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Reproductive Coercion ‘Much More Prevalent’ Than Once Thought

Auditi Guha & DC Attorney General Goes ‘Religious Freedom’ Route to Investigate Catholic Church

Men interfering with women's contraception made recent headlines when SNL cast member Pete Davidson joked about messing with Ariana Grande's birth control.

[Photo: Karl Racine in a suit in front of microphone.

DC Attorney General Goes ‘Religious Freedom’ Route to Investigate Catholic Church

Patricia Miller

Any felony activity the DC attorney general discovers in the course of his investigation could be forwarded to the U.S. attorney.

[Photo: Journalist taking notes and holding microphones]

Corporate Media Enabled Trump’s Anti-Trans Policies

Katelyn Burns & This Week in Sex: A Self-Lubricating Condom?

Media coverage of marginalized groups targeted by Trump should recognize the humanity of those communities.

[Photo: A trans woman holding up the transgender flag.]

Federal Law Protects Transgender Rights—But That Could Change as Early as the Spring

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The New York Times reported on a leaked memo from the Department of Health and Human Services that would define civil rights laws to exclude gender-identity discrimination as the Supreme Court considers taking up cases on these very issues.

[photo: a group of trans rights activists demonstrate.]

State Protections Take Center Stage as Trump Readies Attack on Transgender Rights

Auditi Guha

“The American people overwhelmingly oppose the cruelty of this administration and we must make our voices heard at every opportunity."

Is This Finally the Reckoning for the Catholic Church on Sexual Abuse?

Patricia Miller

A Justice Department investigation marks a major turning point in the decades-long sexual abuse crisis, but there are indications the Church will not surrender without a fight.

Trump Administration Mulls Strict Gender Definitions in Attempt to Eliminate Transgender Rights

Katelyn Burns & This Week in Sex: A Self-Lubricating Condom?

The memo comes on the heels of a series of anti-trans Trump administration policies.

[Photo: A group of Honduran migrants waits at the Guatemala border with Mexico]

LGBTQ Migrants Heading to the US From Honduras ‘Are Not Going to Give Up on Their American Dream’

Tina Vasquez

The militarization of Honduras has hit LGBTQ communities especially hard, with many experiencing harassment, unjust arrests, and worse.

[Photo: A smiling young adult holds a rainbow flag while seated in the bed of a pickup at Austin's Pride Parade.]

Trump Nominee Leads Three-Pronged Attack on Laws Protecting LGBTQ Residents of Austin

Lisa Needham

If one of the cases reaches the Supreme Court, the conservative majority there could possibly rule in favor of a scenario where Title VII is declared forever off-limits to LGBTQ people seeking fairness in the workplace.

[PHOTO: A smiling woman holds up a hand with a rainbow of male condoms on all five of her fingers.]

This Week in Sex: A Self-Lubricating Condom?

Martha Kempner

And in other news: The HPV vaccine is now recommended for adults up to age 45, and it turns out that sex with an ex might not be a bad idea after all.

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