About-Face’s mission is to equip women and girls with tools to understand and resist the harmful stereotypes of women the media disseminates. There are three components to About-Face’s program, Education into Action: media-literacy workshops, action groups, and this resource-filled web site. About…
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Let’s talk about sex. Let’s talk about it openly, honestly and without any judgments on what you, as a teenager, are doing or not doing. Let’s talk about how your body is changing, the stuff going on inside your head and how to communicate with your partner. Let’s do all this online at Scarleteen….
If you could get a present with all the sex ed you wanted, what would be inside? Probably some information about your sexual anatomy that isn’t just about where babies come from; something to give you a real sense of all sex can be and what you might want and need to make it feel best and most right…
“Get dating tips from the ‘Sex and the City’ divas!” “Believe in God’s Diet!” “What women should know about erectile dysfunction.” Finding fluff on popular women’s Web sites is like shooting fish in a barrel; it’s so obvious that it’s almost embarrassing to point it out. On these pillars of all…
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If you have a question about sex, they’ll either answer it or refer you to someone who can! They answer sex questions and offer referrals to resources like books, support groups, organizations, doctors, therapists, Web sites, and more. Ask questions by e-mail or by phone on their phone switchboard…
Columbia University’s fantastic online question and answer service about sexuality, relationships and general health.
Why are we pro-choice? The short answer is that we do not feel that any person, group, community or culture can consider those who can become pregnant as equally human and whole, with as much right to everything that happens within their bodies as those who cannot become pregnant have over theirs…
- Heather Corinna
Considered by many to be *the* sex and relationships book for young people, this Lambda Literary Award nominee currently in its 2nd edition covers everything from STIs to sexual orientation, body image to birth control, masturbation to media to misogyny, the anatomy of the clitoris to considering cohabitation.
We’ve been here providing comprehensive, inclusive and progressive sex and relationships information, education and support for young people all around the world since 1998.
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Callers can be connected directly to help in their communities, including emergency services and shelters, as well as receive information and referrals, counseling, and assistance in reporting abuse.
The Body is the comprehensive HIV resource with topics on HIV testing, prevention, myths, blood donation, and how HIV works and is treated. There are galleries, forums and chats for discussions of topics and to get questions answered.
“The 4 million members of NARAL Pro-Choice America fight for reproductive freedom for every body. Each day, we organize and mobilize to protect that freedom by fighting for access to abortion care, birth control, paid parental leave, and protections from pregnancy discrimination.”
A resource that promotes positive parenting, coping with communication, mental health issues, pregnancy and parenting, and dealing with teens.
The online companion to the print edition of Mothering magazine, offering natural and organic solutions to parenting issues. Lots of links and information on activism, pregnancy and birth, childrearing and more.
La Leche League is about ‘happy mothers, breastfed babies,’ seeking to provide women with resources and information about breastfeeding, laws and legislation and Leche League leaders in your area.
A comprehensive resource on all things dealing with women’s health and health issues, aimed at women and medical professionals. While there is lots of technical information, the site offers a wiki, forums and more.
Mousing over the flags on the images gives the reader technical terms and information about each system.
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte is a Planned Parenthood affiliate that operates more than 30 health centers in mid-California and Northern Nevada, serving over 200,000 patients each year. They provide reproductive, sexual and gender-affirming healthcare and education. Search for locations here: Health…
Supported by the American Social Health Association, iwannaknow.org is a search function that allows youth to easily search topics of interest to them. Primarily devoted to preventing the transmission of STIs, there are also topics on puberty, love and relationships, and reproductive information.
- Janel Hamner
Trichomoniasis is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, mainly affecting 16-to-35-year old females.