Okay listen. Scarleteen is a pet cause of mine. They do incredible work. Their founder is someone I admire greatly. They provide ao much judgment-free, fact-based education for young people about so many topics. They are the real deal.

Scarleteen is, has been, and always will be 100% people powered! Never AI, no way, no how, only real articles written by real humans, and real direct services provided by real people without bots or other automations. Here’s a promise from us: we never have been and never will be AI.

LGTBQ+ youth disproportionately experience homelessness compared to their straight and cis peers. In the US, up to 40% of unhoused youth identify as LGBTQ+. That’s why this series was created - to provide support, essential tips, and resources to youth who are so often overlooked by the system.

LGTBQ+ youth disproportionately experience homelessness compared to their straight and cis peers. In the US, up to 40% of unhoused youth identify as LGBTQ+. That’s why this series was created - to provide support, essential tips, and resources to youth who are so often overlooked by the system.

If you’re experiencing homelessness, or finding yourself without a secure place to stay, you don’t have to navigate things on your own. Sassafras Patterdale fills you in on what services can look like, how to advocate for yourself in them, and more here: www.scarleteen.com/read/cultu...

If you need an abortion and would like emotional support before, during or after, our knowledgeable and compassionate team is here for you when you need us. www.scarleteen.com/ask

If you live in Wisconsin and need an abortion, @ineedana.bsky.social can help you navigate your options, including abortion pills by mail

1. A federal judge has blocked a Trump policy that says the National Endowment for the Arts will disfavor LGBTQ+ performances, ruling it violates their 1A rights. NEA funding is a significant for theatres. Their ban helped stop plays with trans themes. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Always, but in these times especially, you deserve rest and care. You are loved and valued unconditionally. We love you and cherish you always 🖤

Want safer tech? It starts with real consent. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

A new bipartisan bill seeks to reinstate the national suicide hotline services for LGBTQ+ youth that Trump cut. This is an especially vulnerable group who are now without specialized 988 services at a time when they need it most.

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Always, but in these times especially, you deserve rest and care. You are loved and valued unconditionally. We love you and cherish you always 🖤

We're bringing back this classic because we've been fielding a lot of questions about consent lately. This article by Heather Corinna is a comprehensive guide for knowing how to clearly give, and read, signs and signals. www.scarleteen.com/read/sex-s...

For the last edition of my column DANGEROUS SPACE with @xtramagazine.com I wrote about why it's time for queer communities to say goodbye to cancel culture as we resist the accelerating crackdown on our rights.

We’ve made you a step-by-step guide for supporting your trans loved one through a crisis. Remember: it’s better to show up imperfectly than not show up at all. (pt.1)

In light of the increasing prevalence of pepper balls and tear gas at the Broadview site, I just want to reshare this toolkit from Vision Change Win, which includes best practices for treating tear gas and pepper spray exposure. You can also find this info in the appendix of Let This Radicalize You.

THERE NEEDS TO BE A FULL SCALE, INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO WHAT HAPPENED TO TREY REED IMMEDIATELY!

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

TIL! This article has great bits of feminist, political, polyamorous, and even literary history.

The latest at Scarleteen: A captivating article on Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for president and an advocate for free love. Ellery Weil explores the history and legacy of the fight for freedom — both in love and in the political realm. www.scarleteen.com/read/cultu...

We teamed up with @ineedana.bsky.social to break down if there are legal risks to helping someone get an abortion The answer isn’t simple — and that’s the point. Vague laws create fear and confusion. But there are ways to show up for someone you love. Learn more: www.ineedana.com/blog/are-the...

We need more states to step up like New Mexico is! #AbortionIsHealthcare #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #FundAbortionBuildPower www.abqjournal.com/news/article...

#OpEd: "Time and time again, society places the burden of safety and survival on [the back of Black girls], expecting them to self-police, shrink, and obey unwritten, ever-changing rules that were never designed to protect them in the first place." www.teenvogue.com/story/adulti...

We've said it once and we'll say it again. Attacks on porn = attacks on LGBTQ+ rights and sex education. Don't fall for it!

Whoa Xtra actually ran a good piece about bisexuality

Hawaii joins West Coast Health Alliance formed in response to the Trump admin’s “destruction” of the CDC: www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/09/05/h...

No matter what uniform they wear, federal agents and military troops on our streets are bound by the Constitution. For more information, go to aclu.org/deployment_kyr.

If you are someone who needs support around a present or past loss or trauma due to gun violence, with secondary or less direct impacts of that violence, or who is feeling fearful living in this time where so much of it happens every day, please know that we are here for you. www.scarleteen.com/ask

The Dutch parliament has voted to criminalise so-called ‘conversion therapy’ in a victory for LGBTQ+ people in The Netherlands. www.thepinknews.com/... #transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

An analysis has found that the risk of vertical HIV transmission – from mother to child during pregnancy or delivery – is zero when a mother has a fully suppressed viral load from conception until after giving birth

If you are someone who needs support around a present or past loss or trauma due to gun violence, with secondary or less direct impacts of that violence, or who is feeling fearful living in this time where so much of it happens every day, please know that we are here for you. www.scarleteen.com/ask

In my experience, courage is usually the product of love and/or solidarity. When we are deeply invested in each other, we are more likely to take risks that we wouldn't take out of mere principle, or for the sake of people we feel disconnected from. Our alienation mass produces cowardice.

Scarleteen as an organization and a service directly understands and deeply empathizes with all of those who have experienced or are experiencing the terrible and incredibly painful impacts of gun violence, whoever the victims — both direct and indirect — of that violence may be.

Spread calm. Tell the truth. Defend vulnerable people who are under attack. Getting stuck in a reactive mode is exhausting, and exhaustion can make us weak.

I wrote about some of the fallacies that reinforces a rape culture where Jeffrey Epstein and his enablers keep getting away with it. They include classic victim-blaming, the idea that adults can't be groomed, and the insistence that sexual abuse is a private affair. spitfirenews.com/p/why-they-k...

better things are possible!!!!

Sassafras Patterdale's latest piece explores the significance of getting to forge our own familial bonds that provide us with safety, care, and long-term stability, especially if our families of origin didn't nurture that kind of environment for us. www.scarleteen.com/read/relat...

1. Great news out of a federal court in Maryland this morning. A judge has ruled that Trump's trans passport ban is likely unconstitutional, blocking it for the plaintiffs. Importantly, it rules that it is likely unconstitutional at ANY level of review. Subscribe to support our journalism.

In this new series by Mikaela Duffy, you’ll meet people who are actively building the future that we dream of, bringing a little hope and a little punk to the forefront of your mind. We’re kicking the series off with two profiles from folks who are fighting the good fight in our very real world! 1/3

This ruling reaffirms that the Trump administration has no legal basis to deny us passports that reflect who we are. We'll keep fighting to make sure this harmful policy stays blocked.

It’s Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and, like every month, we’re here for our trans siblings. Here’s what we want you to know: ☎️ Gender affirming care is suicide prevention. ☎️ #SafeHotlines don’t call the cops without explicit consent. ☎️ The world is a better place with trans people in it! 🏳️‍⚧️✨

As hate rises and legislation targets schools, young queer and trans people find refuge in community spaces.

We must vehemently oppose federal occupation anywhere, including New Orleans. Trump says the governor wants troops on the ground there, but the people do not.

This is a fascinating story: SEGM commissioned systematic reviews on gender affirming care, claimed they showed care should be banned, so the authors have released this statement saying their research is being misused and that it is unconscionable to ban gender affirming care:

you are doing your best and getting through it. this is an appreciation post for you, please keep going

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