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Sexuality

Sexuality encompasses all aspects of sexual behavior, including gender identity, orientation, attitude, and activity.
—American Psychological Association

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Healthy Sexuality
  • Seven Ways To Become More Sexually Confident (Without Feeling Embarrassed)
    Follow these steps to become more assured in your sexual self
  • What Does Sex Mean To You?
    Evaluate your attitudes towards sex with this piece from the Huffington Post
  • Mojo
    A questionnaire to help you and your partner determine common sexual interests
  • Get Tested
    The Center for Disease Control explains the importance of getting tested for STIs and STDs, and how you can do so.
  • Reclaiming Your Sexuality After Trauma, ft. Alina McClerklin, LICSW
    Steps for moving forward and reclaiming your sensual self after a traumatic incident
  • 10 Minute Guided Meditation for Better Sex
    This meditation helps you engage with your sexuality to enhance your experience
  • Using the Sacral Chakra to Engage With Your Sexuality, ft. Tim Rogers, LMT
    How can chakra work help you connect with your sexual self?
Sexual Orientation
  • Health Questions for Gay Men
    Sexual health tips from the Mayo Clinic
  • A Get-Started Guide to LGBT Mental Health Resources
    Guides for finding medical care and support groups in your area
  • Our Bible
    App for LGBTQA individuals who feel isolated from their religion due to their sexuality/gender
  • Tips For Navigating Tough Conversations on LGBTQ Issues
    Written with the holiday season in mind, but relevant year-round, this article from the Human Rights Campaign offers advice for discussing religion, staying safe, responding to proposals of conversion therapy, and more.
Sex
  • 4 Ways We Can All Stop Everyday Sexism In Its Tracks
    Methods that can be used to halt sexist commentary and/or actions
  • How to Fight Subtle Sexism At Work
    Tips for overcoming a sexist environment
Apps
  • My Sex Doctor
    Sex education resources
  • MyPill Birth Control Reminder
    Everyone needs a little help remembering to take their medication on time
  • CDC STD Tx
    STD education from the US Center for Disease Control
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For Allies

Healthy Sexuality
  • 4 Ways To Help Your Friend Who’s Being Sex-Shamed
    Are people attacking your friend because of their sexual activity? Here’s how you can support them
  • What Can I Say To A Friend Who’s Having Unprotected Sex?
    You don’t want your friend to get hurt, so here’s a gentle way to discuss birth control with them
  • Teaching Sexual Health
    Resources for the classroom
  • How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex
    This podcast from NPR lifekit explores all the uncomfortable but necessary parts of this conversation
  • How To Help A Friend Who’s Having Painful Sex, By A Sexologist
    Your loved ones shouldn’t have to experience pain during intercourse. Here are some ideas you can share with them.
Gender
  • Supporting the Transgender People In Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally
    Guidelines organized by the National Center for Transgender Equality
  • 6 Ways to Support Transgender and Nonbinary People Right Now
    Easy steps you can take to fight inequality
  • Becoming a Male Ally At Work
    This video lecture from Emilie Aries describes how men can promote gender equality in the workplace (required LinkedIn login)
  • 7 Things Genderqueer People Want You To Know
    Educate yourself on the nuances of gender identity in order to grow as an ally
  • Resources for Partners of Transgender People
    Blogs, videos, forums, and more
  • A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns
    Want to use correct pronouns but not sure how they work? Check out this guide
Sex
  • 10 Tips to Fight Gender Discrimination
    A list of 10 ways that men can support women in the workplace.
  • National Organization for Men Against Sexism
    Learn more about fighting sexism in an intersectional fashion
Sexual Orientation
  • Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
    The nation’s largest “family and ally” organization, bringing LGBTQA individuals together with supportive friends, relatives, and peers
  • Supporting the Transgender People In Your Life: A Guide to Being a Good Ally
    Guidelines organized by the National Center for Transgender Equality
  • Being an Ally to Asexual People: A Guide
    Information about how to support your Ace (asexual) friends
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You’re Not Alone

