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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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    Bad Counsel: AI Assistants and Chatbots Give Bad Advice, By Design

    Bots designed to say yes to everything can’t give you the support you need.

    Young woman with black hair and a black shirt has a finger in each of her ears to try and block out sound. Her eyes are closed and she looks overwhelmed.

    Learning From Autistic People About Sensory Accommodation During Sex

    Sensations don’t have to ruin the mood: How to talk to your partner about the “yes please” and “no thanks” of smells, sights, sounds, and more.

    Sex Ed is Community Care

    If you’ve noticed that we’ve kept creating and promoting sex and relationships content during the harrowing times we’ve been living in, and you’re wondering why, or feeling like we shouldn’t, our founder explains why we do.

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    Chosen Families, Chosen Care: How My Queer Community Raised Me

    There are two kinds of growing up: the one where you outgrow your childhood home, and the one where you learn to build a new one.

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    Going Poly Won't Fix Your Relationship!

    If your relationship is broken down, opening up won’t usually help fix it.