Sex and Sexuality
The Distance Between Lost and Found, part 2: Sex, Power, Politics and The Church
It’s interesting how two people can read the same book and have two different experiences with it. When Ally Watkins and I began talking about The Distance Between Lost and Found it became evident that different parts, different themes, stood out to each of us. So whereas Ally talked a lot about the the faith […]
Talk about Sex, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Let’s talk about sex, babyLet’s talk about you and meLet’s talk about all the good thingsAnd the bad things that may beLet’s talk about sex – Let’s Talk about Sex, Salt ‘n’ Pepa I confess. I am not a parent. I have no kids. Never had, never attempted, never will. I have nieces and nephews […]
Sherlocked: The Case for Irene Adler
This week is Sherlock week at TLT. In fact, today is considered Sherlock’s birthday. So happy birthday Sherlock! All this week we will be posting about the BBC show Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes the literary character, and mysteries in general. When you talk about Sherlock, whether in the stories, the TV series, or the movies, there […]
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On the Megaphone: Double Standards in the World of Teens
This is not going to be a shiny and happy post. If you need shiny and happy, click elsewhere. Christie has lost her shiny and happy right now, and there is not enough chocolate right now to bring it back.I am so sick and tired of double standards. I am tired of all that is […]
Take 5: Important Books on a Difficult Topic – Sexual Violence in the Lives of Teens
When I lost my baby, I went into a deep, dark hole. The only thing that helped me claw my way out of the darkness was to read books about other women having a miscarriage. It helped me know that I wasn’t alone, that what I was feeling was perfectly normal, and that I could […]
Things I Never Learned In Library School: Let’s Talk About SEX, Baby….
I blame it on Parker Posey. I LOVE her as an actress and adore her films, but I swear I think everyone has secretly seen her in Party Girl and now thinks that the library is THE ultimate place to have sex. There is no other explanation. In Party Girl, Mary (played by Parker Posey), gets arrested and has to call her […]
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That Time Matt Smith Perpetuated Street Harassment Culture at Comic Con 2013
Please read this note about the comments: I wrote this post with the intention that we would consider how we talk to and about people, and that we consider doing so with respect. I ask that if you comment, that you please comment respectfully. Comments calling people or people groups names, using curse words, etc. will be […]
Plan B: What Teen Advocates Need to Know
As of this writing, a federal appeals court has put a hold on the previous ruling, which would allow over the counter access to Plan-B, also known as “the morning after pill”, to people fifteen years old and older as opposed to seventeen and older as was the previous decision. Regardless of how this issue […]
Malinda Lo on Two Boys Kissing (coming in the fall from David Levithan)
I just stumbled across this excellent post from Malinda Lo and wanted to make sure everyone reads it. The most interesting part to me was in the comments where she discusses how few GLBTQ titles are actually being published. Read the post here: http://www.malindalo.com/2013/03/on-two-boys-kissing/ Coming in the fall What do you think of the cover […]
Sunday Reflections: If Sex Sells, part II – the curious case of the movies
You know you read all the good parts A couple of Sundays ago, I wrote a piece called Sex Sells . . . But What are We Selling? Here, I talked about my concerns about 1) are women really in control or are men still controlling the message and women being fooled into thinking they […]
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