ACR Health Youth Services

Education and resources for youth about sexual health and risk reduction (HIV & STD testing, safer sex supplies, etc), LGBT competency, suicide prevention, and alcohol and other substances (addiction counseling).

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Safety is important, so why should safer sex options be limited? Reblog if you agree.

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17 Lies We Need to Stop Teaching Boys About Sex

Time to change the narrative.

I posted the other one and now I am very happy because there is this one too!

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IF YOU ONLY READ ONE THING I POST, READ THIS! And it's good for all genders, regardless of genitals to read!

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Chelsea Manning on Tuesday sued Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and the Pentagon in federal court for access to hormone therapy, warning that her mental condition is rapidly deteriorating in the face of more than a year of military officials' delays. ...

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The queer history of Eleanor Roosevelt you won't see in the Ken Burns documentary

PBS’s “The Roosevelts” won’t talk about Eleanor’s close relationship with Lorena Hickok.

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“Rather than claiming Roosevelt, we can queer her by pointing out how her private life, if brought by rhetorical criticism into public memory—which has sublimated, if not erased, this relationship—can trouble the assumptions of heteronormativity. We may out texts of Eleanor Roosevelt but we may not out Eleanor.”

Fun fact: Eleanor Roosevelt’s birthday, October 11, is national coming out day. This seems a funny joke. It’s also your mod’s birthday, which is how I came to know the obvious non-coincidence. 

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On Sept. 10, World Suicide Prevention Day, we should acknowledge the good work and social responsibility of Facebook and Instagram and recognize one of the underlying messages of social media: We are all connected and can all act to support and care ...

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Anxiety & Helping Someone Cope.  I didn’t want to make it overwhelming or too long remember, so I kept it to the main points that benefit me greatly when I’m experiencing an attack. 40 million of Americans alone suffer with anxiety; it’s a horrid feeling when you know someone just wants to help you but you cannot even construct a simple sentence at the time, so please share this in hope that it benefits even just 1 person. Muchos love. 

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After much anticipation, we finally have an official trailer for “Transparent,” Amazon’s upcoming series about an older trans woman and the process of coming out to her family. I am personally super excited to see what comes of it. What do you think?

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Well Playboy definitely took a turn there. 

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i literally never get tired of this post

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Earlier this year, anti-gay organization The Family Foundation announced its plans to organize “40 Days of Prayer, Fasting, and Repentance for Marriage," a 40-day fast against marriage equality from August 27 through October 5. In resp...

[acryouth]

An exciting new material could have naysayers rethinking condom usage.

What do you think? I’ll wait for the tests to be done to be SURE it’s an approved material to protect against HIV, STDs and potential pregnancy. But do you think this will increase condom use if the product comes to the US?

[thespookyprofessor]

Template for Preferred Name/Pronouns Letter to Teachers:

Dear Professor [name],

My name is [Preferred name], and I will be attending your course [blank] on [days] at [time] this [term]. I am transgender and have not yet legally changed my name. On your roster is my legal name, [Legal name]. I would greatly appreciate it if you refer to me as [Preferred name] and use [pronouns] when referring to me. Thank you for your understanding, and I look forward to starting your course next week.

Sincerely,

~[Preferred name]

[acryouth]

Sex has really evolved over the years.

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WATCH: Trans Youth of Color Talk Homelessness, HIV 'In Their Own Words'

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With rates of LGBT youth homelessness and HIV on the upswing, and with trans youth of color particularly vulnerable, it’s time to ignite a conversation.

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Businesses That Offer at Least One Transgender-Inclusive Health Care Coverage Plan

So I know the HRC is pretty damn shitty to us trans folk. But this is still the best comprehensive thing I have seen with employers that offer trans* inclusive benefits. 

I set a click through link to a high resolution.

A lot of these are worth a Google to find out what they really are. Like Darden Restaurants, that’s Olive Garden and Red Lobster. 

If you can get a full-time job at one of these places, they will (most likely) offer GRS/SRS in the insurance plan. If you take a look here, you can see what companies have what restrictions about it. Eg, age, time on hormones, ‘real life experience’, all that bs.

Hopefully this will help some of you get jobs at places that will actually do you some good.

For the rest of the Corporate Equality Index, look here.

Please reblog this at the least, even if you don’t care, your friends or fellow trans people might.

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In this interesting take on miscommunication in the bedroom, Dr. Doe links our cognitive reliance on heuristics to shortcuts we take when it comes to figur

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Watch the whole talk here »

Leslie Morgan Steiner was in an abusive relationship, though at first she didn’t realize it. In a talk at TEDxRainier, she tells the disturbing story of her relationship, correcting misconceptions many people hold about victims of domestic violence, and explaining how we can all help break the silence.

If you or someone you know is facing domestic violence or an absuive relationship, you can find a list of resources here. The U.S. National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673 (HOPE), and RAINN offers a secure online hotline.