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Tag: Sexuality
Let’s Be Frank: Honest Conversations About Sex in YA, a guest post by Jason June
Debut author Jason June talks about the importance of sex-positivity in books for queer teens.
Book Review: You Be You!: The Kid’s Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family by Jonathan Branfman, Julie Benbassat (Illustrator)
This inclusive and respectful guide should be part of all curricula about family, gender, and sexuality. Short, accessible, and important.
“Our kisses were seismic”: Positive sexual experiences in LGBTQIA+ YA books
Part of the Sexual Violence in Young Adult Literature Project has included posts looking at enthusiastic consent, positive and healthy sexual experiences, and on-the-page consensual sex scenes (check out those posts here by Karen Jensen, Christa Desir, and Carrie Mesrobian). While it’s important to look at and discuss rape, consent, abuse, and violence, it’s equally […]
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