The Dead Boy Detectives was recommended to me as an if you like X you should try Y post on Facebook. If you like Heartstopper …
Dead Boy Detectives Found Family
sexuality
As a Sex Educator: Please Watch Heartbreak High!
There is so much to rant about in this show (in a good way, I swear!) and my brain is pinging with all the endorphins …
The Age of the Teen Daddy
In the movie-length finale of Degrassi High, “School’s Out,” Joey Jerremiah cheats on his girlfriend Caitlin with Tessa Campanelli. The bullet points of this love triangle are …
Is Appropriate Cliché an Oxymoron?
The Older Man. It’s such a cliché, it’s no wonder my first reaction to Julie Taylor sleeping with her T.A. irked me. In fact, it …
Maturity vs. Sexuality
Last week as I was taking the train in to Toronto I overheard a fellow passenger make the following pseudo-biological claim: “It’s natural for girls …
The Talk
Today as I sat knitting, with the Gilmore Girls as company, I was reminded of a topic I’d meant to write about a few months …
Oh, Phallic Snake Monster, Symbol of Male Power
In Season 2, Episode 5 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Title: “Reptile Boy”), Buffy lies to Giles to get out of her Slayer responsibilities and …
Babies in America
Teen pregnancy is by far the most warned about consequence of sexual activity on teen drama television. Here’s the latest thought that has been rolling …
Huge Gaps in Teenage Sexuality
Coming across this post on Jezebel reminded me of one of my favourite moments of teen television that I have discovered relatively recently. The summer …
Teen Lesbian? I thought it was “just a phase”
I’m generally on the fence about Glee. Some things it does well (like including diverse characters), some things it does really terribly (like tell consistent …