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Originally Posted by EileenG
Well, there is the legal aspect to consider as well. Anything which could be construed as enciting or encouraging sex with children is a good way to get a book banned. Unless your book is about kiddie porn or something similar, no need to put it in.
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Unless, perhaps, you wanted to tell a realistic story with teenage characters.
The idea that we can't or shouldn't have texts about acts that are entirely legal is ridiculous. People are not issued a sex drive on their 18th birthdays--and if we want teenagers to deal with sex *responsibly,* part of what they need is stories that show the kinds of situations they find themselves in, and how people can deal with those situations.