Sexuality in Color: Some Reproductive Justice Heroes
Alright friends, this week I’m here to address one thing and one thing only: the obtrusive attempts being made to restrict people’s access to affordable and safe sexuality in colorreproductive...
View ArticleScarleteen Mix #10: Pride (Good Trouble Edition)
Happy, happy, happy Pride, everyone! We're talking (and listening to) some good trouble right now. And if you're going to make some, you're going to need some anthems. Sam, Alice M., Izzy, Jacob and I...
View ArticleImpurity Culture: Learning to Support Reproductive Rights When Your Religion...
Hello. I’m glad you’re here. I first just want you to know that I see you. I see you showing up here and maybe elsewhere, trying to learn, being open to new information and being willing to change and...
View ArticleFor the love of they, them and we who use them.
At long last, Merriam-Webster has added they and them, as singular nonbinary pronouns, specifically, to the dictionary. Those of us who are nonbinary, who use these pronouns, or both, didn't need a...
View ArticleProtest in the Age of COVID-19
We've got a million reasons to be in the streets. But not everyone is okay with — or even able to engage in — active protest right now. But because of COVID-19, many people, especially sick and...
View ArticleHell Is In Poland: Pregnancy, Power and Protest
Ida Covcin talks about growing up in Poland and what that meant for her ideas about and experiences with sex and possible pregnancy, and participating in the powerful abortion bans that have taken...
View ArticleWe Need Federal Legislation Against Campus Sexual Violence in Canada
As long as rape culture exists, it may be impossible to create perfect survivor-focused policies. However, unlike with Title IX, Canada should create federal policies that prioritize on making sure...
View ArticleFree as a Green Bird: The Argentine Abortion Legalization Process, An...
In an exclusive interview with Scarleteen, Amnesty International Argentina Executive Director Mariela Belski, spoke about the road to the recent abortion legalization in Argentina, sex education in the...
View ArticleWeights and Measures: How to have healthy and affirming conversations about...
When you gain weight and want to talk about it -- whatever your feelings about it are -- with partners or others you're in intimate relationships with, how can you do that, especially in a world where...
View ArticleHow to Care for Friends Who've Experienced Trauma
It’s likely that you will or already do know someone who will experience or has experienced trauma of some form. As friends, it’s important that we understand the responsibilities and limitations of...
View ArticleWhat's An Abortion, Anyway? An Interview with Children's Book Author Carly Manes
Abortion can be hard for many adults to understand and process, let alone for kids. As with so many potentially major life events, they are often left in the dark without any comment or explanation as...
View ArticleFinding Our Light in The Dark: An Interview with Author Kimberly Dark
"Folks, the main thing I hope to realize is that you are a very powerful social creator, no part of human culture exists without humans creating it and you literally have the power to do that. Of...
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