Imagine you're a 14 year old girl, and the school security guard asks you that question. This happened to Samantha, and the people at Scarleteen discuss her story, and the cultural attitudes toward menstruation.

One of our users shares an experience with a date that was stuck to strict gender roles. Read as our users discuss this experience along with their own and consider what it means to be a "real" person.

What do you guys think of the classes offered now that teach stripper moves and pole dancing primarily as a form of exercise? I am taking a class called Cardio Stripfit right now where we learn stripper moves as well as do some aerobics. I find it really fun and physically challenging and it is not as though I plan on performing these moves for the world. However, some people find the classes demeaning. -ST user

Would you date someone whose politics on reproductive choice conflicted with yours?

So.. we've all seen it, and lots of us have been pondering; where the heck is the CHOICE whether or not to maintain a pregnancy in a film in which a female finds herself in the situation?

One of our users asks the ages old question, "What's the big deal with guys and boobs?" Read the discussion and see how maybe this question has a lot more stereotype attached to it than you'd previously thought.

In this lengthy and very interesting thread, our users discuss their feelings and thoughts on gender-based chivalry.

Do you feel like young women -- including yourself -- are really allowed and encouraged to say a big, resounding yes to sex, and not just in certain conditions? Our users discuss this very interesting question.

What do you think of the over-sexation of products aimed towards our nation's girls? - Lauren.

Check out some of the most frequently discussed topics on Scarleteen's Sexual Ethics and Politics board, and add your own opinions and ideas!