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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.

[photo: a young man gets blood taken in a Planned Parenthood in Florida.]

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?

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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.

State Department Changes Passport Website Language for Transgender People (Updated)

Katelyn Burns

"Transgender people can and absolutely should continue to update and renew their passports," said Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality.

[PHOTO: Common school supplies such as pencils and rulers on a desk with a flier telling students about free condoms available from a school nurse.]

CHOICE/LESS 404: Sally vs. Sex Education

Jenn Stanley

Season 4 of CHOICE/LESS is all about teens, sex, abortion, and the law. So far this series has posed the question, if adults and children have a hard time talking about even the most basic sex stuff, then why do 38 states force minors to tell their parents if their seeking an abortion? This episode explores what role schools should play in educating young people about sex.

‘It’s a Gay Problem,’ and Other Myths From the Catholic Church’s Sexual Abuse Crisis

Joelle Casteix

The cover-up has nothing to do with politics. It’s about saving face, protecting priestly friends, and saving the Church from scandal.

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Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections May Not Be a Priority for Older Adults—But It Should Be

Olivia Miltner

People 45 and over are experiencing some of the highest increases in rates of sexually transmitted illness of any age bracket in the United States.

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