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Scarleteen's Link-In-Bio

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

    Wonder in a World of Worry: Roads Go Ever, Ever On

    Storyteller and artist Jo Chiang talks about her adaptation of “The Odyssey” and finding hope in dark times.

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    Hi, Bi Guy: When You're the Only Bi Guy in the Group

    If you feel like the only bi guy around, that’s understandable – but you’re definitely not alone.

    Sex When You're Homeless

    Sex while homeless isn’t always easy, but there are lots of ways you can protect yourself and your community while being sexual and building connections.

    How to Play With Toys: Butt Plugs

    Butt plugs do exactly what they say: they plug a bumhole because it can feel good.

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    How to Play with Toys: Strokers

    Beginner-friendly and intuitive, strokers can help people reimagine masturbation or manual sex with a partner, adding textures, sensations, and sometimes vibrations.

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    COCSA: What It Is, How To Know if It’s Got Anything To Do With You, and What To Do If It Does

    Here are some things — from someone with nearly 30 years of experience providing sex, relationships, and health education along with lived experience as an assault survivor — to know about child-on-child sexual abuse.

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    Care Web Toolkit

    Our downloadable and printable templates to help you keep and organize all your healthcare information.

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    From Touch to Trust: Physical Intimacy in Recovery

    Opening up to yourself and to another person physically may take time, but it is absolutely possible.

    At the Edge of the Bed: Learning to Want Again

    You may have a curiosity to see what a new existence of desire can offer you, and you may find in it a source of confidence — within yourself, and with partners.

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    Being Closeted & Joyful in a Black Household

    Nigeria is not a safe place to be queer in. But the immediate, real threat to my desire for the authenticity I felt was waiting for me on the other side of coming out was my family.