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Sexual Health Resources
Welcome! Here are resources gathered from Birds, Bees, and Porn that includes websites, books, and organizations, just for you. They can help you discover additional information about sexuality, relationships, consent, and more!
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Remember, if you have any questions or want to know more, talk to your trusted adult, who can guide you along the way. Click on a topic below and have fun exploring and learning!
A safe place that provides the high-quality inclusive and comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care services all people need and deserve — with respect and compassion.
Sexual Health Services
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Learn information about minor consent laws in your state.
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Find a Planned Parenthood location near you.
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A free and confidential chat box available to answer your questions about sexual health.
Provides trusted, high-quality, accurate information—backed by research—on sexual health and contraceptive methods so young people can make informed decisions.
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Provides information about abortion care and uses AbortionFinder to connect folks across the country with the health care they need and deserve.
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Launched BCBenefits, a contraceptive access fund for low-income folks, to support everyone's power to decide if, when, and under what circumstances to get pregnant and have a child. These funds help overcome some of the most commonly-faced barriers in access to contraception, such as transportation.
Birth Control
Provides trusted, high-quality, accurate information—backed by research—on sexual health and contraceptive methods so young people can make informed decisions.
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Provides a comprehensive list about all birth control options that includes pros and cons, birth control reviews, and where to get it.
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Offers a health care finder for:
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Get Birth Control Delivered​
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Health Care Provider
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Abortion Services
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Bedsider Birth Control Reminders App - an app to provide a better way to remember your birth control. Designed for users of the pill, patch, ring, or shot.​
Birth Control Pill Reminder is an easy-to-use and reliable app that helps you to take your pills every day at the time you choose.
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It has a Pre-Alarm and an Auto-Snooze feature to make sure you don't forget to take your pills.
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It tracks the remaining quantity and shows a refill alert when running low.
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The number of pills per packet is customizable, so is compatible with all birth control pill types. It also helps to remind you to use your ring or patch.
Sexual Health Education
AMAZE takes the awkward out of sex ed and growing up. Real info in fun, animated sex education videos that give you the answers you actually want to know.
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Provides comprehensive sexual health education that includes topics such as:
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LGBTQIA+ identities
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Healthy Relationships
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Safer Sex
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Mental Health
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And More!
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Provides inclusive sexual health information for teens and young adults.
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Scarleteen contains nearly 12,000 web pages of original comprehensive sexuality, health and relationship articles, guides, and factsheets.
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Message boards and an advice column to provide a safe space for users to ask questions and get answers from staff and volunteers.
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Gives referrals to reproductive healthcare services, such as STI testing, contraception, and pregnancy or abortion care. Also for mental healthcare, LGBTQIA+ support, and sexual abuse and other crisis care.
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Books written by founder of scarleteen.com:
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S.E.X.
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The go-to sex ed guide for teens and young adults, tackling everything you want to know about sex, from consent, safe sex, emotional health and more.
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Wait, What?​
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Join friends Malia, Rico, Max, Sam and Alexis as they talk about all the weird and exciting parts of growing up! This supportive group of friends are guides for some tricky subjects. Using comics, activities and examples, they give encouragement and context for new and confusing feelings and experiences.​
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Sex, etc is written by teens for teens to get honest and accurate sexual health information.
Sexetc.org has comprehensive sex ed information including:
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Stories written by teen staff writers and national contributors.
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Opportunities to get involved and make a difference on sexual health issues.
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The Sex, Etc. blog which addresses timely and relevant news.
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“Sex in the States,” which is a state-by-state guide to teens’ rights to sex education, contraceptives and more.
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Videos about sexual health.
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A Sex Terms glossary of almost 400 terms.
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Accessibility on mobile and tablet devices.
Gender Identity
Transgender Teen Survival Guide
A blog on tumblr created for people of all ages who have questions concerning their gender identity.
The blog shares several resources including:
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Transfeminine
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Transmasculine
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Mental health
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Gender Presentation
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Transitioning
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and more!
This website contains several resources on how to make a gender transition by providing the social, legal, and medical ways to transition - including international resources.
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Provides information for folks who may be questioning their gender.
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It has lists of people who can help. You can learn how to pay for the transitionional process.
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These resources are for young folks and their families.
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This website is intended for youth 13 and over.
TSER is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender nonconforming students through advocacy and empowerment. It remains the only national organization run by young transgender people.
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Has a trans-related infographic series available in multiple languages. TSER are the creators of the Gender Unicorn infographic.
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Offers volunteer opportunities to expand your activism, gain knowledge and skills, and make new connections.
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Has a national scholarship program exclusively for trans students.
LGBTQIA+
GSA Network is a next-generation LGBTQ racial and gender justice organization that empowers and trains queer, trans, and allied youth leaders to advocate, organize, and mobilize an intersectional movement for safer schools and healthier communities.
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Interested in starting a GSA at your school? Get started using the GSA Network's 10 steps! When you register your GSA with them, you'll receive an annual resource with even more tools to get your group going.
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Provides training for future youth leaders in leadership, organizing, and advocacy for racial and gender justice.
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Youth-led and youth-planned trainings and events are offered throughout the year.
Brought to you by The Trevor Project, TrevorSpace is an affirming, online community for LGBTQ young people between the ages of 13-24 years old.
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​Meet new LGBTQ friends in TrevorSpace and connect with an international community 
for LGBTQ young people ages 13–24. 

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With over 400,000 members across the globe, you can explore your identity, get advice, find support, and make friends in a moderated community intentionally designed for you.
Relationships
A safe space that is a national resource to disrupt and prevent unhealthy relationships and intimate partner violence by empowering young people through inclusive and equitable education, support, and resources.
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Provide education through quizzes, interactive pages, and testimonials for peers and parents to promote healthy relationships and prevent future abuse.
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Love is respect offers 24/7 information, support, and advocacy to young people between the ages of 13 and 26 who have questions or concerns about their romantic relationships.
Call 1.866.331.9474
Text: LOVEIS to 22522
Media Literacy
An organization that advocates for media literacy and providing critical thinkings skills in K-12 schools to improve the health and well-being of young people.
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Learn how to be an advocate in your school to further media literacy policy changes.
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Provides a toolbox to break down and better understand media literacy.
Helplines
Visit Get Tested to locate local clinics that provide free low-cost, confidential sexually transmitted infection (STI) services.
Call 1.800.232.4636
If you or someone you know is a victim of human trafficking, we're here to provide the support you need. The hotline is available 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S. It is 100% confidential, and 100% free.
Call 1.888.373.7888
TTY: 711
Text: 233733
RAINN’s telephone hotline services provide trained sexual assault hotline staff 24/7, in English and Spanish, to support communities with crisis intervention, empathetic listening, and warm handoffs to designated local service providers.
Call 1.866.488.7386
Trans Lifeline’s Hotline is a peer support phone service run by trans people for our trans and questioning peers. Call if you need someone trans to talk to, even if you’re not in a crisis or if you’re not sure you’re trans. The Hotline is operating 24/7. When call volumes are high, it may take longer to get connected—please try calling again.
Call US 877.565.8860
Call CAN 877.330.6366
Here you can reach out to a counselor if you’re struggling, find answers and information, and get the tools you need to help someone else. If you are thinking about harming yourself — get immediate support. Connect to a crisis counselor 24/7, 365 days a year, from anywhere in the U.S. It is 100% confidential, and 100% free.