OWL-L

Here is information for leaders of the Our Whole Lives human sexuality curriculum. Please don't post anything that's copyrighted. This information has not been reviewed or sanctioned by the UUA.

General

Information sources:

• UUA OWL site
• OWL-L email mailing list: Trained OWL leaders can subscribe to the OWL-L list by emailing owl @ uua.org
• Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.
• Our Bodies Ourselves: Women's Health and Information Resource Center

Administration:

• OWL-L Contract with Youth and Parents
• OWL-L Ordering Changing Bodies Changing Lives Book

Gender Identification and Roles

• Dove Body image - video

Sexual Orientation

• Coming out in Middle School - NY Times, 9/23/2009

Contraception

• Planned Parenthood on Birth Control
• FC2 Female Condom
• OWL-L Condom Obstacle Course

Recommended Books and Movies

• List of Movies for OWL Groups. This is a spreadsheet of the movie recommendations that have passed through the OWL-L listserv, which leaders have found to be helpful in facilitating discussion inside and outside of the classroom lessons.
• Elissa Webber's list of recommended GBLT books
• Elissa Webber's list of recommended love and sex books
• Laid: The Book, reviewed by Karen Rayne