Identity & Health
Apps
- Teen Hotlines APP
- The Teen Hotlines app from Teen Health and Wellness Database provides you with hotlines, help lines, and web sites organized by subject. From school violence and depression to eating disorders and suicide, these national organizations can also refer you to state, provincial, and local services in your community.
Websites
- Ace and Aro Spec Resources: Religion - Tumblr Post
- This Tumblr post from the Ace and Aro Spec Resources Tumblr page lists resources for people who may be seeking support in the context of their religion. Current resources focus on Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
- Aromantic Resources (AACE Club) - Tumblr Page
- The Asexual & Aromantic Community and Education (AACE) Club is group of undergraduate students who aim to provide resources and support for aromantic, asexual and questioning people.
- The Asexuality Visibility and Education Network (AVEN)
- AVEN hosts the world's largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. AVEN strives to create open, honest discussion about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike.
- The Attraction Layer Cake
- The Attraction Layer Cake by Luna Rudd takes into consideration attraction type, relationship type, and orientation type to help people better explain their identities. The Ace Alliance has posted this scale along with a brief discussion of how it works.
- Bisexual Resource Center (BRC)
- The BRC is the oldest national bi+ organization in the U.S. that advocates for bisexual visibility and raises awareness about bisexuality throughout the LGBT and straight communities.
- LGBTQ Inclusive Sexual Health Education
- GLSEN has compiled resources that educators can use to ensure that all students are seen and validated in their health and sexuality classes.
- LGBT Youth - CDC
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provide information and resources for youth, schools, and parents about the LGBT experience.
- Planned Parenthood
- Planned Parenthood provides reproductive health care, sex education, and information to millions of people worldwide.
- Queer Kid Stuff - YouTube Channel
- Queer Kid Stuff is an LGBTQ+ educational webseries for children ages 3+ hosted by a tie-wearing queer lady, Lindsay, and her non-binary best-stuffed friend, Teddy. Gender Studies 101 meets Mr. Rodgers’ Neighborhood!
- Queering Sexual Education - Teen Health Source
- Queering Sex Ed (QSE) is a project at Planned Parenthood Toronto, developing a sex ed resource with and for LGBTQ youth. Resources include language, body positivity, identity, consent, and more.
- Please note that QSE is a Canadian resource, so some of the information regarding healthcare will be specific to Canada.
- Sex, Etc.
- Sex, Etc. is a comprehensive sex education website and magazine by teens, for teens. The website contains information on every topic organized by stories, FAQs, and resources.
- Sexual Health - The Trevor Project
- Here are some helpful resources to help you explore the topic of sexual health. Remember, you can always call the Trevor Lifeline if you need immediate help or support.
Books
The ABCs of LGBT+ is a #1 Bestselling LGBT book and is essential reading for questioning teens, teachers or parents looking for advice, or anyone who wants to learn how to talk about gender identity and sexual identity. In The ABCs of LGBT+, Ashley Mardell, a beloved blogger and YouTube star, answers many of your questions about:
- lgbt and lgbt+, gender identity, sexual identity, teens in a binary world, the LGBT family, and more.
The Pride Guide is written explicitly for the almost ten percent of teenagers who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans, or any of the unique identities that are not heterosexual/ cisgendered. It explores sex, dating, relationships, puberty, and both physical and online safety in one resource. The Pride Guide covers universal topics that apply to everyone, such as values clarification, digital citizenship, responsibility, information regarding abstinence as well as indulgence, and an understanding of the consequences and results of both action and inaction. For LGBTQ youth, this is a resource containing information on the unique issues queer youth face regarding what puberty looks like (particularly for trans youth), dating skills and violence, activism, personal safety, and above all, pride.
Doing It works as an introduction to sex as well as a guidebook for those who are already sexually active, with insight on topics such as healthy relationships, porn, contraception, sex shaming, and more. Approachable and empowering, this is a go-to resource for all things s-e-x.
(Available September 3, 2019) In Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between, veteran teen sex educator and mother of three Shafia Zaloom covers a wide variety of sex-related topics, including: consent, sexual harassment and assault and their legal consequences, how to stay safe, and more. This book is written as a guide to help adults have conversations about these subjects with teens.
In The Invisible Orientation, Julie Sondra Decker outlines what asexuality is, counters misconceptions, provides resources, and puts asexual people’s experiences in context as they move through a very sexualized world. It includes information for asexual people to help understand their orientation and what it means for their relationships, as well as tips and facts for those who want to understand their asexual friends and loved ones.
Lesbian. Bisexual. Queer. Transgender. Straight. Curious. This book is for everyone, regardless of gender or sexual preference. This book is for anyone who's ever dared to wonder. This book is for YOU. Inside you'll find the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask: from sex to politics, hooking up to stereotypes, coming out and more. This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it's like to grow up LGBT also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums, not to mention hilarious illustrations.