#20yearsofscarleteen

[hellyeahscarleteen]

Scarleteen just celebrated its 20th year in publication, and Corinna argues that it has endured not in spite of being queer-founded, queer-run, and independently funded by a group of about 500 donors, but because of those things. They belong to a small club of independent, queer women’s media that has survived as corporate-funded digital media flounders: it includes the online magazine and social network Autostraddle and Our Bodies, Ourselves, the nearly 50-year-old grassroots nonprofit that’s synonymous with the women’s health movement. 'Of course queer women are figuring out how to sustain things better than other people!' Corinna exclaims. 'Look at the fucking shit we have to carry. We are badasses.

Red Letter Day: The Enduring Legacy of “Scarleteen,” the Internet’s Best Sex-Ed Site

[hellyeahscarleteen]

Who’s got a very, very big birthday coming up on Saturday?

WE DO! We’re getting a week of reverie, reverence and reminiscing started today with a couple shiny new things for your eyes and ears! #20yearsofscarleteen,  #sexeducation , #queersexedforall , #happybirthday

[hellyeahscarleteen]

We’re wrapping up the rollout week of our year-long 20th anniversary celebration today. Phew! Thanks for being a part of it, and thanks even more for being a part of Scarleteen the last two decades. Here’s a quick recap of some of the last week’s content and festivities: • We turned TWENTY.  That really happened, and our founder had a few things they wanted to say about it. #20YearsofScarleteen (The OG) #QueerSexEdForAll • We list five ways you can help support Scarleteen so we can keep on keepin’ on. It’s been mighty hard to make it this far, especially doing so much for so many with so little money. How about you make it a little easier on us the for next 20? • A soundtrack to mark the occasion at Apple Music - https://buff.ly/2UzWGgo - or Spotify https://buff.ly/2QI7n2f !  • Our Threadless shop, including new stuff with our shiny 20th anniversary graphic by Isabella Rotman! • An awfully nifty summary timeline of #20YearsofScarleteen by Sam Wall. • Scarleteens All Growed Up: Some of our user, staff and volunteer alumni are coming back to tell some tales. Alice M. rolls it out and you can also read from Arianna, Beppie, Karyn, Emily and Hanne there. • Don’t miss Hanne Blank’s “Where The Wild Things Are, Or, How Scarleteen Came to Be,” a Scarleteen origin story. (Image from the 2014 e-cards we made with Isabella Rotman!)

[hellyeahscarleteen]

Happy Birthday, Scarleteen!

Scarleteen is a national treasure. The site celebrated its 20th birthday over the weekend. Heather Corinna and her team have built and maintained a place where young people can go to find safe, hon…

We got some major love from friend of Scarleteen Captain Awkward! If you haven’t seen their site before, go check it out!

[hellyeahscarleteen]

With 20 years of user, volunteer and staff involvement, how did you grow up with and through Scarleteen? We've got some answers to that question from some Scarleteen alumni and we're looking to collect more. #20yearsofScarleteen #ScarleteenLove

(And look, we give you things, even on OUR anniversary. Image above is from a puberty booklet of that name secretly written by Judy Blume, no joke: http://judyblumeblog.blogspot.com/2011/09/full-disclosure-not-long-after-are-you.html You're welcome!)

[hellyeahscarleteen]

Before Scarleteen, we had very few big resources for solid -- or inclusive! or sex-positive! or much of anything! -- sex education anywhere, and none online. Now it’s been #20yearsofScarleteen: there are thousands of pages on our site, and other great resources out there!

Who remembers #LifeBeforeScarleteen in 1998? What was it like trying to get solid sex information from cave paintings, ancient scrolls and, often most challenging of all, your parents and other adults? How and where did you look for or get sex information before 1998? Or, if you weren’t even born or looking for sex info then, how was your sex education/information experience before you found us? We’d love to hear your stories!