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Scarleteen's Link-In-Bio

A list of recent links posted to Scarleteen's social media platforms.

    I really hate my period

    You don’t have to love your period, but you can learn to manage it to make yourself more comfortable.

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    Innies & Outies: The Penis, Testes and More

    You may know where the penis is, but what about the rest of it? Learn about external and internal reproductive and urinary anatomy for most penis-bearing folks.

    Innies and outies: The vagina, clitoris, uterus, and more.

    Innies & Outies: The Vagina, Clitoris, Uterus and More

    A lot of questions about how to have intercourse, how to masturbate, and worries about what’s all going on down there can be solved by simply getting to know your own body.

    Young woman with dark hair in a ponytail and wearing a white bra and underwear. Her hands are pressed over her vulva and she is looking down. Between her hands over her underwear are two angry red dots and above her head is a red "?!" graphic.

    What’s This Sore on My Vulva?

    Noticed something’s not quite right on your vulva? Get the lowdown here!

    Young woman with long, dark hair and wearing a white shirt stares into the camera with an anxious and worried expression. Above her head is a uterus with ovaries surrounded by red emphasis marks.

    Let's Dial Down Some (Maybe) Ovulation Freakouts

    AND OMFG I WAS OVULATING, TOO!!!!!!!” This sentence is becoming familiar to us.

    More young people seem to be developing some new knowledge about fertility cycles. I think that’s great. Well, kind of great. Thing is, lots of the information you’re getting, or think you have, is often dodgy, only half the picture, or just flat-out wrong.

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    Victoria Woodhull: The First Woman to Run For President Believed in Freedom…in Love and Politics

    Her name was Victoria Woodhull, and while her candidacy was controversial, she was used to it; her life leading up to her run for the presidency had been anything but conventional, and her presidential run may have been one of the least interesting things about her.

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    Hi, Bi Guy: Dealing With Bi Erasure

    It can be difficult when it feels like your identity is being ignored and overlooked.

    The Lowdown on Watery Periods

    Minor changes in your period aren’t usually cause for concern, but if watery flow’s got you worried, here’s the scoop.

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    Building Chosen Family as a Homeless Young Person

    If you find yourself experiencing homelessness or housing instability, it can feel isolating, like you’re facing hard things alone without support: without family. But you can create your own family.

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    Wonder in a World of Worry: Courage in Chaos

    Dr. Nik M. Lampe discusses their research on aging LGBTQIA+ people with Mikaela Duffy.