The Houston Public Library have been asked to remove their teen-health website link to Columbian University’s health information site for teens called “Go Ask Alice”. The complaint apparently started with a Girl Scout troop leader who checked out the site before recommending it to her troop members and found “things that I’ve never seen as a 41 year old adult” (I’m not sure what’s more shocking here). It’s a very candid site. Teens have the opportunity to write in and ask questions anonymously about sexuality, drugs, etc. It is very explicit (is there less chance of getting pregnant if the women is on top, is it true that smoking pot while pregnant won’t harm the fetus, etc). Personally, I would hope my teen was comfortable enough asking me these questions but that isn’t always the case so I would be pleased that there was a source like this out there for her.
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24.03.04 at 10:06:32
Beth
Dr. Laura was crusading against ALA and this particular website about four years ago. She had a specific date where all of her listeners were to protest at their local libraries, and ALA members were bombarded with hate mail because ALA’s Teen Hoopla had linked to this site, and libraries linked to Teen Hoopla. It was a circus. I got some hate mail, but we didn’t have any protests. I agree, I don’t see what the big deal is, and I’d rather have kids get info from a reputable source.