Sexuality is one of those topics that is simultaneously commonplace and taboo. People love to talk about sex, but only in specific contexts. This often leaves marginalized communities — such as queer people, transgender people, the elderly and people with disabilities — out of the discourse entirely. And when those communities are included, the discussion [...]
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Thank goodness it’s Friday, ya’ll! Who’s going to to see the new “Sex in the City” movie, and then hit the bar for cosmopolitans afterward? I know I am! But if the idea of Carrie and the gals tromping around Morocco isn’t your idea of a hot Friday night, here are some articles that will help keep you busy this weekend.
How Mothers Can Advocate for Their Daughters’ Sexual Health – Huffington Post
Anti-Abortion Group Fights Disclosure Law – Washington Times
Jordanian Man Kills Daughter During Botched Home Abortion – BBC
Abortions in Scotland Fall – BBC
Honoring Dr. Tiller – Blog For Choice
Will a Feminist Be the New American Idol? – Ms. Magazine
Have a great weekend, everybody!
The Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Situation Report is a monthly column highlighting SRHR issues internationally. In honor of World AIDS Day, December 1st, this month’s column will focus on Women and HIV/AIDS worldwide.
Halting the spread of HIV/AIDS is part of Millennium Development Goal 6, linked with “malaria and other diseases.” The major international [...]
Okay, that’s not quite how things went. A man on the way to Turkey with his mom allegedly told airport security officials that his penis pump was a bomb, rather than have his mom hear that he was really a kinky lil bastid.
Dude’s attorney says he said “pump” but whispered it so the security agent just knew she heard “bomb.” And well, all holy hell broke loose. Now this man is facing felony disorderly conduct charges in Chicago, and the embarrassment of having your name and “penis pump” mentioned in the same article.
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And new Georgia city John’s Creek and Fulton County are trying their best to keep Love Shack from opening a 10,000 square foot store in John’s Creek city limits. Love Shack, in case it’s not obvious, is one of Atlanta’s “adult novelty” chains. Most locations are pretty cool, though they’re heavy on the bad porn (with fake lesbians, bad-looking sex, and more silicone than a toy factory).
I honestly don’t understand the opposition. They’re arguing that it’s a matter of location (the property isn’t zoned for commercial use, despite being a storefront). But I’m pretty sure it’s a matter of content. Or maybe it is a matter of location: no one wants it to be somewhere where one of their friends may see them.
Here’s hoping / betting that Love Shack will not only open, but be the most profitable store in John’s Creek.
Read the story. And the congregation says a(wo)men 
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I do fear, however, that Plan B will still be hard to find in much of the country because of the current movement to de-hussify the womenfolk.
Still it’s good news for those who have been raped and condom-breaking situations.
Serious kudos to ABCNews for their news special and online article about AIDS and HIV in black America.
Read it. Watch it. Then come back and discuss. (I won’t promise I’ll watch it though. I prefer to bury my head in the sand on such topics.)
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I don’t write about sex as often as I’d like. I confess that part of it is my fear is my mom, or worse yet, my dad will stumble across a post and know waaaaaay too much about what I do in private (and sometimes in public… ). I don’t want to [...]
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