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Maggie’s question continued: I’m struggling with the fact that when I talk about being bisexual I mean that I could happily be in a committed relationship or desire to have sex with someone of any gender. I sometimes find that when people (as a way of trying to be supportive, which I am grateful for…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . What makes the desert beautiful,’ said the little prince, ‘is that somewhere it hides a well… ― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince More than 20 years ago, young people found me…

Under a Trump administration many Americans, especially the most vulnerable, are going to hurt and struggle. Many of us need to protect ourselves; all of us need to help protect and care for each other. Here’s an extensive guide to help you do both.

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . There are safe places in the world, and there are good things, many within easy reach. Go to or spend time in the safe places, whatever those look like for you, and help build safe places…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . Resources offering direct services are marked with a *. *1 800-Runaway: www.1800runaway.orgexternal link, opens in a new tab ACLU: www.aclu.orgexternal link, opens in a new tab Asian-Americans Advancing Justice: www.advancingjustice-aajc.orgexternal link, opens in a new tab Black Lives…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . Deciding whether, how, and when to protest is a personal choice. You aren’t a bad person if you choose not to engage in protest that you don’t feel comfortable with; for example, if you’re…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . Interacting with the justice system in any form can be scary, whether a police officer is stopping you on the street, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is knocking on your door…

What to know about disability rights and access under the Trump Administration.

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’― Fred Rogers • Stand up for other…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . FOR THOSE WHO EXPERIENCE RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE During the first Trump Administration, the president signed a series of executive orders targeting Muslims and refugees, and we can expect…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . Power in defense of freedom is greater than power in behalf of tyranny and oppression, because power, real power, comes from our conviction which produces action, uncompromising action ―…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . The current social and political climate for those who are LGBTQA+, especially youth, can feel really scary. We know from the previous Trump administration, as well as the Trump campaign…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . Just like with family or intimate partner violence, political leaders who enable, support or themselves engage in harassment embolden citizens to do the same. In addition, it is likely…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . FOR THOSE IN ABUSIVE OR CONTROLLING INTIMATE OR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS Get out ASAP if you can. When we think something, we get more secure and bold in that thinking when we feel supported…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults. On the outside, babies, you’ve got a hundred years here. There’s only one rule that I know of, babies: ‘God damn it, you’ve got to be kind.’ ― Kurt Vonnegut 1) Take a minute (or even better…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults. Because love is an act of courage, not of fear, love is a commitment to others. No matter where the oppressed are found, the act of love is commitment to their cause — the cause of…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . People of all ages across the United States are very concerned about the impact of the Trump administration on access to healthcare, as the federal government provides billions of dollars…

This piece is part of Rebel Well: a Starter Survival Guide to a Trumped America for Teens and Emerging Adults . Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don’t yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it’s actually going to be possible. ― Angela Y. Davis Take your own safety and the safety of…

Like every other staffer here at Scarleteen, I was devastated by the result of the recent presidential election in the United States. This is not what I - what any of us - were hoping for, and I am scared. I don’t live in the U.S., but I have friends and family who do (my colleagues here included)…

This is not a blog I ever wanted to write. Like many of you, I’d hoped for a different outcome from the U.S. election on Tuesday. I’d hoped we would not end up with a right-wing demagogue as our next president. Yet here we are. Many people are validly afraid of what this result means for them, for…

You’re considering or have made it to therapy. Now how do you do your part to benefit from it?

What to do, and what to avoid like the plague, when you’re crushing on someone hard.

Being bisexual entails a very specific struggle that isn’t talked about enough: being believed.