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OG progressive, inclusive and independent sex & relationship education, information, advocacy and support for young people everywhere. Fighting the good fights & keeping it real since 1998 🖤 Scarleteen.com
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · Nov 18
We want to make sure that you know about -- and share -- some more safe direct help resources available on Scarleteen and elsewhere, as well as some content on our site that might now or soon be particularly relevant to you if you live in the United States. (1/9)
List of resources all of which are available in plain text in this post thread. List of resources all of which are available in plain text in this post thread. List of resources all of which are available in plain text in this post thread.
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Trans Lifeline @translifeline.org · 3d
We can’t ignore today’s political climate and how it impacts your safety and mental health as you consider the coming out process. So, we’ve made a website to support you!

heyimtrans.com has vetted articles, guides for coming out, pre-written templates, resources for allies, and free downloads!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 12h
Victory! California passes a good first step to regulating AI-written police reports: S.B. 524, a bill that forces transparency onto the process of what is writing what.
Victory! California Requires Transparency for AI Police Reports
California Governor Newsom has signed SB 524, making California the second state to take an important first step toward regulating AI police reports.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 12h
Sara Mount is back and is here to do some mythbusting about the stereotypes around cisgender men's sexual desire. This piece dispels some pervasive myths about cis male sexuality, testosterone & libido and offers facts and nuance to counter stereotype. www.scarleteen.com/read/sex-s...
Crossed out text: "Men think about sex all the time. Men are ready for sex all the time. Bolded text: "Learn what's real with Sara Rowe Mount, who debunks myths about cis male sexual desire for Scarleteen."
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I Need An A @ineedana.bsky.social · 14d
Can I breastfeed during or after an abortion or miscarriage?

✨ Short answer: YES! ✨

Learn more in our new post www.ineedana.com/blog/can-i-b...
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Jiz Lee @jizlee.bsky.social · 6d
Scarleteen remains one of the best youth resources for sexual health information.

What they’ve been able to do, for this many years, is incredible. Tell everyone you know and love about Scarleteen.com!
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 6d
Thank you, Jiz 🥰
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 6d
All our services are staffed by both trained volunteers and paid staff, and are carefully supervised and moderated. None of them allow for anyone to privately contact or speak with our users who isn’t a member of our team. You can learn all about our different services here: www.scarleteen.com/ask
Ask for help
Ask us or our moderated peer community your own questions through advice columns, message board discussions, SMS messages, Reddit replies or live chat.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 6d
In our current political climate, we recognize the increased need for inclusive and emotionally safe spaces for all, especially young people who are actively seeking community with and care from others who respect their experiences and their agency.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 6d
Scarleteen’s services are diverse, inclusive spaces, and we are and have always been deeply and actively committed to the safety and security of everyone who uses them.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 6d
Scarleteen has long been the one of the only sex education sites and organizations that offers FREE direct support services, provided and moderated by real people, not bots. We can offer support whether you're looking for community or when you're wanting to talk 1-on-1 with our trained team.
Text: "Got a sexuality, gender, sexual health, or relationships question you want a personalized answer for? Want safe, sensitive and informed people - not bots! - you can trust to talk with about some of the most personal parts of your life? We got you," next to a red landline telephone and cord. Text: "Our free direct services are: our safe, moderated message boards, our private text line at (206) 866-2279, our advice columns, our one-on-one live chat, currently offered on Tuesdays from 9am - 12pm CST, Fridays from 1pm - 4pm CST, and on Sundays from 12pm - 3pm CST," next to a red landline telephone and cord.
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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 8d
A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.
No One Was Helping Black Transgender Youth. So These Parents Stepped In.
A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 13d
Adam England is back to talk about bi erasure, what it looks like outside of the celebrity world, and how to cope with it in your own life if you're someone who identifies as bi.
www.scarleteen.com/read/ident...
Text: "It's another installment of Adam England's series for bisexual guys! Hi, Bi Guy: Dealing with Bi Erasure at Scarleteen," with a number 2 pencil eraser's debris atop the text.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 13d
The main site is back up and running as usual! 🖤
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 13d
Since around 4AM CST, our site has been experiencing downtime due to connection errors. We have a ticket in with our hosting company, and hope to resolve the problem within a few hours. We’ll let you know if it takes any longer. Sorry about that!
Text: “Since around 4AM CST, our site has been experiencing downtime due to connection errors. We have a ticket in with our hosting company, and hope to resolve the problem within a few hours. We’ll let you know if it takes any longer. Sorry about that!”
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 13d
Since around 4AM CST, our site has been experiencing downtime due to connection errors. We have a ticket in with our hosting company, and hope to resolve the problem within a few hours. We’ll let you know if it takes any longer. Sorry about that!
Text: “Since around 4AM CST, our site has been experiencing downtime due to connection errors. We have a ticket in with our hosting company, and hope to resolve the problem within a few hours. We’ll let you know if it takes any longer. Sorry about that!”
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Feral Kwe -- Elidibus Truther @feralkwe.bsky.social · 16d
Okay listen. Scarleteen is a pet cause of mine. They do incredible work. Their founder is someone I admire greatly. They provide ao much judgment-free, fact-based education for young people about so many topics. They are the real deal.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 18d
LGTBQ+ youth disproportionately experience homelessness compared to their straight and cis peers. In the US, up to 40% of unhoused youth identify as LGBTQ+.

