Silverberg, Cory
Summary: "A comic book for kids that includes children and families of all makeups, orientations, and gender identities, Sex Is a Funny Word is an essential resource about bodies, gender, and sexuality for children ages 8 to 10 as well as their parents and caregivers. Much more than the "facts of life" or "the birds and the bees," Sex Is a Funny Word opens up conversations between young people and their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 613.9071 SILSilverberg, Cory
Summary: "In a bright graphic format featuring four dynamic middle schoolers, You Know, Sex grounds sex education in social justice, covering not only the big three of puberty--hormones, reproduction, and development--but also power, pleasure, and how to be a decent human being. Centering young people's experiences of pressures and joy, risk and reward, and confusion and discovery, there are chapters on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press/Triangle Square Books for Young Readers 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ads targeting girls between the ages of 8 and 12 employ an increasing level of sexuality. Are advertisers responding to neo-feminist notions of "girl power" or are they leading girls toward harmful self-images? This program examines the trend by following a group of tween girls through their daily lives, recording their perceptions of fashion, celebrities, boys, and themselves. Interviews with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Is sexuality an unavoidable casualty of physical disability or of surgery that significantly restructures intimate parts of the body? In this program, a man with a spinal cord injury, a woman with breast cancer who had a skin-saving mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, and a transsexual woman who underwent sex reassignment surgery discuss ways in which sexual expression has changed since...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Whether they live in America, Britain, or elsewhere, most teenage boys have been exposed to some form of pornography. But the Internet has radically escalated that exposure-to the point at which many adolescents are addicted. This program follows the stories of teenage porn addicts as they struggle with the issues that drive their behavior-although not all are open to soul-searching. Darryl,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Comfort, Alex
Summary: Famous for helping couples discover how sex can be playful, erotic, and, most of all, pleasurable, "The Joy of Sex" revolutionized people's sex lives. Now fully updated and revised, this work once again sets the standard as the world's most trusted sex manual.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Three Rivers Press 2009
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.96 COMSummary: Geoffrey and Mark and Lisa and Allison are a pair of gay couples who are co-parenting biological children they conceived together. In this program, the four discuss when they first discovered they are gay; how they met their partners; major issues they have faced as gay couples; their children, ages 2 and 4, and the co-parenting experience; and what it means to them all to be a family. In...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: "An eye-catching, conversation-sparking book that answers all your questions on sexuality, seduction, and sex by the editors of GOOP. A beautifully illustrated, gift-y, sometimes shocking, fact-filled book that explores everything we've always wondered about sex and relationships, but may have been too shy to bring up. Broken into five sections, GOOP editors introduce the experts they rely on...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grand Central Life & Style 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 SEXKeesling, Barbara.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hunter House 1998
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.9 KEERodgers, Allison K.
Summary: "An illustrated guide to vaginas and vulvas from TikTok star Dr. Allison Rodgers"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Neon Squid 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Joy, fear, wild pleasure, a sense of danger-these emotions are at the core of almost any coming-of-age experience. Multiply them by a thousand, and maybe throw disgust or boredom into the mix, and you have a fleeting glimpse of the thoughts and sensations surrounding a young woman's first sexual encounter. This program collects stories and reflections on that very subject from ten unique women,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Popcak, Greg.
Summary: It's one of the most daunting propects parents face. Communicating the richness of Catholic teaching on sexuality in a faithful and effective way can be an overwhelming responsibility. But does it have to be so?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ascension Press 2012
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 241.66 POPZimmerman, Jonathan
Summary: "Too Hot to Handle is the first truly international history of sex education. As Jonathan Zimmerman shows, the controversial subject began in the West and spread steadily around the world over the past century. As people crossed borders, however, they joined hands to block sex education from most of their classrooms. Examining key players who supported and opposed the sex education movement,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 ZIMSummary: This program furnishes background on the issues of sexual expression, preference, and choice and sensitively identifies the characteristics of the sexually healthy adult. Topics under discussion include different types of relationships, factors that influence the formation and maintenance of relationships, and social and psychological perspectives on people as sexual beings.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Chusita Fashion Fever
Summary: Offers a guide to sex and sex-related topics that takes on the subject matter with a sexy, irreverent tone.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Imprint 2018
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 613.9 CHURosenau, Douglas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.7 ROSSummary: Today, while gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgenders are no longer forced to hide their sexual orientation, there is still prejudice and discrimination which can make coming out a difficult decision. And there are always internal pressures as well. This program presents the accounts and stories of people who have recently taken the step of coming out. Interviewees and experts discuss the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: What conditions of physical attraction tend to subtly speak out to members of the opposite sex? Why is there typically a fundamental difference in attitudes between men and women toward sexual relations? What physiological factors can influence men and women to stray from their partners? This program seeks to answer those and other questions as it sheds light on the mystery of sexual...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: It's safe to say that dating, sex, and socializing preoccupy most teenagers-but how often do young people really benefit from and participate in their relationships? This video enables students to see teen romance in a clear light-exploring love, sex, friendship, and how easily all three can get mixed up. With candid discussions about jealousy, trust, peer pressure, and effective communication,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Fisch, Harry
Summary: A sex education guide for grown-ups offers easy-to-follow advice and stories from real couples on topics ranging from sexual frequency, desire, and addiction to communication between partners and the secrets of successful foreplay.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.9071 FISHarris, Robie H.
Summary: Uses bird and bee cartoon characters to present straightforward explanations of topics related to sexual development, love, reproduction, adoption, sexually transmitted diseases, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Breakthru Pub. 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.9 SCHTaylor, Sonya Renee
Summary: "Celebrate your body (and it's changes, too!) is your guide to understanding and loving your body - now and as it continues to change. Here's everything you need to know about breasts and bras, your period, hair here and there, feelings and friends, and so much more. You'll find support and encouragement in these pages that will help you navigate this whole puberty thing. Think of this book as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Branfman, Jonathan
Summary: Simply explains the concepts of gender identity, romantic orientation, and family diversity.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2019