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We think science-based, inclusive information should be free and accessible for everyone. There is a lot out there! That’s why we carefully curated these resources below.

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Youth
Gender Exploration

ABC Deconstructing Gender

By Ash and Chess
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Abortion

Abortion and the Decision Not to Contracept

By Kristin Luker
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Birth Control

All About Birth Control

Online Workshop
Youth
Bodies + Reproduction

All About Penises

by Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller
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Youth
Bodies + Reproduction
Sex Education

All About Penises: A Learning About Bodies Book

By Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller
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Youth
Bodies + Reproduction

All About Vulvas and Vaginas

by Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller
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Youth
Bodies + Reproduction
Sex Education

All About Vulvas and Vaginas: A Learning About Bodies Book

By Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller
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Sex Education

AMAZE - Age-appropriate puberty and sex education videos

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Youth

And That's Their Family

By Kailee Coleman
Books
Birth Control

Bedsider

Other Organizations
Youth
Bodies + Reproduction

Bodies are Cool

By Tyler Feder
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Youth
Consent and Boundaries

Can I Give You a Squish?

By Emily Neilson
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Abortion

Choices: A Post-Roe Abortion Rights Manifesto

By Merle Hoffman
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Sex Education

Coming To Term

Joe Cohen
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Sex Education

Comprehensive Sex Education for Youth with Disabilities

Downloadable PDF
Consent and Boundaries

Consent & Boundaries

Online Workshop
Sex Education

Crash Course Sex Ed - YouTube

(videos by Crash Course teaching sex ed in a simple, easy-to-understand format for teens/young adults)
Video
Bodies + Reproduction
Sex Education
Youth

Deal With It!

By Esther Drill
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Youth
Consent and Boundaries

Don't Hug Doug

By Carrie Finison
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Abortion

Every Third Woman in America

By David Grimes and Linda Brandon
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Gender Exploration

Gender and Sexuality

Online Workshop
Youth
Gender Exploration

Gender Identity for Kids

by Andy Passchier
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Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Gender & Sexuality for Beginners

By Jaimee Garbacik
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Consent and Boundaries

Health Relationships

Online Workshop
STIs

Healthy Habits and STIs

Online Workshop
Sex Education

Heavy Menstrual Flow & Anemia

By Susan Lark
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Sex Education

HIV Treatments as Prevention (TasP)

Seth Kalichman
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Youth
Gender Exploration

It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

By Theresa Thorn
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Youth
Gender Exploration

It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity

by Theresa Thorn
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Youth
Bodies + Reproduction

It's My Body

A Book about Body Privacy for Young Children by Louise Spilsbury
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Youth
Consent and Boundaries

It's My Body!

By Louise Spilsbury
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Youth
Bodies + Reproduction
Sex Education

It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health

By Robie H. Harris
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Youth
Sex Education

It's Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health

by Robie H. Harris (could be older elementary/middle school age)
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Bodies + Reproduction

Lady's Hands, Lions Heart: A Midwife's Saga

By Carol Leonard
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Gender Exploration
Sex Education

Let's Talk About it: The Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human

By Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan
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Youth

Little Feminist Book Club

has lots of great book lists on various topics
Books
Sex Education

Making Violence Sexy: Feminist Views on Pornography

By Diana Russell
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Sex Education

Mama Doctor Jones

OBGYN offering educational videos on various sexual and reproductive health topics
Video
Abortion

Midwives

By Chris Bohjalian (Fiction)
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Sex Education

My Mom Had an Abortion

by Beezus B. Murphy
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Youth
Gender Exploration

My Shadow Is Blue

By Scott Stuart
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Youth
Gender Exploration

My Shadow is Pink

By Scott Stuart
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Youth
Gender Exploration

My Shadow is Purple

By Scott Stuart
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Sex Education

Our Bodies Ourselves

health and sexuality info for adults
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Sex Education

Our Bodies, Ourselves: A Book by and For Women

By Boston Women's Health Collective
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Sex Education

