Tag Archives: Sexuality
More on why you must see Pariah
TweetSamhita mentioned that a crew of us went to see Pariah last weekend. If Meryl Streep’s shout out to the lead actress Adepero Oduye during her Golden Globes acceptance speech wasn’t enough of an encouragement to rush out and see the film, I thought I would add my two cents to the symphony of praise for [...]
This is what good sex education looks like
TweetMr. Vernacchio’s “Sexuality and Society” class is definitely this sex-positive feminist’s wet dream. The class, taught as an elective at a private Quaker high school in Philadelphia, represents everything that sex education should be–and everything that, sadly, it is decidedly not these days. At a time when the conservative push for abstinence-only-until-marriage has left most [...]
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Psychologists debunk 6 common gender-essentialist myths about sexuality
TweetBREAKING: Science confirms what feminists have been saying forever. All those myths about innate gender differences when it comes to sex? Not actually true. In a new review of research, University of Michigan psychologist Terri Conley and colleagues debunked six common gender-essentialist myths. 1) Men want “attractiveness,” while women want “status” Sure, maybe on paper [...]
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Quick Hit: Stigma, Shame, and Sexuality Series
TweetThis week, Gender Across Borders, RH Reality Check and the global reproductive rights organization Ipas are teaming up on a great blog series on stigma, shame, and sexuality. Despite the progress that human rights advocates are making worldwide, stigma seems to pervade as a nebulous stumbling block. The bulk of the series focuses on abortion, [...]
Saudi women finally allowed to join work force… to sell lingerie