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Scarleteen's Link-In-Bio

A list of recent links posted to Scarleteen's social media platforms.
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    Birth Control and Emetophobia: A Guide

    Don’t let fears of nausea and vomiting hold you back from using birth control: You have lots of options!

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    How do I move on from situationships?

    How can someone break a cycle of situationships to start making something different? It’s got a lot to do with boundaries.

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    Your Guide to Fibroids: Everything You Need to Know and Then Some

    Anywhere from 40 to 80 percent of people with a uterus have fibroids and the diagnosis might sound scary, but you have lots of options!

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    Whoa, There! How to Slow Down When You're Moving Too Fast

    Is your sex life or sexual relationship feeling like someone pressed the fast-forward button and now it’s spinning out of control? Evaluate whether things are moving too fast for you or a partner, and then get some help on pulling back the reins and slowing things down to a more comfortable pace.

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    Sex When You're Homeless

    Sex while homeless isn’t always easy, but there are lots of ways you can protect yourself and your community while being sexual and building connections.

    T4T sex and feeling euphoric

    A common misconception about engaging in sex with trans and nonbinary people is that there is a “right” and a “wrong” way to touch each other. There isn’t.

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    How to Play with Toys: Strokers

    Beginner-friendly and intuitive, strokers can help people reimagine masturbation or manual sex with a partner, adding textures, sensations, and sometimes vibrations.

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    False Friends: Risks, Realities, and Safer Alternatives to AI Chatbots

    AI chatbots may make tempting conversational partners, but you should know the real dangers of this technology so you can make informed decisions about if, and how, you use them.

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    Feeling Good When You're Feeling Bad: Dealing with Unwanted or Confusing Sexual Arousal

    There’s nothing wrong with you if you’ve been aroused in a situation where you were uncomfortable or the setting wasn’t sexual.

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    Unveiling Amatonormativity: Notes From the Books and the Field

    Society assumes romantic relationships are the most important ones in our lives, but that’s simply not true.