We are honored to be carrying Tess' legacy forward for a new generation of sex educators. 💞

Thanks to all of your donations, including support from Tess' friends, who said, "Tess would have been excited that their memory would help give their fellow sex educators a little of the safety net they had," we're now able to create the The Tess Devèze Healthcare Fund with the proceeds.

They benefited from access to one of the world’s best oncology services, with the majority of treatment paid for by Australia’s universal healthcare program.

Tess died in July, after years in treatment for cancer that were hard physically, mentally, and financially, in the process learning there were limited resources available on the interactions between cancer and sexual wellness and intimacy, and worked to fill this gap from lived experience.

Tess Devèze was an Australian occupational therapist, sex educator, activist, and author of "A Better Normal: Your Guide to Discovering Intimacy After Cancer."

We also want to recognize Stephen Luntz, our matching donor, who was raising in honor of his late friend, Tess.

We’d also like to give particular thanks to two generous donors. @wawchealth.bsky.social who gave us an incredible $25K donation to help support sex ed at the end of last week! Thank you, WAWC!

All our paid staff are now assured excellent funding for their healthcare for 2026, and our volunteers now have a big bucket they can draw from for help with their healthcare, too. We can’t thank the 233 donors who have pitched. We’re so grateful for all of you!

By the end of our first week, we’d activated a $10K match, and as of today, we have surpassed our goal, and in just two weeks, no less! As of right now, we’re at an incredible $50K to provide needed healthcare for the real humans who make Scarleteen the wonderful, human, unique place that it is.

We’re so glad you’re a part of our community and have been since then. Thank you! 💓

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As always, thank you so much for your support of our work 💓

Thank you so much for your support, Christopher!

For those who need help right now with questions about abuse and assault, in addition to Scarleteen’s library of sex education we also have direct services for one-on-one support and you can check them out here. www.scarleteen.com/ask

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