If I'm replused by male genitals, but not romantically attracted to women, where does that leave me? A user asks about feelings of aesthetic dislike about penises, and confusion about feeling sexual attraction to one sex, but emotional attraction to the other.
Genital Attraction & Sexual OrientationGot questions about safer sex or birth control methods? Here's a sampling of the most common questions along with links to threads where people have gotten answers.
Safer Sex FAQHave you had a condom fail before? What happened and why? How often DO condoms fail for our users? Take our poll and find out!
Condom failure pollAlmost everyone has made, or will make, sexual or interpersonal choices they're ashamed of, which just weren't so smart, or which were absolutely destructive or abusive in some respect. Curious about the bad decisions everyone else is making or has made, just for a reality check? Need to tell someone about your own bad decisions? Take the poll and find out (or read the results later in the thread).
The Bad Choice ConfessionalSo you've committed to safer sex for now. But for how long? Find out!
How long do I need to practice safer sex?Find out about how long Scarleteen users decided to wait before having sex, and why they did so.
How long did you decide to wait before having sex?If you are sexually active, do you practice safer sex? If so, how and when? How's it going working out safer sex with a partner? How safe do you feel, and how do your feelings of safety -- or a lack thereof -- impact your sex life?
Safer sex pollA lot of folks base some degree of their knowledge and feelings about their sexuality and sex lives on what they're told by friends, family and partners. Plenty of studies have shown that often, those aren't reliable sources of information, even though it seems like they should be.
So, what about you? How honest have you been about sexuality, and how much stock do you put in what you're told about sex lives and sexuality by those in your immediate circles? What might you find out through your own answers about what you're told by others? Take our poll and find out!
Sexual honesty pollFor those of you who are sexually experienced, in retrospect, is there anything you would have done differently? Find out what Scarleteen users have to say!
If I knew now what I knew then...Men, take our sexual readiness and consent poll and find out what other Scarleteen users had to say. (We have a poll for women, too!)
Male sexual readiness and consent poll