fuckyeahsexeducation:

din0-vag:

I had to explain to my friends what a hymen was yesterday and how it pops…wasn’t at all awkward considering most of them are older than me and should really know this stuff already :/

I usually don’t reblog posts to correct them, but this is such a dangerous myth I feel like I had to!

You just really mislead your friends with common (but really wrong) misinformation

 The hymen as we think of it isn’t real. Most people’s hymens are just a mucus membrane that surrounds their vaginal opening. It doesn’t break or tare during penetration. For the most part virginity is a social construct and your vagina in no way changes after penetration. Gynecologists can’t even tell if you’ve had sex or not, unless you’re one of the few people whose hymens do stretch over the entire vagina or most of it. In these cases the hymen can cause problems and might need to be removed by a doctor.

The whole “blood and pain” thing you’ve been told about sex usually is because there wasn’t enough foreplay or lubrication involved in sex, or you’re super nervous. Your first time shouldn’t hurt. Sex and penetration shouldn’t hurt. If it does, there’s something wrong.

If you or someone you know bled the first time having sex but didn’t after that it’s probably because they were nervous, which causes the vagina to clench down. After their first time they weren’t so nervous so they were able to relax.

For more information visit The Swedish Study done on the Vaginal Corona, Formally Known as the Hymen

And Scarleteen’s article on the Vaginal Corona

I wanted to share this with my followers because it is extremely important for 2 reasons:

1: medical misinformation that we’re taught from childhood
2: I bolded my favorite line. VIRGINITY IS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCT. Your worth is never measured on your sexual activity (or if you choose to be inactive).

The best way to move these ideas forward is to continue educating the masses. 

strawberreli:

kelseyisazombie:

So, most of you know that your facebook can be viewed/monitored by employers. But I know a girl who got fired a few weeks ago because her boss used her email from her application TO FIND HER TUMBLR - where she had said some not nice things about her boss, job and coworkers.

And after some discussion, a worker who over heard the conversation for a Staffing Company confessed that they use your email to find you on several social networking sites (Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook being the first ones they check) and that they recommend it to employers as well.

You can prevent this on Tumblr by deselecting the “let people look me up by this address” box. It also helps to never tag your name, or have your full name on your blog if it’s also searchable by search engines. 

It was just brought to my attention to post this because if your out on your blog, but not IRL, your employer could potentially out you to your coworkers, friends or family. Plus I also think it’s a huge violation of privacy, since some of these blogs are outlets from your everyday life. So protect yourself fellow bloggers :)

I let that box stay checked because amiunloved@hotmail.com is an old email that I use only for unofficial things that are never attached to my legal name

(Eli is my middle name, and in the real world, I am forced to use my first name. :x)

But for those who were not aware, this is important information

missgingerlee:

10000steps:

Be brave.

Depression

• Suicide Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE (2433) – Can use in US, U.K., Canada and Singapore
• Suicide Crisis Line: 1-800-999-9999
• National Suicide Prevention Helpline: 1-800-273-TALK (8245)
• National Adolescent Suicide Helpline: 1-800-621-4000
• Postpartum Depression: 1-800-PPD-MOMS
• NDMDA Depression Hotline – Support Group: 1-800-826-3632
• Veterans: 1-877-VET2VET
• Crisis Help Line – For Any Kind of Crisis: 1-800-233-4357
• Suicide & Depression Crisis Line – Covenant House: 1-800-999-9999

Domestic Abuse

• National Child Abuse Helpline: 1-800-422-4453
• National Domestic Violence Crisis Line: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)
• National Domestic Violence Hotline (TDD): 1-800-787-32324
• Center for the Prevention of School Violence: 1-800-299-6504
• Child Abuse Helpline: 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)
• Domestic Violence Helpline: 1-800-548-2722
• Healing Woman Foundation (Abuse): 1-800-477-4111
• Child Abuse Hotline Support & Information: 1-800-792-5200
• Women’s Aid National Domestic Violence Helpline: (UK Only) 0345 023 468
• Sexual Abuse Centre: (UK Only) 0117 935 1707
• Sexual Assault Support (24/7, English & Spanish): 1-800-223-5001
• Domestic & Teen Dating Violence (English & Spanish: 1-800-992-2600

Alcohol & Drug Abuse

• National Association for Children of Alcoholics: 1-888-55-4COAS (1-888-554-2627)
• National Drug Abuse: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
• Al-Anon/Alateen Hope & Help for young people who are the relatives & friends of a problem drinker): 1-800-344-2666
• Alcohol/Drug Abuse Hotline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
• Be Sober Hotline: 1-800-BE-SOBER (1-800-237-6237)
• Cocaine Help Line: 1-800-COCAINE (1-800-262-2463)
• 24 Hour Cocaine Support Line: 1-800-992-9239
• Ecstasy Addiction: 1-800-468-6933
• Marijuana Anonymous: 1-800-766-6779

Youth & Teen Hotlines

• National Youth Crisis Support: 1-800-448-4663
• Youth America Hotline: 1-877-YOUTHLINE (1-877-968-8454)
• Covenant House Nine-Line (Teens): 1-800-999-9999
• Boys Town National: 1-800-448-3000
• Teen Helpline: 1-800-400-0900
• TeenLine: 1-800-522-8336
• Youth Crisis Support: 1-800-448-4663 or 1-800-422-0009
• Runaway Support (All Calls are Confidential): 800-231-6946
• Child Helpline: (UK Only) 0800 1111
• Kids Helpline (Australia) 1800 55 1800

