Last week’s Zits columns were fantastic. I have always liked Zits, and this is just one more example of how fabulous this column is. On Monday, we saw Jeremy and his girlfriend kissing. Jeremy is a bit…over-enthusiastic:
On Tuesday, Jeremy’s girlfriend comes to talk with him about the quality of their kissing relationship. She manages this [...]
The problem is that almost everything worth talking about - certainly anything related to sex and sexuality - is probably nuanced. Scare tactics are black and white. So too much of the conversation is left out, and the wrong impression can be easily taken away.
The most recent version of this conversation is about a viral [...]
Dear Students,
When you want to talk about some of the more delicate issues in your own sexuality or your children’s sexuality, it is fine for you to say that these issues actually belong to your friends or your friends’ children. I’m really fine talking in those terms. I will go out of my way to [...]
The Unitarian Universalist Church contacted me back in March to let me know about an up-coming advocacy event for comprehensive sexuality education. After a number of e-mails, a delightful young woman agreed to write a post for me describing her experience with the training and the advocacy. I hope you enjoy her story:
Hello! My name [...]
There has been a lot of talk recently about how Toronto teenagers want more sex education. They’re asking for it all over the place, apparently, given the number of excited newspapers and blogs who are going on at length about it. And don’t get me wrong - I am so glad that adults are listening [...]
Two weekends ago I turned 30. My darling husband threw me quite the party, I went out dancing with friends after, and we started a major art project in our front yard. Quite the perfect weekend, for me.
Since then, I have been ruminating on age and on these milestones. I was talking with a dear [...]
