Sex

In Canada, Ontario Premier’s War on Sex Ed Sows Confusion and Sparks Protests

Ellen Friedrichs

The province's top leader says a 2015 curriculum's discussions about gender, sexuality, and internet safety were too much and too soon for younger students. Some parents and students disagree.

This Radical Religious Freedom Dissent Reveals Kavanaugh’s Views on Sex and Power

Patricia Miller

Both the sweeping religious liberty claims defended by Kavanaugh and the assertions of his defenders come from the same place: a desire to reassert traditional, patriarchal sexual mores.

Religious Conservatives at Values Voter Summit Use ‘Gender Ideology’ as Anti-LGBTQ Rallying Cry

Heron Greenesmith

Among conservatives, “gender ideology” encompasses a broad range of horrors: LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination laws, transgender-inclusive school and ID-document policies, and comprehensive sex education, to name a few.

Ask a Queer Chick: How Do I Process My Friends’ Trauma Without Taking It on Myself?

Lindsay King-Miller

Also: What do I do about my crush on my friend? And: How do I date?

This Week in Sex: Writer Outs Bert and Ernie, Producers Shove Them Back in the Closet

Martha Kempner

In a surprising denial from the typically inclusive show, the makers of Sesame Street say that the puppets are best friends, not partners.

Why White Women Are Leading Defenders of Kavanaugh

Sikivu Hutchinson

Central to victim shaming is the narrative that there are fundamentally good men who never cross the line but for the slutty behavior of irresponsible women and girls.

Leaked Title IX Rule Would Allow Religious Schools to Discriminate—Without Saying Why

Katelyn Burns

Advocates expressed alarm over the leaked Title IX rule proposal, saying it will only end up hurting survivors of campus sexual assault.

Amid Rising STD Rates in the US, Cost Barriers Stymie Testing and Screening

Auditi Guha

Health-care clinics may not be able to provide comprehensive care and reduced costs should the Trump administration implement proposed changes to Title X.

Mormon ‘Humorist’ Robert Kirby Is Butt of His Own Dirty Joke

Holly Welker

The problem, he writes, is that he “misjudged how she would take [his] sense of humor.” Really? Does he normally get a good response to asking women he’s just met to pretend they’re prostitutes?

In the Wake of Frightening New STD Stats, the Missing Condoms on ‘Insecure’ Are Even More Striking

Katie Mitchell

“Portraying positive images around safe sex can change behavior if viewers identify with the characters and model their own behavior on what they see," one expert told Rewire.News.