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Go Ask Alice! (https://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu) is a question and answer site that helps teens and young adults ask professionals whatever they want about sexuality, sexual health, alcohol/drug abuse and nutrition/physical health.
Scarleteen (https://www.scarleteen.com): “Scarleteen is a progressive, independent sexuality and relationships education media and support organization and website. Founded in 1998, as of 2022, Scarleteen.com is visited by a few million diverse people each year… most between the ages of 15 and 30. It is often the most popular and most widely used site specifically providing sex and relationships information and support for young people worldwide.”
Our Bodies Ourselves Today (https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org) is a non-profit organization that advocates for – among other things – sexual health and reproductive justice for women and girls. They have resources on a variety of topics, including menstruation, contraception and abortion, pregnancy, mental health, STIs and HIV, sexual anatomy, and gender-based violence.
Power To Decide (https://powertodecide.org) provides trusted, high-quality, accurate information—backed by research—on sexual health and contraceptive methods to aid in the making of informed decisions.
We Know Ship (https://weknowship.org) provides culturally inclusive, medically accurate, and pleasure-guided sexuality education, as well as therapy and professional training.
I Wanna Know (https://www.iwannaknow.org) offers in-depth information about sexual health, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), healthy relationships, and more for teens and young adults.
Sexplanations (https://www.youtube.com/user/sexplanations): In this Youtube series, Dr. Lindsey Doe, a doctor of human sexuality and clinical sexologist, answers sex-related questions in lighthearted, thorough videos. Dr. Doe aims to provide shame-free sexual education for all.
Geneseo’s Safe Zone Program (https://www.geneseo.edu/safezone) trains students, staff, and faculty to become allies and educate themselves on oppression, heterosexism, and homophobia. To attend or request a training, please click the following link:
https://www.geneseo.edu/safezone/safe-zone-open-training-sessions-and-request-training
You can also apply to be a Safe Zone trainer; for more information, click here: https://www.geneseo.edu/safezone/become-safe-zone-trainer
Asexual Visibility and Education Network (https://www.asexuality.org): “AVEN hosts the world’s largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. AVEN strives to create open, honest discussion about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike.”
Minus 18 – Pronouns (https://www.minus18.org.au/pronouns) is an easy-to-use website that shows how to use common sets of pronouns. The user selects the pronoun they want to learn about, and the website gives example sentences and explains how to use the pronoun properly.
Refuge Restrooms (https://www.refugerestrooms.org) connects intersex, non-binary, and trans people with bathroom locations nationwide. People can put in their location and immediately be connected with local bathroom locations.
Queer Youth Assemble (https://queeryouthassemble.org) is a non-profit that serves the interest of queer people under 25. In addition to social events, they distribute educational resources and zines, host support groups, and feature volunteer opportunities.
Queer Health Podcast (https://www.queerhealthpod.com) is dedicated to bringing medical information about queer health to queer communities. The hosts are medical doctors who use current scientific evidence to inform their content.
Intersex Stories (https://www.youtube.com/user/pidgejen) is a Youtube series created by Pidge Pagonis, a nonbinary and intersex activist. They make videos on living as an intersex person, discrimination, and “cosmetic” surgeries that are routinely performed on intersex children without consent to “correct” their sex.
Sex Positive Social Media (https://sexpositivesocialmedia.org) provides a manifesto that people can sign, educational resources, and suggested readings about destigmatizing sexual health and relationships. They focus on consent, dismantling structural oppression (as it relates to sex), and including all bodies and people in their work.
The Labia Library (https://labialibrary.org.au) is an independent, feminist, not-for-profit women’s health promotion, advocacy, and support services. They provide several services, a few being: helping you locate a gynecologist, a Q&A on vaginal health, and pictures of what labia look like (hint – they’re all “normal!”).
The Beautiful Cervix project (https://www.beautifulcervix.com) provides information about the menstrual cycle, fertility, hormones, and pictures of the cervix and vagina throughout one’s cycle. They offer cervical self-exam kits that allows people to examine their own cervix for any irregularities.
Sexuality and Disability (https://sexualityanddisability.org): Sexuality and Disability is constructed as a bunch of questions a woman with a disability might have – about her body, about the mechanics and dynamics of having sex, about the complexities of being in an intimate relationship or having children, about unvoiced fears or experiences of encountering abuse in some form.”
Sex Ed for Self-Advocates (https://researchautism.org/self-advocates/sex-ed-for-self-advocates) is a sexual health and education resource written specifically for autistic people ages 15 and up.
The Body (https://www.thebody.com) is a website dedicated to sharing up-to-date, accurate information about HIV, including symptoms, testing, diagnosis, sex with HIV, PEP and PrEP, and current news. They have resources for specific demographics, such as women, gay men, trans people, and those newly diagnosed.
The information on this site is for educational purposes only. It does not replace a personal relationship with a licensed health care provider and is not intended to provide medical advice. We strongly recommend that you make your health care decisions based on your own research and knowledge of your body, in collaboration with one or more licensed health care providers.
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