LibGuides: Science 7: Human Development & Sex Education (Webber): Intro

Databases

Health Reference Center (Facts on File/Infobase) This link opens in a new window
Gives clear and comprehensive information on conditions and diseases, health and wellness, mental health, and the human body.

Amaze
A great collection of short videos on all kinds of topics related to puberty, sex, and sexual health, intended for ages 10 and up.
KidsHealth/TeensHealth
A good place for kids, teens, and their parents to explore health-related topics, including sexual health and development.

The Oasis Center: Just Us
A safe space in downtown Nashville for LGBTQ youth.

ACLU: LGBT Youth & Schools: Resources
A collection of resources for LGBT youth dealing with issues at school, with a focus on legally protected rights.
Gender Spectrum
Dedicated to creating a more gender-inclusive world for all.
It Gets Better
The brainchild of writer Dan Savage, the It Gets Better project aims to give hope to LGBT youth facing harassment and difficulties in their lives by reassuring them, through thousands of individual stories, that life does get better.
Nonbinary Wiki
A great place to learn more about nonbinary gender identities.
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
One of the oldest support and advocacy network for LGBTQ people and the people who love them.
The Trevor Project
A national 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.

7th Grade: Books to Answer Your Questions About Sex
Nonfiction books that can help answer your questions about dating, sex, sexual health, and sexual identity.
MG Topic: LGBTQ+ (fiction & nonfiction)
Books for middle school readers about LGBTQ+ people and topics. Includes both fiction and nonfiction.
MS Parents: Human Development
Books for MS parents to support the Human Development units in 5th and 7th grades.

100 Questions You'd Never Ask Your Parents by Elisabeth Henderson; Nancy Armstrong
Publication Date: 2013
An informative guide for teens about sex and related adult topics draws on the expertise of a psychologist and an OB/GYN and shares honest, reliable and non-judgmental answers to questions on a wide range of subjects that teens may be reluctant to discuss with adults.