Chew on this today: someone has apparently patented what they call a “security underwear device for sexual organs” (i.e., a chastity belt). Is it as horrible as it sounds? I think so. Is it real? It appears to be. How sure am I of that? Not completely, so I [...]
Archives for September, 2007
On the uselessness of virginity and abstinence
A study on teenagers’ understanding of virginity was published in the August 2007 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. The study looked particularly at adolescents’ understanding of virginity pledges and vague sexual education terminology. RH Reality Check distilled the results into two lists:
Adolescents believe virginity is maintained after participating in:
genital [...]
Radio Interview Thursday, September 13th
I am delighted to announce my first radio interview! I will be on KOOP 91.7 in Austin tomorrow, Thursday, September 13th on Soul Talk with Rev. Chuck Freeman. Soul Talk runs from 2 to 3, and I will be on during the second half of the show. If you aren’t in Austin, [...]
Review of The Care & Keeping of You: The Body Book for Girls
The Care & Keeping of You, by Valorie Lee Schaefer, is also referred to as the American Girl Body Book and other similar things. I’ve been asked what I think about it, and here is my (rather long) answer:
First, this book is written for slightly younger kiddos than I generally work with. So [...]
9/11
Today is the sixth anniversary of the day two planes crashed into the World Trade Center, one into the Pentagon, and one more into fields in Pennsylvania.
The young people who were teenagers in 2001 were, as a group, dramatically affected by the attacks. Adolescence is a time when there is a deeper opening of [...]
What’s important about sex ed?
Yesterday a teenager at my church (Wildflower UU Church) told me that she didn’t really care about sex education, and nor did her friends really care about it. She didn’t seem to be trying to be rude – on the contrary, she was quite apologetic about it. Pointed out that it wasn’t because [...]
www.whateverlife.com
Today’s post is not so much about sexuality, with more focus on the whole adolescent thing…
As primarily (although not exclusively) adults read my blog, you may not be aware of whateverlife.com. This is a delightful website that was created and is still run by Ashley Qualls, otherwise known as AshBo. Whateverlife is a [...]
A Spoonful of Sugar directed by Andrea Williams
This is fabulous short movie (running time 18:29 minutes). Here is the synopsis from the Reel NY Film Festival site:
A Brooklyn teen hides an important secret while on a quest for intimacy and inclusion. Some secrets we should tell. Some questions we should ask.
But this just doesn’t do the film justice. It has [...]
STI Testing: where to get tested
This is primarily a listing of places to get tested for STIs in Austin, Texas. However, for those in other places, most private physicians can order the required tests, and many cities have Planned Parenthood offices or other clinics which also offer the testing. For the closest PP clinic to you, visit the [...]
Dating in the 1920’s (or, Obligations Since the 1920’s)
Dating is a social trend that apparently started around 1920. That is, dating as defined by two young people going out to do something (often dancing or movies) together, alone. Several sources on the subject point to the accepted dating trend of “rating and dating” and “petting and paying.”
The first of these all-too-cute [...]
