Tag Archives: Abstinence-Only Education
Nearly half of U.S. pregnancies are unintended
TweetDid you know that 49% of pregnancies in the U.S. are unintended? I sure didn’t. Thankfully, people like Krystale Littlejohn and Professor Paula England of Stanford University’s Sociology Department – are looking into how we can change that statistic: With studies indicating that lower-educated women and women in their 20s account for more than half [...]
Abstinence-only pusher Rep. Mark Souder caught in affair with staffer
TweetThis is just too perfect. After years of pushing abstinence-only education in the name of family values and the “sanctity” of marriage, Indiana congressman Mark Souder (R) has announced his resignation after an affair with his staffer, Tracy Jackson, has come to light. What’s truly amazing about this is that Souder and Jackson actually recorded [...]
“Queer Sex Doesn’t Count” And Nine Other Myths Uncovered- And Debunked- at the Harvard “Rethinking Virginity” Conference
Tweet Yesterday, Chloe and I had the privilege and honor of speaking at the Rethinking Virginity Conference at Harvard University. The conference was organized by Lena Chen, blogger extraordinaire and recent Feministing Five interviewee, and brought together an incredibly diverse and impressive group of feminists, who dropped some serious knowledge on all things virgin-themed. One [...]
Boston area Feministing fans: Don’t miss the Rethinking Virginity conference!
TweetNext Monday, Lori and I will be speaking at the Rethinking Virginity conference at Harvard. Hosted by Harvard University Queer Students and Allies and masterminded by Lena Chen, the subject of last week’s Feministing Five, the conference is a whole day of panels and workshops that will cover everything from the historical roots of our [...]
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