On AlterNet: sexting

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "sexting"

10 Things the American Media Really Need to Learn About Sex

Melissa Gira Grant, AlterNet. February 21, 2012.

The sexual conversation often turns otherwise professional journalists and pundits into alarmists and preachers.

The Real Reasons Men Like Anthony Weiner Risk Their Careers For Sexting

Michael Bader, AlterNet. June 16, 2011.

Anthony Weiner stepped down from Congress today over his "sexting" scandal. But why do powerful men get caught up in risky behavior in the first place?

The Rush to Criminalize Teen Sexting

Sonya Ziaja, RH Reality Check. April 18, 2011.

By defining sexting as a criminal activity, state legislatures are trying to stop a form of sexual expression without first trying to understand it.

The Case of the Topless Teenager: A Legal Win for Sexting Teens

Julie Hilden, CounterPunch. April 7, 2010.

In March the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit delivered a win -- but a narrow win -- to teens who are determined to protect their First Amendment rights.

The Complex Sexualities of Young Women

Heather Corinna, RH Reality Check. July 26, 2009.

Young women today are faced with pressures and mixed messages about sex everywhere they look.

15 Shocking Tales of How Sex Laws Are Screwing the American People

Ellen Friedrichs, AlterNet. June 12, 2009.

In the land of the free, the freedom to express your sexuality can land you in prison.

Teen Sex Panic: Media Still Freaking Out About "Sexting"

Christopher White, National Sexuality Resource Center. May 18, 2009.

Rather than focusing on how harmful and dangerous sexting is, we should be talking to young people about healthy sexual behaviors.

Super Prude Prosecutors Charge Teenagers with Pornography and Worse For Sexy Text Messages

JoAnn Wypijewski, The Nation. May 1, 2009.

Sending a nude or semi-nude picture to a friend's cell phone is apparently a crime -- if you're a teen.

What's the Matter with Teen Sexting?

Judith Levine, The American Prospect. February 7, 2009.

Sex and predatory adults are not the biggest dangers teenagers face online. Their main risk is garden-variety kid-on-kid meanness.

Teenagers AREN\'T Sexting? Way More Boring Than We All Thought

Jill Filipovic, December 31, 1969.