also worked as the behind the scenes expert for Planned Parenthood's teenwire.com website where she answered hundreds of questions a week from teens about sexuality. Following this, she wrote the blog, the State of Sex education for the website, gURL.comToday, Ellen is the Health Education Coordinator at a school in Brooklyn, where she works with students from 4th through 12th grade. She also teaches human sexuality at Brooklyn College.Follow me on Twitter @ellenkatef Education Ellen received a BA in Women's Studies from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC. She received a Masters Degree in Health & Human Sexuality Education from New York University. Ellen has New York State certification in HIV pre & post test counseling. A Message from Ellen Friedrichs I am committed to helping LGBT+ and questioning youth access accurate information. On this site you will find easy to understand, non-judgmental information, links to important resources and a forum to express your concerns. LiveAbout and Dotdash Meredith LiveAbout, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a reference site focused on entertainment, activities, and hobbies. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Ellen Friedrichs Five Types of Straight Crushes A Teen Wonders, Am I Trans? What It Means to Be Gender Non-Conforming Flirting Tips for Gay Teens Bad Coming Out Experiences What Causes a Transgender Identity? How to Defeat Homophobic Arguments How Gay Teens Can Share Their Feelings With a Crush Why Don't I Want to Come Out? How Do I Know if My Crush is Gay? How to Make Friends in the GLBT Teen Community What is the Average Age to Come Out? Tips for Gay Teens Who Want a Boyfriend How Do I Come Out to My Friend Crush? How Can I Get Over My Straight Crush? How Do You Get a Girlfriend? Part 1 I Think I'm Gay -- What Should I Do? Is it Normal for a Straight Female to Be Attracted to FTM Transgender Man? What Does it Mean to Be Heteroflexible?