We're delving into the features and ephemera regarding TEEN LIFE in the March 1988 issue!

Karen Catchpole dares to be frank on the matter of "Losing Your Virginity" (and parents/right-wing wackos were PISSED). Catherine Gysin goes undercover at the Miss South Carolina USA pageant and learns secret uses for Vaseline. The whole staff collaborates on a "How To Flirt" guide…of sorts. In the spec piece that got her the job at Sassy, Christina Kelly addresses how to handle "Talk Behind Your Back." Catherine speaks to the survivors of three young people who died by suicide. Christopher Newbound kicks off the fiction section with "My Name Is Daniel."

Then it's on to the departments: On The Road to Miami; What He Said about why guys dumped their girlfriends; and a real mixed bag of Help. (What to do when Mom kisses Boyfriend is just one of many questions WE have for that possibly fake letter writer.)

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TOPICS
? Hello, It's March 1988
? Spine Line & Distrupting Seventeen
? Feature: Losing Your Virginity
? Feature: Backstage At Miss USA
? Feature: How To Flirt
? Feature: Talk Behind Your Back
? Feature: Life After Suicide
? Meanwhile At Seventeen...
? Fiction: My Name Is Daniel
? On The Road
? What He Said
? Help
? Goodbye For Now
NOTES
⚠️ Inline notes below may be truncated due to podcast feed character limits. Full notes are always on the episode page.
? “Losing Your Virginity: Real Talk About What Happens The First Time You Have Sex” in Teen Vogue
? How Sassy Changed My Life by Marisa Meltzer and Kara Jesella
? Aglow International, as Women Aglow is now known
? Obituary for Jan Dawes
?‍?‍?‍? Focus On The Family
? The Family Research Council
? James Dobson on Twitter
? April Abel in the Miss South Carolina USA Hall Of Fame
? April Abel's interview in the Miss USA pageant (starts 3:50)
? Teen Vogue's advice on how to start dating
? Boochi Tag
? Lauren Rutten, who shot the lead image for "Talk Behind Your Back"
? Christina Kelly on Twitter
??‍? Christina's blog
? Grok Nation, which she helped launch with Mayim Bialik
? A piece Christina wrote about cleaning up her mother's home after her death
??‍? Christopher Newbound's blog
? Miami's Bayside Marketplace
? Tara's essay on collecting Sassy at The New York Times Magazine
? Notes To Boys, by Pamela Ribon