Got questions? Don’t worry. We’ve all been there!
Whether you’re questioning your gender or sexuality, looking for more information about love, life, and sex, struggling with addiction or homelessness, or just think you could stand to know more – we’ve got a collection of resources to check out.
Resources for young people
- Sexuality: WTF is it, anyway? from Scarleteen
- The Bees and… the Bees: A Homosexuality and Bisexuality Primer from Scarleteen
- What’s This Bisexual/Pansexual Thing All About, Anyway? from Scarleteen
- What is gender?, a video from EACH UK
- Genderpalooza! A Sex and Gender Primer from Scarleteen
- What should I do if I think I might be transgender? from The Guardian
Sexuality
If you’re beginning to think you might not be straight, or you want to know more to better support your LGBTQ+ friends and family, and you’re wondering ‘what now?’ – these collected resources should help guide you.
- What is Sex?, a comic about what actually counts as sex, from Oh Joy Sex Toy
- Asexuality Overview, an article from the original asexuality support group, AVEN
- Ace, a comic about being asexual, from Oh Joy Sex Toy
- Polyamorous? Does That Mean You Like Parrots?, an article from Scarleteen
- Non-binary and bisexual, a comic about being non-binary and bisexual, from Oh Joy Sex Toy
Gender
Life is a many-gendered thing. If you’re wondering about your own gender identity, know someone who’s trans, or if you’re just plain curious, get stuck into the resources below.
- Living My Life, an NHS booklet for people just beginning their trans journey
- Binders, a comic about using chest binders, from Oh Joy Sex Toy
- MORF Binder Scheme, a binder exchange scheme
- Let’s Talk About Girldick from Scarleteen
- A Guide for Parents and Family Members of Trans People in the UK, by genderedintelligence
- Mermaids UK, a charity that supports transgender and gender-nonconfirming youth and their families
- Nonbinary Wiki, a wiki all about gender and nonbinary identity
- Beyond the Binary, a UK magazine for nonbinary people
Sex and relationships
Whether you’re into sex and romance, either, or neither, check out the links below to learn more about sex and relationships. Even the most veteran sex pioneer can always find something new to learn!
Sex
- Lube 101: A Slick Little Primer, an article from Scarleteen
- Condom Basics, a comic from Oh Joy Sex Toy
- Condom Basics: A User’s Manual, an article from Scarleteen
- All the Barriers! All the Time!, an article from Scarleteen
- Birth Control Bingo: Emergency Contraception, an article from Scarleteen
- Consent, a comic from Oh Joy Sex Toy
- Trans youth sexual health booklet from genderedintelligence
- The Hook-Up: a trans woman’s guidelines to the sex club scene from cliniq
- Cruising: a trans guy’s guide to the gay sex scene from cliniq
- Looking, Lusting, and Learning: A Straightforward Look at Pornography from Scarleteen
Relationships
- Dating and Gender Roles When One Partner is Trans from Scarleteen
- Blinders Off: Getting a Good Look at Abuse and Assault from Scarleteen
- A guide to domestic violence focused on trans people from the NHS
- When, Where, and Why: Telling Your Partner You Have an STI from Scarleteen
- National Ugly Mugs, a service warning sex workers about bad clients
Sexual health
If you’re going to be having any kind of sexual contact with somebody else, you’ve got to get your head ’round sexual health. Oh, and if you’re wondering if that one thing you did that time counts? It probably does.
- STIs, a comic about STIs from Oh Joy Sex Toy
- Testing, Testing… from Scarleteen
- Sexual health for LGBT women who have sex with women, non-binary people and trans men and women, an article from NHS Direct Wales
- Sexual health for LGBT men who have sex with men, non-binary people and trans men and women, an article from NHS Direct Wales
- Sex as a trans woman, a guide to safer sex for trans women from the Terence Higgins Trust
- Sex as a trans man, a guide to safer sex for trans men from the Terence Higgins Trust
- AIDS, HIV, and PrEP from Oh Joy Sex Toy
- The Real Deal on HIV, PrEP and PEP from Scarleteen
- Positively Informed: An HIV/AIDS Roundup from Scarleteen
- i-Base, a service for people living with HIV