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Albee, George W. and Gordon and Leitenberg, editors. Promoting Sexual Responsibility and Preventing Sexual Problems. Hanover and London, University Press of New England, 1983. Papers written as a result of the Seventh Vermont Conference on the Primary Prevention of Psychopathology.
Dash, Leon. When Children Want Children. An engrossing book full of stories told by adolescents about why they got pregnant.
* Bardugo, Leigh. "They're Here, They're Queer: The struggle to make schools safe for gay teens." The New Haven Advocate, (July 9-15, 1998) 14-22.
Gordon, Sol and Craig W. Snyder. Personal Issues in Human Sexuality, A Guidebook for Better Sexual Health. Boston, Allyn and Bacon, 1986. Focus is on the personal, philosophical and ethical issues in peoples' lives and the significant medical and research data about human sexuality. Treats sexuality not as a gymnastic performance but as the loving and caring and intimacy that comprise the heart of people's sexual relationships. See especially, "It's Not Okay to be Antigay" pages 66 to 85.
Hamilton, Jane. The Short History of a Prince. New York, Random House, 1998. This is a terrific novel about growing up gay in the Midwest. It's beautifully written, tells a good story and is very insightful.
Hedgepeth, Evonne and Joan Helmich. Teaching About Sexuality and HIV, Principles and Methods for Effective Education. New York and London, New York University Press, 1996. Focuses on the "how" and "why" of sexuality and HIV education, rather than the "what."
* Heron, Ann, Editor. One Teenager In Ten, Writings by Gay and Lesbian Youth. Boston, Alyson Publications, Inc., 1983. Twenty-six young men and women from all parts of the country briefly describe how they discovered and came to terms with their homosexuality and discuss their coming out experiences.
Musick, Judith S. Young, Poor, and Pregnant, The Psychology of Teenage Motherhood. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1993. The author runs a successful program for teen mothers. She describes how psychological pressures of adolescence interact with the problems of being poor to create a situation in which early sexuality, pregnancy and childbearing - often repeat childbearing - seem all but inevitable. She looks at the family and community problems that accompany poverty and shows how they influence the psychological development of young girls, examines the sexual socialization and exploitation of disadvantaged girls, and analyzes the role played by the mother-daughter relationship. There are many individual stories which students can read and discuss.
Reynolds, Susan and Gary Remafedi, John Yoakam, and Kevin Cwayna. Surviving AIDS: Simple Answers to Complex Questions About AIDS and Adolescent Homosexuality. Youth and AIDS Project, University of Minnesota. Good resource for teachers.
* Skerker, Roni. "Silence No More: New Law Protects Homosexual Youth," Primary Prevention , Winter, 1998, p.2. A short and useful review of the new Connecticut law with some facts about why it is needed.
* Swisher, Karen L., editor. Teenage Sexuality: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego, Greenhaven Press, 1994. Short essays presenting opposing viewpoints on many topics related to this issue. Good tool for students to read and debate various issues.
Thompson, Sharon. Going All The Way: Teenage girls' tales of sex, romance, & pregnancy. New York, Hill and Wang, of Farrar, Straus the late 70' s and early 80's.
Another good source for personal stories in adolescents' voices about getting pregnant.
Whitehead, Barbara Dafoe. "The Failure of Sex Education," The Atlantic Monthly , October, 1994. (www.theatlantic.com) Raises important and thought-provoking questions and issues about comprehensive sex education. Be sure to also read "Responding to "The Failure of Sex Education"" by Kantor and Haffner in SIECUS Report, Volume 23, Number 3, Feb-Mar, 1995.
Videos:
* The Glitter: Sex, Drugs and the Media. Human Relations Video (800-431-2050). 23 minutes. Explores the powerful effects that various media have on young people.
* Raising Healthy Kids: Families Talk About Sexual Health, Media Works. Available from Advocates for Youth, 1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, D.C. 20005. Two 30 minute videos, the first for parents of young children, the second for parents of preadolescents and adolescents. Excellent tool for discussing what messages young people have received and want to communicate.
* World Population. A very short, graphic simulation of the history of human population growth. From Zero Population Growth, Inc. 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 320, Washington, D.C. 20036 (202)332-2200.