Tag Archives: Comprehensive Sex Education
The Feministing Five: Kate Marsh
TweetKate Marsh, 27, is the Public Liaison Officer for Children by Choice, a pro-choice organization in Queensland, Australia. Children by Choice is a small organization that, in addition to advocating for reproductive rights, also offers pregnancy counseling. In the last few months, Queensland’s abortion laws have been thrust into the spotlight, thanks in large part [...]
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Glee takes on abstinence and sex education
Tweet I am loving Glee. As a kid I thought life was a musical (and I never grew up). This show feels like it was made for me. It’s so gay. It’s got Jane Lynch as a delicious villain who loves social hierarchies and is constantly claiming gender discrimination. There might be more musical talent [...]
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Why is there no male birth control on the market yet?
Tweet Apparently because scientists think men won’t take it. According to an article in Science Progress, outdated ideas of who’s responsibility birth control and contraception is, has put the burden on women’s shoulders. Via Broadsheet. Let’s pretend you are a straight couple, in a monogamous long-term relationship, and you don’t want a kid. Consider your [...]
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Health Care Reform could include Healthy Teen Initiative
TweetAs Miriam mentioned in the health care reform roundup, Representative Lois Capps (D-CA) introduced an amendment to the House health care reform bill that would create a Healthy Teen Initiative. Jodi Jacobson at RH Reality Check shares the story of this amendment, the result of work by a coalition of sexual health advocates to expand [...]
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October 28 is National Comprehensive Sex Education Call-In Day!