Book Review: A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner
Emily Horner’s A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend (2010) is glorious. Cass Meyer, bicyclist, pacifist, Quaker, and high …
Category Archives: Young People
The Fifty-Sixth Down Under Feminists Carnival
Welcome to the fifty-sixth month of Down Under Feminists Carnival goodness. I am your host, Chally, and I am glad …
Which kinds of bodies are respected?
In the West, you express deference by distance. You simply cannot touch Elizabeth II. In business situations, you shake hands …
Wishing for normal lives or satisfying ones
This just about breaks my heart: I would be fine with a gay kid! You can tell mine are going …
The Forty-Sixth Down Under Feminists Carnival
Hello and welcome to the forty-sixth edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival! I last hosted DUFC #12, so I’m …
Never forget where you came from
Identity and vulnerable social positioning aren’t necessarily constant things. You move. You grow up. Maybe your gender or sexual orientation …
Sexuality, queerness, and children’s knowledge about themselves
I’ve been having a think about adult habits of disappearing childhood sexuality, and what this means for queer sexualities. You …
“You shine a light on hidden parts”: the many layers of Garbage’s “Cherry Lips”
On this Music Monday: one of my very favourite songs is “Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)” by Scottish-American outfit Garbage. …
A narrow band of relevance
I’ve been feeling old of late. There are people born in 1995 who are living much louder lives than I …
A property of the clan
Please note that this post discusses brutal violence against a young woman. I want to tell you about when I …
Elsewhere I’ve been
Did you hear about Emma Sullivan? She’s a teen from Kansas in the United States who was chastened! chastened as …
In whose favour are the rules of politeness made?
Who gets to determine what constitutes politeness? In whose favour are the rules of politeness made? I’m thinking about rules …
Linksplosion!: Approaching sexuality (again) edition
In connection with the last post, The stories we tell about sexuality, links on coming into sexuality, and refiguring it. …
The stories we tell about sexuality
I’m thinking about microcosms, and communal pockets. But mostly about the kinds of stories we tell each other about sexuality. …
Race on children’s television: Lizzie McGuire and How to be Indie
I watch a lot of US and Canadian television directed at the 12-18 set. A lot. More than you’ve had …
