Lesbian
A Lesbian Couple Featured in a TV Commercial on National Air? Apparently!!
K-Y® Brand INTENSE® produced this TV ad, now airing on national American television, in which a lesbian couple is seeking (and uses K-Y jelly) to enhance their mutual sex life. Despite the lesbian feature, the commercial doesn't play into stereotypes or male fantasies -- very progressive, indeed!!
Can a Lesbian Have Sex With a Dyke?
by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com
May 20, 2011 - 8:09am (Print)
Or: How Good Consent & Communication is the Answer to (Almost) Everything for Everyone.
Health Equity? Still Waiting But On the Right Track
by Dana Cropper Williams, National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD)
April 25, 2011 - 9:13pm (Print)
As an African-American female who has worked in public health for 20 years I am a little exhausted of the slow progress that the United States has made concerning health equity for minority populations.
Afternoon Roundup: Teen Birth Rate At All Time Low; Natural Childbirth is Moronic
by Amie Newman
February 2, 2011 - 7:15pm (Print)
Teen birth rate in the U.S. continues to decline; former anti-abortion leader/Catholic excorcist accused of "inappropriate relations" with women; Florida "Choose Life" law may be re-written; new Lifetime show presents natural chidlbirth as moronic; and the battle over homosexuality all over Africa.
Lesbian Ugandan Threatened by Lawmaker
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
January 27, 2011 - 4:54pm (Print)
In the immediate aftermath of the murder of a prominent LGBT advocate in Uganda, Ugandan lesbian who is set to be deported from Britain fears for her life in returning to her country. She has reason: One virulently anti-gay Ugandan lawmaker has threatened her with "punishment" if she does not "repent."
Follow Jodi Jacobson on Twitter, @jljacobson
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Headed For Extinction?
by Amie Newman
November 30, 2010 - 8:26pm (Print)
The Pentagon released the results of a review of the military if Don't Ask, Don't Tell were to be repealed. The conclusion? It's time to say good-bye to discrimination based on sexual orientation in the military. Our soldiers can handle it - and so can military leadership.
Prop 8 Court Victory: A Reproductive Justice Win Too
by Jessica Arons, Center for American Progress and Center for American Progress Action Fund
August 5, 2010 - 6:30pm (Print)
The widely-celebrated court decision striking down Proposition 8 is important for many reasons, not least because it underscores that reproductive and sexual rights are integrally and intimately linked.
The Kids Are All Right: More Than Love Makes a Family
by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check
July 14, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Beneath the Blue-state, sexually open-minded veneer of The Kids Are All Right lies a rather solid traditional-values core, striking a blow for family integrity, regardless of exactly who’s in the family.
At "Breakthrough" Meeting, Holy See "Condemns Criminalization of Homosexual Conduct"
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
December 12, 2009 - 10:30am (Print)
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"The Final Solution"? Gay Ugandans Could Face Death Penalty Under New Law
by Amie Newman
October 22, 2009 - 6:00am (Print)
