Sexual Education: Teens Ask the Darnedest Questions
I speak about Planned Parenthood and the services we offer whenever I have the opportunity. Whether I’m in the grocery checkout line talking about cheap birth control pills to the uninsured cashier or...
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Half the Sky: The Facebook Game for Charity
How exciting! Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl Wu Dunn, creators of the renowned book Half the Sky have joined forces with several major chartable organizations, including the Ford Foundation, and developed...
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Retro STI Posters: Beware of Prostitution!
While browsing the net recently I ran across a barrage of anti-prostitution advertisements produced by the American Social Hygiene Association, an organization that sought to reduce venereal diseases...
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I work with abortion. I will not apologize.
Last week I attended an incredible workshop with my colleagues, where we talked about the emotional side of abortion work. About ten of us, all working in different roles within our affiliate, shared...
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Victories in Gender Politics Happen Every Day
Found at Homme Mystere. Over the past few months, I feel like I’ve been coming across a lot of different examples of the ways in which much our society is still pretty rigid when it comes to defining...
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A Queen I Can Fawn Over
Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan is exactly what a modern day queen should be. She’s fierce, passionate, intelligent, and she champions issues that could actually change the world like...
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Once you combine a Queen cover, little girls being badasses, and educational toys, you’re pretty much guaranteed to have my attention: But this is one of those lovely cases where the power ballad faded...
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Voting isn’t the Most You Can Do, But it is the Least
Here in Florida, there are only a few days left before Election Day on November 4th! If you weren’t thinking of heading out to the polls, here are a few important things to think about: 1. You can make...
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Poverty and Menstruation: New Solutions for Girls
For a girl living in poverty, the start of menstruation may signal the end of her education. Girls who can not afford the “luxury” of disposable pads or tampons are often forced to use whatever they...
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