abstinence
Santorum: Marriage Only Exists for the Purpose of "Continuing Society"
This is an interview with Rick Santorum last April (2011), before his presidential campaigning began. Here, during an interview on gay rights, his socially conservative views on issues like gay marriage, DADT, DOMA, abortion and contraception all come together at one single core belief: that the institution of marriage exists for the purpose of reproduction alone.
Did Abstinence-Only Ideology Create a Bully Generation?
January 5, 2012 - 9:28am (Print)
Abstinence-only programs, with their emphasis on purity, marriage, and heterosexuality, create hostile environments that perpetuate the growth of rule-enforcing bullies, one slut-shaming, homophobic class at a time.
Virgin Diaries: TLC's Latest Cringe-Worthy Program on Sex
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
December 5, 2011 - 1:35pm (Print)
In its latest entry into the circus freakshow form of reality television, TLC invites viewers to gawk at five not-so-young people who have never had sex.
What If No One Else Saves Sex For Marriage?
by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com
November 4, 2011 - 8:35am (Print)
For someone choosing to hold off on sex until marriage, what to do about the fact that most other people, including potential partners, will not have made the same choice? How much should your own sexual ethics and values hinge on those of others?
Tell Congress to Support Real Sex Education and Stop Funding Abstinence-Only Programs
In their version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education spending bill, House Republicans are attempting to cut funding to essential programs while supporting funding for ineffective abstinence-only programs.
Wasting tax money on ineffective programs, while at the same time cutting funding for programs that clearly have a positive effect on the health and well-being of young people and women, is not only fiscally irresponsible, it is reckless and negligent for elected officials to so brazenly ignore the needs of their constituents.
Bristol Palin's "Stolen Virginity:" What's the Real Message?
by Martha Kempner, RH Reality Check
June 28, 2011 - 3:44pm (Print)
In her new memoir, the country's most famous teen mom and abstinence ambassador claims that Levi Johnston "stole" her virginity but does not believe it was rape; a puzzling distinction.
STOKING FIRE: Hey Shorty! Combatting Sexual Harassment
by Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check
May 9, 2011 - 7:29am (Print)
People who are regularly subjected to harassment-–most, but not all of them female--report increased stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem.
Stacey Campfield's Tennessee Gag Order on Gays
by Kathleen Reeves, RH Reality Check
April 25, 2011 - 9:34pm (Print)
Tennessee's proposed ban on discussing homosexuality is, of course, more about the “homo” than the “sexuality.”
Roundup: Four Percent of U.S. Population Identifies as LGBT
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 7, 2011 - 10:06am (Print)
Four percent of population is LGBT; Ohio student cannot distribute abortion/breast cancer flyers in a classroom; the Candies Foundation defends payment to Bristol Palin; should sexual orientation be included in medical records?
Roundup: Bristol Makes a Quarter Million as Abstinence Spokesperson
by Beth Saunders, RH Reality Check
April 6, 2011 - 10:17am (Print)
The Candies Foundation pays Bristol $262k but grants only $35k for teen pregnancy prevention; the FBI releases 10-year old threats against Dr. Tiller; Delaware may enact parental consent; Illinois cannot force pharmacies to distribute emergency contraception.
