Sex

This Week in Sex: Even With Less Hormones, the Pill Still Lowers Ovarian Cancer Risk

Martha Kempner

And in other news, the land Down Under is way ahead of the United States in its campaign to end cervical cancer.

‘I’m Not Running Because I’m Trans’: Meet the Men Fighting to Build Power One State Legislature Seat at a Time

s.e. smith

Everett Maroon is running to represent Washington's 16th Legislative District; Finnigan Jones is vying for the Texas House District 94 seat.

New Paper Examines How Gender Bias in Health Care Can Be Deadly

Julissa Treviño

“We were really struck by the fact that there’s actually a big difference in who survives something like a heart attack," one of the authors of the paper told Rewire.News.

Surprising New Poll on Evangelicals and Religious Exceptions

Peter Laarman

The wide-ranging poll includes disparate views on candidates facing harassment accusations, gag rules, contraception, and more.

Rethinking the Retrospective: AIDS Activism Isn’t Old History. It’s Not Even Past.

Emily Pisacreta

When the Whitney Museum staged a show of works by the late artist David Wojnarowicz, members of ACT UP New York reminded curators and visitors that the pandemic isn't over.

‘Son Worry’ and the Hypocrisy of the ‘Purity’ Movement

Patricia Miller

Those in the throes of "son panic" contend that the greatest danger regarding sexual assault is to the reputations of innocent men. But there's a problem here.

House Republicans Jam ‘Personhood’ Language Into New Tax Bill

Katelyn Burns

“This is how extremist views creep into the mainstream," said Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO), co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus.

Circuit Court Gives Anti-LGBTQ Street Preachers Free Rein to Intimidate Pride Festival Attendees

Lisa Needham

The decision raises thorny questions about how to balance competing concerns about free speech.

Trump’s HHS Turns Teen Pregnancy Grant Announcement Into ‘Political Theater’

Erica Martinson

The move by HHS seems to pit nonprofits and community organizations against each other—some left wondering if they would ever get federal funding.

Kavanaugh Hearings Are a Commentary on Mormonism

Holly Welker

I strongly suspect that what Senator Orrin Hatch found so objectionable about the Kavanaugh hearing was that women were allowed to ask questions of a man.