Gender, Sexuality & Attraction

ONLINE RESOURCES

AMAZE Online Sex Education for Teens

• AMAZE harnesses the power of digital media to provide young adolescents around the globe with medically accurate, age-appropriate, affirming, and honest sex education they can access directly online—regardless of where they live or what school they attend.

AMAZE also strives to assist adults—parents, guardians, educators and health care providers around the globe—to communicate effectively and honestly about sex and sexuality with the children and adolescents in their lives.

Scarleteen Online Sex, Sexuality, Relationships Information & Forum for Teens

Scarleteen is a progressive, independent sexuality and relationships education media and support organization and website. Founded in 1998, as of 2022, Scarleteen.com is visited by a few million diverse people each year -- thousands of whom we speak with directly in our direct services and in-person outreach each year -- most between the ages of 15 and 30. It is often the most popular and most widely used site specifically providing sex and relationships information and support for young people worldwide and has been so through most of its tenure.

We have four free, direct support services so you can get one-on-one help if you can't find what you need on the website, if you you need or want more information, if you need help understanding something you've read here, or when you want support, help, advice or discussion from our staff, volunteers or peer community.

• YES, NO, MAYBE SO: Sexual Inventory Stocklist

First Nations Sexual Health Toolkit

IN PERSON

The Papaya Project

RISE (Relationship, Identity, and Sexuality Education) is a series of eight individual workshops, designed for youth ages 12 to 18.

The goal of RISE is to help prepare each participant with the tools they need to make healthy choices for their bodies, sexual health, and relationships.

Each course focuses on a specific topic and cultivates a safe learning environment for participants to engage at the level they feel most comfortable. Topics include gender identity, sexuality, anatomy, consent, healthy relationships, contraception, STI prevention, body image, and pleasure. 

Content is comprehensive, medically accurate, age-appropriate, and centers LGBTQIA+ identities.