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education

This Week In Abstinence: Ohio and West Virginia Really Seem To Hate Sex Education

This week Ohio and West Virginia attempt to take us back to 1050 A.D., retro style. Ohio is trying to restrict sex education to abstinence-only and a West Virginia high…

A.E. Osworth —

Apr 19, 2013

Geekery

rape culture

geekery

Hollaback! Philly Making Comic Book About Street Harassment

Rose’s Team Pick: Hollaback! is using comics to educate both men and women about how to respond to harassment. And you can help fund it!

Rose —

Mar 29, 2013

nonfiction

sexual politics

lgbt book reviews

Read A F*cking Book: Laura Szumowski’s ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

This tiny book is anything but your mother’s health education book.

fonseca —

Jan 15, 2013

Daily Fix

international news

love + sex

The Guardian Impressively Talks About Gay Sex By Not Talking About It

In a recent Guardian article, British journalist and author Nick Cohen put on his whimsical ally cap and attempted to tackle an age-old question: Why are straight people so darned…

fonseca —

Jan 14, 2013

alsoalsoalso

sexual politics

society + culture

Also.Also.Also: We Get It, Bill de Blasio’s Wife Once Identified As Lesbian, And Other Stories We Missed This Week

Starring IKEA Monkey as Margot Tenenbaum.

Carmen —

Dec 12, 2012

lesbian college life

personal essay

coming out

In “Human Sexuality” Class, We Took Academic Honesty To A Whole New Level

On our first day, the Professor stepped onto the floor of the auditorium and said, “Raise your hand if you had sex last night!”

Keena —

Nov 19, 2012

bisexuality

butch/femme

sex

In Which This Queer Sex Blogger Feels Up New York Magazine’s “Sex Issue”

There is a “New York Magazine” issue dedicated entirely to boning. Did you know? And guess what? It’s not entirely about heterosexuals in missionary position–there are so many more perspectives…

A.E. Osworth —

Jul 30, 2012

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dharun ravi

politics + activism

Dharun Ravi Is ‘Sorry’

In a 2-hour interview, Dharun Ravi insists his actions don’t reflect bias intimidation, and I wonder to what degree his actions towards Tyler are a reflection of a college culture…

Riese —

Mar 22, 2012

Daily Fix

feminism

politics + activism

Rush Limbaugh Screws Himself Over Talking About Sex

In which Rush Limbaugh is just as wrong as one could possibly be.

Jamie J. Hagen —

Mar 6, 2012

Daily Fix

LGBT history

lgbt history

Building the Master’s House: How the Construction of Heterosexuality Happened

“Just because something is constructed as a social category, doesn’t mean that it’s not enormously meaningful. It doesn’t mean that we haven’t built a whole damn civilization on it.”

Rachel —

Jan 24, 2012

feminism

sexual politics