Under GOP pressure, University of Tennessee yanks funding for LGBT-friendly...
Tennessee is not known for being a sex-positive state. Many school systems choose, in fact, to outsource their high school “sex ed” to vaguely religious abstinence-only programs like Just Wait. We were...
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A useful infographic on what the Supreme Court decisions on marriage equality will mean in real life. LinkUp aims to teach girls, not just adult women, about sexual and reproductive health and...
View ArticleThe Wednesday Weigh-In: How can we give young people better sex education?
This morning the Guardian hosted a kick-ass live panel discussion with technical experts, advocates, teachers, writers, and more (see details below) to talk about one thing: how can we give young...
View ArticleWatch: “20 Condoms” for repro justice
The Oakland-based reproductive justice group Forward Together has released an awesome mini-remix of Macklemore’s hit “Thriftshop.” The great video advocates for safe, protected sex and frequent STI...
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Israel’s theocratic sex-ed problem
In an age of religious strife and division, it is truly heart-warming to how organized religions, regardless of their denomination, can share in the wonderful tradition of undermining science and...
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By Chloe and Alexandra A guide for journos interviewing survivors of sexual violence. Indigenous communities in Canada compile their own database on missing and murdered women. Peggy Olson should be...
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Chart of the Day: Birth control efficacy
So, a few disclaimers. Huff Po put together an infographic on women’s birth control use and misconceptions about various methods’ efficacy based on new data from the American College of Nurse-Midwives....
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Why 27% of Scottish students think No means Yes
A recent study of 1,000 students published by the Scottish Government reveals that 27% of Scottish teens believe that when a girl says no she doesn’t really mean it. The finding highlights that the...
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Queering sex-ed: what you need to know about sex between cis women. It’s time to abolish the Asian American model minority myth. Swooning over Sonia Sotomayor. “For too long, we, black gurls, have...
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The dramatic history of American sex-ed films
Ed. note: This story is by Bitch Media’s online editor, Sarah Mirk. It is part of a joint reporting project on reproductive rights in pop culture that includes Feministing, Bitch Media, and Making...
View ArticleFucking With Feministing: What’s the deal with anal?
Welcome to Fucking with Feministing! We’re so excited to launch this new, monthly sex advice column where we’ll be answering questions straight from awesome readers like you! I’m Sesali and I’ll be...
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Test your sex ed knowledge: Enter to win a Summer, Sex & Spirits ticket
The sweaty middle of July in New York City is the perfect time for Summer, Sex & Spirits, hosted by Planned Parenthood of New York City’s all-volunteer Activist Council. This legendary fundraiser...
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NYU Campaign Expands to Other Campuses, Demanding #BetterSexTalk
#BetterSexTalk — a photography campaign by NYU students that raises awareness around the issues of embarrassingly bad sex education and its relationship to sexual assault — is set to expand beyond NYU...
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Today the Pope will deliver a mass in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, a city known for having one of the highest rates of femicide in the world. Though the murder rate has decreased slightly, the mothers of...
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