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Gavel Drop: Judge Orders Kentucky’s D and E Ban Remain Blocked

And same-sex marriage foes are taking a page from the anti-abortion playbook to restrict the rights of same-sex couples in the states.

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This Week in Sex: A Big Birth Control Fail for Drug Company Allergan

Martha Kempner

An oral contraceptive maker has a recall, scientists warn about a virus billed as HIV's less-aggressive cousin, and what smell sensitivity has to do with your sex life.

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Supreme Court Could Decide Next Fall if Your Boss Can Fire You for Being Gay

Jessica Mason Pieklo

A petition filed this week with the Court asks the justices to decide once and for all if Title VII covers claims of sexual orientation discrimination.

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Advocates Call for the Release of a Gay Nigerian Asylum Seeker

Tina Vasquez

"The broader context of his story illustrates the invisibility of Black LGBTQ immigrants in detention and in the anti-deportation movement, and there is erasure of the needs of Afro Latinx communities."

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State Lawmakers Could Make Obamacare Free for Most—If They Want

Dennis Carter

"It would be a tactical and moral mistake for Democrats to not use [Obamacare] to expand coverage as much as possible."

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Trump’s HHS Installs Fake Clinic Leader to Oversee Family Planning Funds

Ally Boguhn

Diane Foley once said it could be considered "sexually harassing" to demonstrate in a classroom how to use a condom on a banana.

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For the Fourth Time, a Federal Judge Has Ruled Against Trump’s Cuts to Teen Pregnancy Grants (Updated)

Jessica Mason Pieklo

The Trump administration loses yet another legal battle over its attempts to push abstinence-only-until-marriage programs.

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Gavel Drop: Oklahoma Judge Backs Religious Schools’ Suit Against Obamacare Birth Control Coverage

Imani Gandy & Jessica Mason Pieklo

And, in U.S. Supreme Court decisions past and future, a ruling last week may affect #MeToo claims, and why another upcoming labor case will test if conservatives can actually practice what they preach.

Can We Reclaim the Word ‘Cunt’? This Book Thinks So.

Eleanor J. Bader

I don't agree. First published in 1998, Inga Muscio's provocative book still makes an unconvincing case and also repeats troubling anti-choice rhetoric. But it has valuable insights about confronting sexual violence and learning trans inclusivity.

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Five Ways Adults Can Help Support LGBTQ Youth

Ellen Friedrichs

Although plenty of LGBTQ adults are feeling the same unease, things are simply different when you are a politically disenfranchised minor.

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