Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For The Strength of the Youth (LDS) Part 1 of 4 of a presentation

1. Healthy Youth Sexuality:
A Critical Examination of For the Strength of Youth
Presented at the Sunstone Symposium 2012
Prepared by:
Jeremy Irvin, Kimberly McKay, & Joshua Williams

2. DRESS & APPEARANCE
developed by Joshua Williams
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

3. TRUE MODESTY: self respect
and respect for others through
dress and appearance
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

4. Body Awareness & Respect
Our bodies are a UNIQUE GIFT from our Heavenly Parents.
• Nude Body: natural and unashamed
• Self-Acceptance: know our abilities & limitations
• Accept Others: recognize other’s abilities &
limitations
• Sexuality is one component to whole self
• Personal Responsibility: not just a girl’s onus
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

5. Balance & Health
BODY, MIND & SOUL connected and alert.
• Eat healthy, balanced meals
• Be active, exercise regularly
• Nurture mind: arts, literature,
conversations, relationships & more
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

6. Clothing the Body
Not inherently MORAL or IMMORAL.
• Clothing & Accessories are
commodities
• Constantly changing
• Decoration
• Protects us from the elements
• Define & force gender roles
• Clothing can signify power
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

7. Consumerism
Preying on women and youth.
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

8. Self Expression
An OUTWARD EXPRESSION of our inner self.
• Emphasize or de-emphasize to
Hide or Provoke
• Fit and Comfort are foundations
for expression
• What we wear creates expectations
often before we speak
• Signifies our social or financial status
• Allows us to Fit In or Stand Out
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

9. Group Expression
An outward expression of our TRIBE.
• Trends connect us socially &
continually morph
• Fashion a style accepted by the
masses
• Taste is being appropriate to the
occasion
• Rules can be good, without hard
moral connection
• Influenced by geography, culture,
society & religion
• Respecting diversity
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

10. Dressing Sexy
Clothing CLOAKS THE BODY in mystery.
• The nude body is only sexual in context
• Clothing often provides the context for
sexuality
• Clothing can Attract and Seduce
• Dressing & Undressing can be sexual
• “Society” sexualizes body parts
• Hiding body parts [“modesty”] can
sexualize them
• Effects of the nudity/clothing dialectic
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

11. Experimentation
Clothing is a safe way to EXPLORE & EXPRESS.
• Teenagers adopt & drop trends
quickly
• Clothing allows for group
acceptance
• A clothing faux pas is not a sin,
and rarely serious!
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

12. Leadership & Support
TRUE MODESTY is key to open communication.
• Be supportive, not combative
• Be positive resource and reinforcer
• Stress “good fit” and “good taste”
• Encourage balance and health
• One size does not fit all
• Respect & Empathize
...it’s all about TRUE MODESTY!
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth

13. Contact Information
Jeremy Irvin, jeremyirvin.widener@gmail.com
Kimberly McKay, kimberlymckaywidener@gmail.com
Joshua Williams, fashionconsort@gmail.com
Healthy Youth Sexuality: A Critical Examination of For the Strength of the Youth