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.: SIECUS is headed by a really cool UU woman named Debra Haffner who attends the Westport UU congregregation in CT & is preparing for the UU ministry. Be sure to click on their "Religion & Sexuality" section.
Our Bodies Ourselves: Women's Health and Information Resource Center
Society for Human Sexuality out of the University of Washington
Electronic Journal of Human Sexuality

Administration:

Anatomy and Puberty

Male anatomy:

Male reproductive system (Wikibooks)
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Images of female Anatomy:

Puberty, etc.:

Museum of Menstruation (MUM)

Gender Identification and Roles

Dove Body image - video

Sexual Orientation

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

Lovemaking and Masturbation

Contraception

STDs

Fact sheet on HIV & AIDS
Listing of all fact sheets
"It Can't Happen to Me! True Stories About Kids and AIDS"
"The State of AIDS Today" by Christina Tourigny

Safety and Abuse

Books and Movies

Books:

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.
Lost Children or Lost Parents of Rockdale County (PBS)