While researching for and emailing Sex in Teen Lit Month II, I came across or was linked to some fantastic articles and blog posts that make for some really great reading. Take a look, then tell me what you thought about them on Twitter: @JoanneStapley.~ Stacked has a really great post from 2013 by Kelly; Female Sexuality in YA Fiction: Exploring the Range of Experiences. Kelly talks about how female sexual experience in YA tends to focus on how it's going to hurt and be uncomfortable, and not so much on how the girl actually feels during sex, if there's any pleasure. This is from the post:
