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Because if you don’t notice all the fiercely positive glimmers of hope, no one else will There is the wild and crazily cute fetish-object success of the Mini Cooper and the minor sensation that is the eco-friendly GOP-smackin’ Toyota Prius and the imminent arrival of the insanely funkytiny…

“Jessica and I knelt side by side against the wall of the big cliff behind Red Rocks one night,” Lindsay tells me, “and we gave the two boys we’d just met double blow jobs so that they would give us free tickets to the ‘Rave on the Rocks’ show.” Lindsay is pretty and blond and looks like she might…

Women and Children First! The subject is sex, and Heather Corinna wants to broaden the Internet’s one-track mind by Dennis Cass, Minneapolis City Pages, December 08, 1999 If you get to meet only one pornographer in your lifetime, consider yourself lucky if it’s Heather Corinna. The 29-year-old…

Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights, including the right to sexual and interpersonal nonviolence, body sanctity and freedom of information.

Who runs Scarleteen, creates and manages its content, and staffs its services? Our founder, co-directors, volunteers, our in-house and freelance writers and illustrators, sometimes with help from colleagues, peer organizations or projects, consultants, and other friends and supporters of Scarleteen.

The next morning I got up early and we started talking again. It was too early for me to be awake and I was battling severe cramps, among other things, so I fell back asleep. This is where my so-called friend and ex boyfriend decided he was going to explore the female body: mine. Looking back at this, I can only feel anger: at him for being so “curious”, and at myself for letting it happen. I have heard so many “It’s not your fault’s,” that I am honestly ready to puke. It’s ironic I guess. I can see how the victim is not at fault in other sexual assault/abuse situations, but I still refuse to see it in my own.

Welcome to Scarleteen: we’re so glad you found us! You’re in the excellent company of millions of young people who’ve used our site and its services every year since 1998 for sexuality, sex, sexual health, relationship information, advice and support. Because we’ve been around so long and been so…

Want to step up and start standing up for the issues most important to you? Here’s a few basics on how young activists can get started.

I have genital herpes. Those people you see in the Valtrex commercials, running down a beach with five beautiful women chasing after them? Totally me.

You probably know what abstinence-only sex education is, and you may also understand what comprehensive sex education is. But we feel we take it one step further around here, and aim to provide feminist comprehensive sex education, for women, men and everyone in between. So, what’s that all about?

PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents…

A tool you can use to find a counselor or therapist who is GLBT or a GLBT ally through this referral page.

Combatting civil rights and liberties attacks on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons and groups.

The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

We know that what people watch on TV or read in their newspaper shapes how they view and treat the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people around them. And we have a responsibility to make sure those images foster awareness, understanding and respect. When media images of our lives are fair…

Through peer support, leadership development, and training, GSA Network supports young people in starting, strengthening, and sustaining GSAs and builds the capacity of GSAs to create safe environments in schools for students to support each other and learn about homophobia and other oppressions…

Serves people in Chicago, IL. Howard Brown has designed programs to serve LGBTQA people in a confidential, supportive, and nurturing environment. Howard Brown Health Center is committed to working cooperatively with other community-based organizations serving and contributing to the gay, lesbian…

GLMA achieves its goals by using medical expertise in professional education, public policy work, patient education and referrals, and the promotion of research.

SIECUS affirms that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one that is worthy of dignity and respect. We advocate for the right of all people to accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services. SIECUS works to create a world that ensures social…

From the website: “The Voices and Faces Project is an award-winning non-profit storytelling initiative created to bring the names, faces, and testimonies of survivors of gender-based violence to the attention of the public. Through our educational and advocacy trainings, our survivor story archives…

We know that girls and young women heal from sexual abuse and this is a web-site designed by Dr. Patti Feuereisen, a psychologist from New York City that brings you real stories from real girls, real information from real experts, web-links, and all kinds of helpful insights into sexual abuse and…

A product of the documentary, “Rape Is…,” this website provides a list of hotlines and support services, organizations resources, readings, listserves, online courses and paper about international human rights activities, or child abuse, or clergy abuse, or campus rape, or the relationship between…

The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States. It is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional…

The Guttmacher Institute advances sexual and reproductive health through an interrelated program of social science research, policy analysis and public education designed to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate, promote sound policy and program development and, ultimately, inform…

The mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence in our lives. NCADV believes violence against women and children results from the…