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This Week in Sex: That Eggplant Emoji Is Now a Cutesy Vibrator

Martha Kempner

But just curious: Who wants to put a chile pepper (even a fake one) into their body?

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In Iowa, Religious Student Groups Get a License to Discriminate Against LGBTQ People

Lisa Needham

The case is part of a well-coordinated effort to help conservative Christian groups ignore anti-discrimination laws.

‘When I Spoke in Tongues’ Points the Way Out of Fundamentalist Christianity

Andreea Nica

Research shows that individuals who leave Christian fundamentalism often experience a crisis. In her memoir Jessica Wilbanks shares her difficulties, including exploring her bisexuality, recreational drugs, and premarital relations.

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How the Department of Justice’s New Definition of Intimate Partner Violence Could Leave Victims at Risk

Bethany M (bee) Coston

These changes send a clear message to survivors: You are not valued.

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Six Spring Books by Queer Women That Should Be On Your Reading List

Sarah Neilson

Coming soon: a memoir by feminist icon Cherríe Moraga, a chatty road-trip novel about queer America, and meditations on mental health.

[Photo: Two queer men of color stand face to face with each other as they smile. They're holding red heart balloons as they pose for their engagement photos.]

It Didn’t End With Cakes: Artists in Arizona Want to Deny Wedding Invites to Same-Sex Couples

Imani Gandy

The case is part of a nationwide crusade by evangelical Christians to weaponize the First Amendment and religious freedom to defend anti-gay bigotry.

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Eradicating HIV in Black Communities Requires Systemic Change

Jallicia Jolly

If left unacknowledged, persistent racial and gender disparities in HIV transmission and treatment will continue to thwart any effort to curtail the pandemic.

[Photo: Activists project a message onto the Trump International Hotel, to protest the Global Gag Rule .]

Dr. Leana Wen: It’s Time to End the Global Gag Rule

Dr. Leana Wen

The global gag rule doesn’t just drastically limit access to safe and legal abortion. It jeopardizes access to all health care offered by the same providers.

[Photo: President Donald Trump, with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence looking on, delivers the State of the Union address.]

Trump Targets Abortion in State of the Union

Katelyn Burns & If Trump Plans to End HIV Outbreak, He’ll Have to Address His—and Pence’s—Recent History

Trump also announced that the administration would seek to eradicate the HIV epidemic.

[Photo: Vice President Pence stands behind a podium and reluctantly forces a half-smile as he speaks to the audience.]

If Trump Plans to End HIV Outbreak, He’ll Have to Address His—and Pence’s—Recent History

Miranda Yaver

While governor of Indiana, Mike Pence was reluctant to support programs for years that could have prevented an HIV outbreak.

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