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Looking Forward, Looking Back: Two Perspectives on Leadership, Culture, and the Sexual Health Movement

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by Debra Hauser, Advocates for Youth

and James Wagoner, Advocates for Youth

January 30, 2012 - 8:43am (Print)

In the years ahead, Advocates will continue to be a dynamic leader in promoting the rights of youth to information, education, and services. I am deeply committed to our current, innovative work expanding adolescent access to contraception domestically and internationally; fighting homophobia in schools and communities across the United States; and using our policy work on the Hill and with the administration to advance the goals of our state and local partners.

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STOKING FIRE: Ultra-Conservative Doctrine May Be the Reason for Unreported Sexual Crimes in the Military

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by Eleanor J. Bader, RH Reality Check

January 9, 2012 - 11:27pm (Print)

Part of the blame for the reluctance to report sexual crimes in the military rests with an unsympathetic military chaplaincy, one of the few places soldiers, sailors, reservists, national guardians, and marines can turn for counseling.

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Why Cervical Cancer is an LGBT Issue

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by VerĂłnica Bayetti Flores, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health

January 9, 2012 - 3:55pm (Print)

When talking about bringing the number of cervical cancer deaths to zero, it is crucial not to forget about LGBTQ people’s distinct experiences accessing health care.

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Stephen Colbert Remakes Rick Perry's Anti-Gay Campaign Ad

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Stephen Colbert's take on Rick Perry's anti-gay campaign ad – done with just a hint of fabulous Christmas spirit. 

December 23, 2011 - 2:03pm

Stephen Colbert's take on Rick Perry's anti-gay campaign ad – done with just a hint of fabulous Christmas spirit. 

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Perry Stigmatizes Gays, Using Ploy of Discrimination Against Christians

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In this campaign ad, Rick Perry says: "I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school." Is this still America? 

December 9, 2011 - 10:07am

In this campaign ad, Rick Perry says: "I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm a Christian, but you don't need to be in the pew every Sunday to know there's something wrong in this country when gays can serve openly in the military but our kids can't openly celebrate Christmas or pray in school." Is this still America? 

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First-Ever Legal Challenge to Jamaica’s Anti-Gay Laws

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by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check

October 26, 2011 - 12:33pm (Print)

AIDS-Free World has presented a first-ever legal challenge to Jamaica's anti-gay laws, by filing a petition at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of two gay men whose names are being withheld to protect their safety.

Follow Jodi Jacobson on Twitter, @jljacobson

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Get Real! I'm a Guy Interested in Receptive Anal Sex: Does That Mean I'm Gay?

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by Heather Corinna, Scarleteen.com

October 7, 2011 - 8:18am (Print)

Who is curious about, wants or enjoys receptive anal sex? People who are curious about, want or enjoy receptive anal sex. What does that alone tell us about someone's sexual orientation? Nothing.

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An Open Letter To My Mother

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by Stigma Shame and Sexuality Series, Gender Across Borders

September 21, 2011 - 1:38pm (Print)

So, Mom, the reason why we may feel this anxiety, this pressure prior to revealing ourselves, is due to the fact that we were born into a social culture that does not approve of the ways in which we are different.

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The Hegemony of ‘LGBT’

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by Stigma Shame and Sexuality Series, Gender Across Borders

September 19, 2011 - 1:47pm (Print)

The mainstream Western LGBT movement has become a commercialized monolith in the years since 1960s “gay liberation,” and its impact is in no way limited to the US and Europe.

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A Killed-Virus Vaccine for HIV/AIDS

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The surprising story of how, 30 years into the AIDS pandemic, one of history's most reliable methods for vaccine development has never been adequately tested for HIV. http://killhivnow.org
July 7, 2011 - 11:54am
The surprising story of how, 30 years into the AIDS pandemic, one of history's most reliable methods for vaccine development has never been adequately tested for HIV. http://killhivnow.org
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