Heather Corinna

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Announcement
  • Heather Corinna

The Dobbs decision changes a lot, but there’s one thing it doesn’t change: we’re going to keep doing the things we have always done when it comes to abortion.

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

I’m so sorry that you have been in this situation, Michael. It sounds stressful and heartbreaking. Let’s see if I can help a little. Before I say anything else, I want to strongly suggest that you do not have any sex, of any kind, with anyone, that you do not also very much want yourself. It’s no…

Article
  • Heather Corinna

If we have the idea that puberty or pregnancy are the only big body changes we’ll experience in life, and we come to perimenopause or menopause not understanding that they, too, are another big phase with some big change, it can be a real shock. However and whenever you might get to menopause or the menopausal transition, knowing about it in advance will always make the experience better. Whether you want to find out about it way in advance, you’re in or approaching some form of it now – like POI or with hysterectomy – or you want to know more to support someone in it in your life, here’s a place to start.

Announcement
  • Heather Corinna

As a writer and a reader, books have always been my constant companions: when I feel alone and isolated, they’re one of the first places I turn. We’ve got you here in our direct services at Scarleteen (and if you want to talk to a nonbinary person specifically, you can always ask for, or email, me or one of our other nonbinary team members, like Ruby or Jacob), but if you also like the company of books, here are a few books I like from nonbinary writers, about nonbinary identities and thought, relevant self-care or help sorting things out for yourself, and a couple of my favorite nonbinary or trans balms for the soul.

Announcement
  • Heather Corinna

It feels a fitting start to open this by telling you that in the most 2020 way possible, we – including me, the founder of this place, who first launched it frozen in my basement apartment with the entirely unuseful radiator in the ceiling – forgot our 22nd anniversary earlier this month. I…

Article
  • Ruby Seago
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  • Heather Corinna

It really sucks that during something that can make us feel lonelier than ever, the most dangerous thing is being close to other people. It is still safest to limit our up-close-and-personal contact, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still safely seek out and experience intimacy with new people, nor that there aren’t things you can do to make it safer if you do decide to get physically close to someone. Here are some basics to get you started.

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

Hi there, Lilly. I think I can help you with this. First, I want to assuage some of your fears. Just because your young siblings are having a hard time understanding this doesn’t mean the whole of the LGBTQ+ community does or will. For sure, biphobia is, unfortunately, still alive and well in plenty…

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

Hey there, lost. I’m so sorry that you had to experience that abuse, but I’m very glad you survived it, and have started to be able to look towards healthy, wanted intimacy in your future. Let’s see if I can help get you started. First, I want to alleviate a fear that could get in your way. You don…

Article
  • Deb Levine

When a young person comes out, the adults in their lives can have all sorts of reactions. If you’re trying to be a supportive parent, here are just a few of the ways you can help them navigate those moments.

Advice
  • Heather Corinna

Jdusjsisnn asks: So I have a girlfriend and we have tried to have sex a few times, and at the beginning of it- when we work into from kissing/ touching I’m erect and when I receive oral sex I’m usually also erect but once we’re about to begin vaginal sex I tend to get flaccid enough to where I can’t…