memoir
The Making of a Homo
I came out of the proverbial closet when I was 15, in high school, and in the student newspaper. A sophomore had decided to print an editorial about the moral degradations of homosexuality, stating that God created Adam and Eve, "not Adam and Steve." I was so enraged by this sophomoric (literally) editorial that I sent a letter to the editor responding on behalf of the gay community, which was published, and which publicly announced my sexual orientation for all the student body to read.
Life Lessons from the Third Stall on the Left
Everything I needed to know about body image I learned in a bathroom in the seventh grade. Well, almost everything.
Is THAT All There Is?
A candid memoir of first-time intercourse from the founder of Scarleteen.
Abortion: One Woman's Story
When I was 16, due to a very irresponsible pairing of an impetuous one-night stand and a few days of partying, I woke up one morning to discover I had mononucleosis and walking pneumonia. As if that wasn't enough, my period was late.