Our Whole Lives (Unitarian Universalists)

Books
Abortion

Peace After Abortion

By Ava Torre-Bueno
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Bodies + Reproduction

Period

By JoAnn Loulan
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Youth

Pink is for Boys

By Robb Pearlmann
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Youth
Gender Exploration

Pink Is for Boys

by Robb Pearlman
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Bodies + Reproduction
Sex Education

PMS Self Help Book

By Susan M. Lark
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Sex Education

Queer Sex Ed Community

Sex Diversity in Nature
Downloadable PDF
Sex Education

Queer Sex Ed Community Curriculum

Other Organizations
Sex Education

Queer Youth Assemble resources

Other Organizations
Sex Education

Real Talk About Sex and Consent

by Cheryl Bradshaw
Books
Sex Education

Rights, Respect, Responsibility

Advocates for Youth
Other Organizations
Sex Education

Sacrificing Ourselves for Love

By Jane Hyman and Esther Rome
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Sex Education

Scarleteen

highly recommend their articles, please keep in mind the message boards are public, and it's essential to practice internet safety 13+
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Bodies + Reproduction
Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Seahorses: Trans, Nonbinary, and Gender-Expansive Pregnancy

By Simon Knaphus and Jacoby Ballard
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Youth
Bodies + Reproduction

Sex is a Funny Word

By Corey Silverberg (older elementary/preteens)
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Sex Education

sexplanations - YouTube

(more for adults, sex positive, some mature content)
Video
Sex Education

S.E.X., second edition: The All-You-Need-To-Know Sexuality Guide to Get You Through Your Teens and Twenties

by Heather Corinna
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Sex Education

S.E.X the all-you-need-to-know progressive sexuality guide to get you through high school and college

By Heather Corinna
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Sex Education

Spark*ED

Other Organizations
Sex Education

The Black Women's Health Book

By Evelyn White
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Youth
Consent and Boundaries

The Every Body Book of Consent

by Rachel E Simon
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Youth
Consent and Boundaries

The Every Body Book of Consent: An LGBTQIA-Inclusive Guide to Respecting Boundaries, Bodies, and Beyond

By Rachel Simon
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Youth
Sex Education
Bodies + Reproduction

The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies and Families

By Rachel Simon
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Youth
Bodies + Reproduction

The Every Body Book: The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families

by Rachel E. Simon
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Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

The Fenway Guide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health

By Makadon, Mayer, Potter, Goldhammer
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Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

The GLMA Handbook on LGBT Health

By Schneider, Silenzio, and Erickson-Schroth
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Sex Education

The Pride Guide

by Jo Langford
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Youth
Consent and Boundaries

This Is My Body - I Get to Choose: An Introduction to Consent Book

By Brook Sitgraves Turner
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Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation

Trans Bodies, Trans Selves

By Laura Erickson-Schroth
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Sex Education

Wait, What?: A Comic Book Guide to Relationships, Bodies, and Growing Up

by Heather Corinna
Books
Youth
Consent and Boundaries

Welcome to Consent

by Yumi Stynes & Dr. Melissa Kang
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Consent and Boundaries

Welcome to Consent

By Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes
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Sex Education

What is Sex?

Online Workshop
Youth
Bodies + Reproduction

What Makes a Baby

By Corey Silverberg
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Youth
Bodies + Reproduction

What's an Abortion, Anyway?

by Carly Manes (recommended for ages 8+)
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Abortion
Youth

Whats an Abortion, Anyway?

By Carly Manes and Emulsify
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Sex Education

WHAT THEY DON’T TELL YOU IN SEX ED!

Trans focus (adult)
Downloadable PDF
Youth
Consent and Boundaries

Yes! No!: A First Conversation About Consent

By Jessica Ralli & Megan Madison
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Sex Education

You Know, Sex

By Cory Silverberg (ages 10-14)
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Youth
Bodies + Reproduction

Your Whole Body: From Your Head to Your Toes, and Everything in Between!

by Lizzie DeYoung Charbonneau
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