It’s frustrating. Queer sex isn’t uncommon. So why is it so challenging to find the information we need to take care of our sexual health?
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Sharing Abortion Stories Isn’t Just About Changing Policy
Advocates have never said abortion stories alone could bring about policy changes, and this isn’t the only type of change we seek.
STOP PUNISHING PREGNANT TEENS
It is time for adults to come to terms with the sexual health, sexual identities and sexual rights of youth. In particular, it is time for adults to stop punishing young women for their sexuality, and definitely for their own pregnancies.
Why Pastors Should Talk About Contraception from the Pulpit
It makes perfect sense that Black churches would speak about this specific reproductive issue, because for Black women, reproductive health disparities are stark.
You are Enough: A Love Letter to Young Me
In honor of International Women’s Day, YouTube launched the global initiative #DearMe, a compilation of women on YouTube sharing words of wisdom with their younger selves. So, in honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, I have been inspired to write a love letter to my younger self.
11 Toni Morrison Quotes to Get You Excited About “God Help the Child”
Whether you need words to describe sisterhood, love, or even the intergenerational effects of the Transatlantic Slave Trade on the psychological health of Black folks, there is a Toni Morrison quote for that!
Providing doula services for communities that cannot afford them
Ancient Song Doula Services is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that was created by Chanel Porchia, a mother of four, who wanted to provide positive and individualistic maternity and infant support services to women in Brooklyn who might not be able to afford them.
Millennial Attitudes on Reproductive and Sexual Health Show Promise for Advocates
Millennials—young adults born in the 1980s and 1990s—came of age during a time when antibiotic-resistant sexually transmitted infections became a public health threat, racial disparities in reproductive and sexual health outcomes persisted, and politicians continued to systematically deny and attack their ability to access sexual health information and health care services, such as contraception and abortion.
It’s Not Helpful to Tell Indiana Residents to ‘Just Move to a Blue State’
The brouhaha over Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act has turned the spotlight on two different kinds of red-state hate: first, the discriminatory policymaking that is an obvious specialty of red states, and, second, progressives’ tendency to show disdain for more conservative states. Sometimes, I wonder which is worse.
Self-Care and Social Justice Work
As someone who is doing social justice work, I know that I have to take care of myself in order to be able to keep going.