What's new this month?

We are! Well, we're not, we've been here since 1998, but we've made a bunch of design and function changes we just rolled out that we hope you'll have a great time exploring and find makes using Scarleteen -- and getting the sex, sexuality, health and relationships information you want -- more of a breeze than ever.  While you're at it, don't forget to check out our new Tumblr and Pinterest spaces!
 

Looking for some good places to start or update your online sex education?  Besides the links at right, you can read all about what sexuality is in the first place, or find out about how to create and sustain healthy relationships. You can give your sexual ideals a reality check, get some help slowing sexual things down when they're moving too fast, and check out our popular checklist to help you decide if you and a partner are ready to get sexual or not in the first place. If you've got an active sex life now, or plan to start one soon, you can also learn how to play it safe -- and what isn't safe -- when it comes to preventing infections or unwanted pregnancy so you can enjoy your sex life with as much fun and as little strife as possible.

Have you been refused emergency contraception by a pharmacist, or are you worried you will be?  We've got your back right over here.

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Question:

So I am 17, and I am a gay boy. I was talking to this guy for a while over the internet, we met, and we both really hit it off. Well one thing that I didn't really notice is how feminine his body was. Well we were texting, and he told me that he was a FTM (female to male) transgender individual. The issue I am having is that I really like this guy, but I don't like females. And while he has a female anatomy, he still acts completely male. So I was wondering what a smart way to experiment, to see if it would work, would be, while at the same time not hurting him. Please let me know... I really like this guy, but hate his body parts.

A little more background: I am a pretty sexual person, so it makes a kind of a big deal to me. I can watch straight porn and enjoy it. I can imagine having sex with a vagina. I never have experimented with a girl. I have always been with boys, and have always acted as the "bottom."

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