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Why Are More Black Babies Being Born With Syphilis?

Martha Kempner & Pride Online: How Queer Communities Can Celebrate Under Quarantine This Year

Congenital syphilis, which has spiked in recent years, "serves as a prism for health inequities" in the United States.

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Pride Online: How Queer Communities Can Celebrate Under Quarantine This Year

Tiffany Diane Tso

Digital communities have long served as safe havens for queer people in isolation.

[Photo: A black and white photo of Larry Kramer speaking fervently at the Village Voice AIDS conference on June 6, 1987 in New York City.]

Larry Kramer Taught Me That Anger Drives Activism. This Pride, I’m Harnessing That Anger.

Charlotte Clymer

Our country is still complacent toward and condoning of hatred; it could use more of the kind of swift kick in the ass championed by LGBTQ activist Larry Kramer.

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Why I’m Actually Looking Forward to Pride Under Quarantine as a Disabled Queer

Katie Tastrom

This June is the perfect opportunity to consider what a Pride that centers disability justice could look like.

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11 Books for Asian American Teens to Educate Themselves on Sex and Their Bodies

Esther Gim

Sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice should be at the center of our understandings of our bodies—and discerning how they have been and continue to be oppressed and politicized.

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Here’s How the Newest Birth Control Method Could Be a Game-Changer

Martha Kempner

Phexxi is a nonhormonal contraceptive gel that needs to be inserted into the vagina no more than an hour before intercourse.

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Why Asian Americans Need Better Sex Ed

Senti Sojwal

Sex ed is too often not culturally competent for people of color, as it's tailored for white culture. That needs to change.

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How to Talk to Your Kids About Porn

Cassandra Corrado

“Curiosity is a normal and great thing,” said sex educator Melissa Pintor Carnagey, “and through curiosity is an opportunity to learn and connect.”

The Supreme Court Could Make Contraception Access Even Worse on Catholic Campuses

Lexi McMenamin

Though Catholic colleges doggedly recruit students, including from non-Catholic backgrounds, many campuses retain restrictive health policies.

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How Do You Get People to Wear Face Masks? Ask a Sex Educator.

Martha Kempner

We haven't convinced everyone to wear condoms, but there are certainly lessons to be learned from decades of trying that we can apply to this moment with face masks.

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