... for some and they can lead happy and fulfilling lives without sex, then good for them. But I am a sexual being and if I try to suppress my sexuality, it will result in untold damage on my psyche. The solution is not abstinence from all sex until you want to get pregnant. The sol...
...I was 22 years old and had spent the last 10 years of my life on birth control. I had worked for pro choice organizations and studied human sexuality in college. I thought I was educated and prepared enough to avoid an unplanned pregnancy. And yet here I was, 22 years old, dating...
...nant. This isn't about when life begins or what the deity that you worship tells you to do: it's about controlling the lives and bodies and sexuality of women because female autonomy frightens people. Tough toenails. That cat isn't going back into that bag.
...urity. These barriers can keep us in or push us into poverty. One of the barriers that we have control over is the silence and stigma about sexuality, birth control, young parents, and abortion in the Latino community,” said Jessica González-Rojas, Executive Director at the Na...
...y mother had ever terminated a pregnancy. I will never know, as she died 10 years ago. I do know that I teach my own children about healthy sexuality, healthy reproductive health, and birth control! We have open conversations about these topics, although I have not revealed my ab...
...ship team of young community mobilizers who have become recognized as leaders by their peers and their community because of their extensive sexuality information, and their direct involvement, and voice in the design, implementation and evaluation of TPP initiatives. Learn more a...
...viders, and community-based organizations. Reach out to organizations and key players that are outside of the “usual suspects” (such as sexuality educators or family planning centers). This includes religious leaders, businesses, policy makers, media personalities, and others...
Advocates welcomes the news that Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act has been struck down by a court ruling. Since the bill was first conceived and drafted, it has been a source of danger a...
...main at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy and asserts the U.S’ opposition to the laws in the roughly 80 countries that criminalize homosexuality. In many countries, LGBTQ youth are alone and afraid, too often facing violence or prison based solely on who they are. In many co...
... the state of California's public school system for its sexual education requisites, and we have stressed to our son the importance of safe sexuality. We have immunized him against HPV with Gardasil (when he was 16 and not yet sexually active), and my husband makes sure our son p...