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Jen Bell

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Jen Bell (she/they) is a sexuality educator and writer from New Zealand who currently lives in Berlin. Building on years of community organizing and grassroots queer and feminist activism, Jen joined the period tracking app, Clue, in 2016 as a content producer and strategist, relishing the opportunity to work with many trans and queer writers on assignments about puberty, sexuality, pregnancy, health, and gender. Since leaving Clue in 2019, Jen has worked as a freelance writer and editor, with a focus on pleasure-based sex education and empathetic, non-judgemental life advice.
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What Is Sexual Orientation & Romantic Orientation?

Learn what sexual orientation and romantic orientation are so that you can better support your teens and tweens
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A Caregiver’s Guide to Gender-Inclusive Language

What is a personal pronoun and why is it important? BLOOM looks into this, gender-inclusive language, and how to be more inclusive about gender.
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What Are Gender Roles and Stereotypes?

Gender roles are stereotypes of what it means to be a specific gender. Learn how to deconstruct them and how to expand your ideas on what gender identity means.
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Understanding Gender Binary and Nonbinary

What is the gender binary? It’s a concept of gender as two specific distinctions in opposite forms (i.e., male and female), this classification can be by cultural belief, social systems, or both.
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An Inclusive Guide for Caregivers of LGBTQIA+ Youth

Coming out or defining your sexuality can be tough. For LGBTQ+ teens, having a safe space with adults who are open and reliable is the key to thriving. Here’s how to support your child.
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What Is Gender Identity?

Simply put, gender identity is the personal sense an individual has over their own gender. Gender identity can correspond with a person’s assigned sex at birth or it can differ from it.
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  • Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation

How to Support A Child When They Come Out

BLOOM’s inclusive guide for caregivers of LGBTQ+, nonbinary and gender diverse teens.
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How to Be an Adult Ally for Nonbinary & Transgender Kids

The definitive guide for caregivers supporting nonbinary, transgender, and gender diverse teens.
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What Does LGBTQIA+ Mean?

How to talk to your teen clearly and openly about what LGBTQIA+ means and what it means to identify in this community (or an ally), and how to incorporate inclusive language.
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How to Talk to Your Child About Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation

Talking to your child early and often about gender identity and sexual orientation will help them feel more comfortable when exploring their own identity and orientation. 
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