Gender
  • 13 Women Share Their Most Empowering Sexual Experiences
    You can feel confident and strong during sex too
  • Casual Sex Made Me Feel Manipulated, Until I Learned To Ask For What I Want
    One woman describes her struggle with casual sex and her eventual erotic empowerment
  • How I Dealt With My Premature Ejaculation Problem
    This issue is more common than many will admit, but never fear! You can overcome it
  • On Sex, Aging, and Living Erotically
    20-somethings aren’t the only people who have sex lives, despite what the media tells us!
  • Why I Love My Husband But Not Sex
    Not everyone loves to have sex, and that’s okay
  • Real Women Dish About Their First Times
    If your first time being sexually active was a little awkward, you’re not alone
  • Our Experience Being Transgender
    In this video, two women discuss their transition from male to female
  • 7 Talks on the Transgender Experience
    TED talks about expressing your true gender
  • Trans Communities of Color Survive, Thrive, and Fight Back
    Four transgender and/or gender/noncomforming artists created these pieces in honor of Trans Day of Resilience
  • Nancy
    A podcast from WNYC that shares stories and leads discussions on the LGBTQA experience. Episodes include “Q is Growing Up,” the story of an 11-year-old trans boy who is about to face puberty
  • Being a Trans Mathematician: A Q&A With Autumn Kent
    An interview with Autumn Kent, a mathemetician at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who came out as trans in 2016
  • Seeing the Person Who Used to be Me
    This blog tells the story of a woman who’s confronted with a video of herself pre-transition while socializing with a group of new friends
Sex
  • Being Female in Science
    Several women discuss their experiences with discrimination due to their biological sex.
  • I’m a B*tch and Proud of It
    How and why one woman embraced the slur
  • Transgender Men See Sexism From Both Sides
    Men discuss how they began to be treated (and to think of themselves) differently after transitioning.
  • This Is What Masculinity Really Means to Men
    This video from the Huffington Post looks at how gender stereotypes harm people of all biological sexes (required Facebook login)
  • 50 Powerful Women Religious Leaders to Celebrate on International Women’s Day
    An overview of influential women in religious positions across the world
  • The Psychological Impact of Sexual Objectification
    Sexism is more than just unpleasant—it can have real and distressing consequences on our physical and emotional health
Sexuality
  • Nancy
    A podcast from WNYC that shares stories and leads discussions on the LGBTQA experience
  • While Writing For ‘Orange is the New Black,’ I Realized I Am Gay
    A writer from the hit Netflix series discusses how she discovered her sexual identity through her work.
  • The Asexual Story Project
    Individuals who identify as asexual share their stories on this website
  • The Coming Out Project
    Video stories from gay and lesbian individuals who discuss what it was like to come out to their loved ones.
  • The Importance of Safezones
    A poet and social service worker discusses how joining an LGBTQ group in college changed his life for the better
  • The Asexual Visibility and Education Network
    The largest online, asexual community.
  • How I’ve Learned That Being a Bisexual Chinese-American Woman Doesn’t Make Me a Leftover
    A woman shares how she learned to feel pride in her identity
  • On Being a Bisexual, Trans Woman
    Mey Rude describes coming out as a trans lesbian, and why she’s not about to be ashamed of her identity
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Healthy Sexuality
  • What Consent Looks Like
    Confused by the definition of consent? The Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network is here to clear things up for you.
  • Sexual Self-Esteem: A Short Course
    Why it’s important to have confidence in your sexual self
  • Health Benefits of Sex
    Consensual sex is good for your physical health!
  • Ted Talks on Sex
    Listen to talks on envy, pregnancy, birth control, and more
Gender
  • What is Transgender?
    A brief video explaining the difference between gender and sex and what it means to be transgender
  • National LGBTQ Health Education Center
    Learn more about accessing health care that is accessible to and supportive of people of all gender identities
  • Non-Binary 101
    A video about non-binary identity, with information in English and Spanish
  • Advocate: Transgender
    See the latest news regarding politics, media, and more in the transgender community on this section of the Advocate website
  • NPR, gender identities news tag
    Features audio stories on news regarding gender, including “Is This Going to Make Me a Different Person: Gender Transition Questions Answered” and “For These Vegans, Masculinity Means Protecting the Planet”
  • The Pride Study
    A study of LGBT healthcare needs and patterns to learn more about LGBT health
  • Gender Identity vs. Presentation
    This graphic provides a brief overview of the differences between gender identity and presentation (requires Instagram sign-in)
  • When Kids Cross Over: Trans Youth in the Juvenile and Family Court Systems
    A Texas judge discusses the issues that often face transgender children in the justice system, while sharing stories of two young girls she met through her work
  • Quist
    This app lists daily events in LGBTQA history
  • LGBTQ+ Community Resources for Substance Abuse
    Addiction is a major issue within the LGBTQ community. Learn why, and how treatment providers can help.
