Queer Sex Ed Community Curriculum

To begin, this week we’re talking about sex.

This week QSECC is teaming up with sex and relationships therapist Coty Nolin MFT (she/her) to talk about trauma and the Mind-Body...

(Note: This zine and blogpost is a collaborative work between us at Scarleteen. The information and some of the text from this article...

Learning about puberty is the epitome of the awkward, cis-centered sex education that most of us remember receiving back in middle school...

When I was in my early teens, I thought coming out was going to be my formative queer experience. I remember every queer character’s...

A zine exploring the social-historical context of “coming out." I’m a big believer that “coming out” shouldn’t have to be necessary. This...

What do people mean when we say gender is “made up” or constructed? And what is a social construct anyway? This is a topic we'll create...

Content warning: discussion of sexual violence and assault. Last week we spoke with Meriel (she/they) and Rowan (they/he) from Say It...

This week we’re tackling the transphobia toolbox’s favorite catchphrase: “you can’t argue with science.” But we’re here to lay it all...

This week, we're exploring the gay/straight binary, the consequences of compulsory heterosexuality, and the naturalization of...

Queer Sex Ed CC is continuing our new series all about breaking down binaries! For this zine, I broke down the often assumed binary...

Trigger warning: discussion of medical racism. Human cognition tends to revolve around finding patterns. We are excellent at finding...

Jealousy, a feeling most of us have experienced yet we have so few skills to manage and discuss it. I cannot count the number of times...

Experiencing jealousy may be one of the most universal sensations across different relationship structures. Monogamous and non-monogamous...

I put myself in a particular challenge with our mini curriculum this week. After four wonderful full zines in our “Non-exhaustive guide...

We are hesitant but excited to say that the Queer Sex Ed Community Curriculum is undoubtedly growing, and fast! In the 3 months that this...

When I was 17, I wanted to express to my first long-term partner that I felt like I wanted to be with other people when I went to...

Over the winter break I had a long and awesome conversation with my partner about all the many strange, sad, and hilarious misconceptions...

This week I worked on a zine examining assessing different methods of contraception through cost, availability, pleasures, and drawbacks....

Learning about puberty is the epitome of the awkward, cis-centered sex education that most of us remember recieving back in middle school...