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Trigger Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of infant and child abuse.

The death toll from parents following Michael and Debi Pearl’s teachings continues to mount. Another child is has been “biblically chastened” to death via corporal punishment, and Michael Pearl is defending his teachings in the mainstream media while promoting his new book.

Up until the latter half of the twentieth century, arguments against abortion focused primarily on enforcing traditional gender roles for women, not on "saving babies." We need to reclaim the debate by focusing on women.

In just one dinner at a random restaurant having greasy food and a couple of beers we scratched the surface of the potential that exists.

Depending on your view, the answer to that question might seem really obvious or very tricky and hazy. However, it's a phrase and concept that's bandied about a lot, yet is rarely explained.  A group of Australian researchers finally defined it clearly and holistically.

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The new film Let's Talk About Sex was created with the intention of sparking public dialogue about and family communication on teen sex and sexuality issues. Here's my take on whether the film is giving the right message to the right audiences.

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Tennessee's proposed ban on discussing homosexuality is, of course, more about the “homo” than the “sexuality.”

Feeling awful about having contracted a sexually transmitted infection? Here's the nitty-gritty on the stigmatization of STIs and people with them and how to deal.

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What does it mean to be good at sex? Or, better still, what things tend to make it most likely for people to have sexual lives, experiences and relationships they really enjoy?

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Whatever it turns out your sexuality and relationships are like, whatever it turns out you want from them, they're about much, much more than your abuse.

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