Sex

North Carolina Domestic Violence Laws Don’t Protect People in Same-Sex Relationships

Lisa Needham

When one woman tried to obtain an order of protection against her ex-girlfriend, the court turned her down—noting that if she were dating a man, there would be no issue.

Comfort Levels: The Story of My Medical Transition

B Hayward

Artist B Hayward reflects on her trials and tribulations navigating a health-care system that is only now becoming trans-aware.

Will Michigan Governor End State Funding for Anti-Choice Clinic Network? (Updated)

Dennis Carter

Michigan Republicans have pumped millions into Real Alternatives, which has used taxpayer money to pay for "ineffective advertising and pay increases for its executives," according to a watchdog organization.

This Week in Sex: Hands-Free Vibrator Gets Award, Then Dissed at Vegas Electronics Show

Martha Kempner

Organizers suggested the new sex toy was indecent. Last year's voluptuous sex robot Solana didn't seem to bother them.

‘Feminist’ Groups Teaming Up With Phyllis Schlafly’s Organization to Put Trans Kids’ Safety at Risk

Heron Greenesmith

Phyllis Schlafly campaigned to stop the Equal Rights Amendment. At the Supreme Court, two self-identified feminist groups are taking the same side as the ultra-conservative policy organization she founded.

In Netflix’s ‘Sex Education,’ Teens Are More Than Walking Hormones or STDs

Martha Kempner

A sex ed teacher's take on a new series that's heavy on shagging and light on the usual teen stereotypes.

I Can’t Believe It’s 2019 and We’re Still Arguing About the Birth Control Benefit (Updated)

Imani Gandy

Regulations that would undercut the birth control benefit are set to go into effect January 14—but not if a handful of states have anything to say about it in federal court this week.

Vatican Approves Hysterectomies If Your Uterus Isn’t ‘Suitable for Procreation’

Amy Littlefield

Here's how patients who have been affected by refusals of care at Catholic hospitals responded to the news.

The Battle for the Meaning of Religious Freedom Day

Frederick Clarkson

A proposed resolution intended to commemorate perhaps one of the most radical, liberatory, and revolutionary pieces of legislation in the history of the world misses the point. And it's not a mistake.

‘Surviving R. Kelly’ Left Me Sleepless—But I’m Nobody’s Victim

Brandi Collins-Calhoun

We have to make communities safe for Black girls and women, but we don’t have to take away their agency because history has denied them victim status.