Pregnancy Hotlines

• AAA Crisis Pregnancy Center: 1-800-560-0717
• Pregnancy Support: 1-800-4-OPTIONS (1-800-467-8466)
• Pregnancy National Helpline: 1-800-356-5761
• Young Pregnant Support: 1-800 550-4900

Gay and Lesbian Hotlines

• The Trevor Helpline (For homosexuality questions or problems): 1-800-850-8078
• Gay & Lesbian National Support: 1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564)
• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Youth Support Line: 1-800-850-8078
• Lesbian & Gay Switchboard: (UK Only) 0121 622 6589
• Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard – Scotland: (Scotland Only) 0131 556 4049

Other Hotlines

• Self-Injury Support: 1-800-DONT CUT (1-800-366-8288) (WWW.SELFINJURY.COM)
• Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention: 1-800-931-2237 (Hours: 8am-noon daily, PST)
• Eating Disorders Center: 1-888-236-1188
• Help Finding a Therapist: 1-800-THERAPIST (1-800-843-7274)
• Panic Disorder Information and Support: 1-800-64-PANIC (1-800-647-2642)
• TalkZone (Peer Counselors): 1-800-475-TALK (1-800-475-2855)
• Parental Stress Hotline: 1-800-632-8188
• National AIDS Helpline: (UK Only) 0800 567 123

I always reblog this, because you never know who may need it.

feminist-tips:

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claireruns:

thechroniclesofrin:

- Having sex every day. 
- Saving sex for your wedding night. 
- Never having sex.
- Having sex with different people.
- Having sex with one person.
- Having sex with a person of your same gender.
- Loving sex. 
- Hating sex. 
- Being loud. 
- Being quiet.

The only thing wrong with sex?

When it’s not consensual.

Because that’s not sex. That’s rape.

Reblogging again because this post is so important.

antiprolife:

Things that lower abortion rates:

• Better access to condoms
• Accessible birth control 
• Accessible Plan - B pills
• Comprehensive sex education

Things that do not lower abortion rates:

• Abstinence-Only sex education
• Banning contraceptives
• Shaming people who have sex or get abortions
• Making abortion illegal

We’re talking about causes like Planned Parenthood, women’s crisis shelters, animal shelters, medical needs, food banks, etc.

Tell us about it!

wickedclothes:

presidentjonesco:

Right now, you have a special opportunity to extend your impact. A group of Planned Parenthood Federation of America donors has offered to match all online gifts for a short time. Your gift will help ensure that the millions of people who rely on Planned Parenthood health centers every day have access to the care they need.

Do it, do it, do it! Donate now! It’s the holidays, do a good deed! You can spare a few bucks and now’s the best time to do it.

Perfect timing! We just went ahead and donated the money you folks raised by purchasing the latest printing run of our Feminism tee. With the match, that means it generated the equivalent of $2,000 in donations!

stfuconservatives:

zelinator:

Amendment 3 - Would change the number of positions the governor appoints to the appellate judicial commission from 3 to 4 (out of a total of 7 positions). Would also remove the (weird) requirement that the governor’s appointees be “non-lawyers.” The appellate judicial commission chooses nominees for the Missouri court of appeals and the Missouri Supreme Court. I think I’ll vote for it because having professionals choose professionals makes sense to me, and I don’t think a gubernatorial majority on the board would be a terrible thing. Consider this one carefully.

Proposition A - Would ensure that local municipalities have direct control over their police departments. Currently, the cities of St. Louis and Kansas City have governor appointed boards overseeing their police departments. Local control also makes sense (every other municipality in the state operates on local control). However, the ACLU has a strong condemnation of this measure, saying it would reduce government transparency. Consider this one /very/ carefully.

Proposition B - Would increase the tax on packs of cigarettes by about 75 cents, add a 25% tax on roll-your-own tobacco products, and a 15% tax on other tobacco products. Revenue generated by these taxes would mostly go to primary, secondary, college, and university funding, with about 20% going towards tobacco education programs. Currently, MO’s tax on a pack of cigarettes is the lowest in the nation at 17 cents per pack. The next lowest is Virginia with 30 cents. MO hasn’t increased its cigarette tax since at least before 1999. I’ll be voting yes on this one, although I doubt the efficacy of the tobacco-education program.

Proposition E - Would solely reserve the power of create a health insurance exchange to the Missouri legislature. This is just roadblocking the federal mandate within the Affordable Care Act demanding states or their governors set up insurance exchanges within the next few years. The ballot summary is delicious snarky on this: “Shall Missouri law be amended to deny individuals, families, and small businesses the ability to access affordable health care plans through a state-based health benefit exchange unless authorized by statute, initiative or referendum or through an exchange operated by the federal government as required by the federal health care act?” VOTE NO ON THIS

There are some local ballot initiatives, but none in my area. Check http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page for more information.

For my Missouri readers!

I live in Missouri, so this is an important post for me.
But I believe it is important for everyone to become educated on ballot initiatives in their states and cities!

My American followers, DO NOT forget to vote on November 6th!!