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Because I Am a Man, I feel My Sexuality is Dirty, and Worry I'll Hurt Someone With It

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by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

July 15, 2011 - 8:55am (Print)

Do you have to worry that simply by virtue of being a male person with a sexuality, you'll abuse someone?  No. Being a certain sex, having a certain gender or having a sexuality does not mean a person has any kind of innate predilection to abuse.

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Born to Breed: An Interview With Quiverfull Walkaway Vyckie Garrison

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by Vyckie Garrison, No Longer Qivering

June 27, 2011 - 9:18am (Print)

Sarah Jones conducts an interview with Vyckie Garrison about why she walked away from the biblical patriarchal Quiverfull movement and the impact she thinks the movement has on far-right politics. 

 

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Right-wing Focus on the Family's Chilling New Agenda on "Marriage Defense"

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reader diary by Vyckie Garrison, No Longer Qivering

May 25, 2011 - 6:27am (Print)

"Pro-family" group, Focus on the Family is shifting away from opposing same-sex marriage and instead focusing on making it more difficult to obtain a divorce. Does anyone else think this is scary? ...

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Virulent New Wave of Anti-Women, Anti-Abortion Attacks

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reader diary by Lina, World Can't Wait

February 7, 2011 - 12:17am (Print)

From the “guerrilla activists” trying to take down Planned Parenthood to the state and federal legislators (from both parties) further restricting women’s access to abortion, 2011 has seen more assaults on women’s most fundamental rights yet – even more even under the Bush years. There are 3 anti-abortion federal bills and more than 200 state level bills restricting access to abortion (and cutting funds for birth control, cancer screenings and other basic care for women into the attacks for good measure). Many of the state-level bills pose fundamental challenges to Roe v. Wade, paving the way for Supreme Court challenges down the line.  What we need is an outpouring of resistance to this assault on the humanity of women!

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The Fog Zone

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reader diary by The_National_Campaign, The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy

December 15, 2009 - 1:41pm (Print)

New research takes an in-depth look at the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of unmarried young men and women (ages 18-29) regarding pregnancy planning, contraception, and relationships.

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How can We Reach More Families Living with HIV in South Africa?

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reader diary by kgerstman, Population Council

September 8, 2009 - 5:38pm (Print)

I had heard that South Africans were warm and friendly, but imagine being hugged by 15 grannies!  In South Africa, strong interventions are needed to reach out to children who are not currently accessing HIV treatment services.   Since HIV is clustered in families, grannies who reach out to grannies may help children get the care they need. 

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World Congress of Families Gathers in “Bastion of Anti-family Policies”

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by SIECUS Opposition Researcher

August 10, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Right-wing groups, claiming that the “natural family” is under attack by a “terrible cloud of ideologies, “feminism” and “secular liberalism” meet in Amsterdam to plan their strategies.
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Exemptions from Military Service: Mothers in the Military and Fathers at Home?

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by Katherine Franke, Columbia Law School

March 19, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)

Should the Army have exempted a mother from active-duty service because she has two young children, when her husband could have cared for them?
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Celebrating Courageous Acts of Motherhood

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by Grayson Dempsey, Backline

May 9, 2008 - 9:51am (Print)

This Mother's Day, move beyond brunch to acknowledge the courageous acts of all mothers, and wake up Monday morning ready to work toward a world in which pregnancy, parenting, abortion and adoption choices are all honored fully and equally.
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