That’s why this series was created - to provide support, essential tips, and resources to youth who are so often overlooked by the system.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 16d
At Scarleteen, we respect all our visitors. We believe in real human contact and service, not robot hallucinations, and we believe that the damage AI does and can do to our planet and to actual people creating work and providing services is wholly unnecessary.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 16d
We strongly oppose the scraping and use of our website for any AI training. Tech companies engaging in these practices freely admit that their business model relies on nonconsensual scraping of content and that they are not profitable without “free” intellectual material that is not theirs to use.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 16d
Everyone deserves better than bots, especially when discussing or learning about things that are so personal, so sensitive, and where your health and well-being depend on accuracy and care.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 16d
The work of sex and relationships education should always be careful, nuanced, and tailored work done with sensitivity and great thoughtfulness. It’s simply not something a machine can do well or responsibly.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 16d
Besides the toll AI takes on the environment, the plagiarism it engages in by necessity, and the way things like scraping create needless work for us and others to do when we could be doing work of value instead.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 16d
Scarleteen is 100% people-powered, from our articles and advice columns to all direct services. Anything you read at Scarleteen has always been and will always be written, edited, and fact-checked by a real human being with years (& often decades!) of experience.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 16d
Scarleteen is, has been, and always will be 100% people powered! Never AI, no way, no how, only real articles written by real humans, and real direct services provided by real people without bots or other automations. Here’s a promise from us: we never have been and never will be AI.
Text: "Scarleteen is people, not AI. Anything you read at Scarleteen has always been and always will be made 100% by people, and anyone you work with in our direct services was, is and always be be a real person." Text: "Scarleteen is people, not AI. The work of sex and relationships education is and should always be careful, nuanced, and tailored work done with sensitivity. It's simply not something a machine can do well or responsibly."
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 18d
LGTBQ+ youth disproportionately experience homelessness compared to their straight and cis peers. In the US, up to 40% of unhoused youth identify as LGBTQ+.

That’s why this series was created - to provide support, essential tips, and resources to youth who are so often overlooked by the system.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 18d
LGTBQ+ youth disproportionately experience homelessness compared to their straight and cis peers. In the US, up to 40% of unhoused youth identify as LGBTQ+.

That’s why this series was created - to provide support, essential tips, and resources to youth who are so often overlooked by the system.
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Scarleteen @scarleteen.com · 18d
If you’re experiencing homelessness, or finding yourself without a secure place to stay, you don’t have to navigate things on your own. Sassafras Patterdale fills you in on what services can look like, how to advocate for yourself in them, and more here: www.scarleteen.com/read/cultu...
Text: "Accessing Services While Homeless: Another new addition to the Kicked Out series!," with a raccoon digging through a trashcan.
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