  • How Addiction Affects the Transgender Community
    Information and resources regarding substance use and mental health in the transgender community
Sex
  • Women’s Media Center
    This nonprofit started by Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinam, and Robin Morgan reports on the latest news regarding women around the world. The organization hosts programs on teen advocacy, sexualized violence, online harassment, and more.
  • Stuff Mom Never Told You
    This podcast from “How Stuff Works” looks at sexism, feminism in pop culture, intersectional advocacy, and more. Episodes include “Role Overload: Working Mothers,” “Silicon Valley Sexism,Parts I and II,” and “The Problem With a Pinterest-Perfect Life.”
  • Female Identity and Gender Expectations
    A lesson plan from Teaching Tolerance about the expectations placed on women and girls
  • TED Talks: Feminism
    Hear from leading speakers like Roxane Gay, Sheryl Sandberg, and Ashley Judd on the issue of gender equality. Everyone, especially Beyonce fans, should check out Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “We Should All Be Feminists,” in particular.
  • Feminist Studies
    The first scholarly journal in women’s studies, featuring research, art, and more
  • 4 Ways Sexist, Macho Culture Hurts Men
    Read about how sexism harms people of all sexes
  • Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
    This website provides education on the Equal Rights Amendment and tracks further advances on the state and federal levels
Sexuality
  • 10 Anti-Gay Myths Debunked
    Arguments against common and malicious myths
  • The EDGE Gay/Lesbian News
    News for the LGBTQA community and a social directory for fun and accepting locations in major cities across the US
  • The Pride Study
    A study of LGBT healthcare needs and patterns to learn more about LGBT health
  • Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network
    Champions for youth, from Kindergarten to High School graduation
  • The Queer Mental Health Movement
    Therapist Regina Tosca discusses how recent changes on a national level are affecting the mental health of queer individuals, and what we can do to increase the quality and inclusivity of care
  • LGBTQA Abuse
    A power and control wheel that acknowledges specific LGBTQA issues
  • The Asexual Agenda
    Dedicated to inspiring and promoting asexual blogs, this website also features a number of resources for those who identify as asexual
  • National LGBTQ Health Education Center
    Learn more about accessing health care that is accessible to and supportive of people of all sexual identities
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections – A Guide for Lesbian and Bisexual Women
    Get informed on sexual health
  • The Psychological Effects of Stereotyping: A Study Through the Lens of the Asexual Community
    How does being discriminated against affect our psychology? This blog looks specifically at the asexual community.
  • LGBTQ+ Community Resources for Substance Abuse
    Addiction is a major issue within the LGBTQ community. Learn why, and how treatment providers can help.
  • The Best Colleges for LGBTQ Students in 2019
    Stats on inclusivity and overall quality of life led these schools to be ranked most LGBTQ friendly in the US.
  • Bisexual Erasure
    Information about bisexual erasure and how to stop it in its tracks
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Healthy Sexuality
  • Planned Parenthood
    Planned Parenthood is dedicated to advocating, educating, and providing healthcare for people across the globe.
  • The Kinsey Institute
    This organization seeks to promote a greater understanding of human sexuality and relationships
  • Dating With Herpes
    Relationship information and resources for those living with and/or partnered with someone who has herpes
  • The Best HIV/AIDs Nonprofits of 2017
    Find a comprehensive list at this link
Gender
  • National Center For Transgender Equality
    The United States’s leading advocacy group for transgender people.
  • The Trevor Project
    A national organization working to prevent suicide in the LGBTQA population
  • The Transgender Veterans Organization
    This organization works with congress, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and veterans themselves to ensure that transgender veterans receive proper medical treatment
  • Human Rights Campaign
    This organization advocates for LGBTQA equality
  • Transgender Professional Association for Transgender Health
    A global healthcare association created by and for transgender individuals
  • It Gets Better Project
    Created to comfort and inspire LGBTQA youth around the world
  • LGBT Religious Organization Resource List
    Organizations designed to serve LGBT parishioners
Sexuality
  • Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
    The nation’s largest “family and ally” organization, bringing LGBTQA individuals together with supportive friends, relatives, and peers
  • Bisexual Resource Center
    An organization committed to providing support and raising awareness of the bisexual community.
  • The Trevor Project
    A national organization working to prevent suicide in the LGBTQA population
  • The Asexual Visibility and Education Network
    The largest online, asexual community. This site also contains resources such as research and FAQ.
  • It Gets Better Project
    Created to comfort and inspire LGBTQA youth around the world
  • Human Rights Campaign
    Advocates for LGBTQ equality
  • LGBT Religious Organization Resource List
    Organizations designed to serve LGBT parishioners

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