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Hey Sis, put some clothes on

Editor’s Web Note: It’s difficult enough for a boy these days with all these alpha females everywhere, but this commonplace situation for solo boys raised in all-female households puts it over the top in total ridiculousness.…

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Twin beds, open dialogue best solution for sleepover issues

Editor’s Web Note: The Boomer and Gen X parents of today’s Millennials have a lot of catching up to do to get on board with all the changes taking place since they were teens. The commonality of the gay-straight sleepover is…

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Gay-straight sleepover: Part 2

Editor’s Web Note: I’m grateful to all the readers and young people on the panel for making this a truly constructive conversation. Because of the taboo nature of discussing anything considered sexually deviant, most people older…

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Does same-sex attraction mean you’re gay or bi?

Editor’s Web Note: If there is ever a topic that I get boatloads of mail about, it is this. The mail is mostly from girls. If there is ever an topic that I think our culture has it’s head in the sand on, it is in being able to…

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Best friend has two moms

Editor’s Web Note: The biggest sexual revolution since the sixties is taking place right now. We went from the generation of free love to the generation of pan-sexuality. Not that most young people are taking part, but there is enough…

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Millennials might be next “Greatest Generation”

Editor’s Web Note: I get so excited about this generation. They are the most socially tolerant, emotionally aware, and loving generation this country has known. Perhaps it is due to a childhood free of physical violence (most Boomer…

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Millennial Generation creating a kinder, smarter world—Part I

Editor’s Web Note: This is one of my favorite columns of the year and this year the panel had so much to say that the column will continue next week. I’m honored to work with this generation. Once dubbed Generation Y, this generation…

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Should lesbian friend be allowed for sleepovers?

Editor’s Web Note: This generation is “such good friends” with each other that a lot of parents are flummoxed around sleepovers. Between such friends, co-ed sleepovers and same-sex gay/straight sleepovers are commonly allowed,…

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Gay girl fears “coming out” to intolerant parents

Editor’s Web Note: Welcome to another straight-shooting smorgasbord of advice from the youth panel. Distinct for their generation is a tectonic shift in changing sexual orientations. Female sexuality is only beginning to be studied…

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Girl thinks she’s bisexual, Mom wants advice

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