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Sexual Health + Identity
Beyoncé Is Not Here for Toxic Masculinity or Gender Stereotypes
She's trying to keep her son sensitive and her daughters powerful.
Sexual Health + Identity
Another Employee of an Immigration Detention Center Was Accused of Sexual Abuse
This is the third known accusation of abuse at an Arizona detention center.
Mental Health
Young People Are Reportedly Seeking Plastic Surgery to Look More Like They Do in Snapchat Filters
You don't have to look like a poreless puppy to be beautiful.
Relationships
This Boy Found Out His Sister Has a Different Father — And Had the Cutest Reaction
"I love you."
Health
A Man Reportedly Had His Hands and Legs Amputated Because of an Infection Caused By a Dog Lick
The bacteria that caused it is actually pretty common in dogs and cats.
Sexual Health + Identity
Tiffany Haddish Said She Was Raped By a Police Cadet As a Teen
“That whole experience put me in such a messed-up place for a long time,."
Mental Health
Dealing With Insecurities Might Get Easier as You Age
One survey showed it does get better.
Sexual Health + Identity
A Gay Couple Was Forced Off an Alaska Airlines Flight After They Wouldn't Move Seats for a Straight Couple
The airline has since apologized, calling it a "seating error."
Health
The "In My Feelings" Challenge Is Landing People in the Hospital and Could Get You Arrested
Please do not jump out of a moving car, not even for Drake.
Health
Too Many Takis and Hot Cheetos May Have Contributed to This Teen Needing Gallbladder Surgery
Spicy snack lovers beware
Health
Some Spiders Are Getting Bigger — And That Could Be a Good Thing
What's bad for arachnophobes may be good for the planet.
Sexual Health + Identity
How to Feel Totally Comfortable Swimming on Your Period
Shed your shame and your uterine lining.
Sexual Health + Identity
This Sports Team Almost Couldn't Compete in a Championship Because of North Carolina's Anti-Transgender Law
New York City’s own travel ban almost stopped them.
Mental Health
Not Being Able to Afford Tampons Could Hurt Your Mental Health
A new study shows just how damaging period poverty can be.
Health
A Teen Died From an Allergic Reaction After Eating a Cookie She Didn't Know Contained Peanut Butter
Now her mom is spreading her story to raise awareness.
Sexual Health + Identity
Scientists Are Blasting Sperm Into Space For a Very Good Reason
You might say they're astronuts.
Sexual Health + Identity
404 Bills Have Been Introduced to Protect Your Reproductive Freedom This Year
A whopping 44 states are trying to save access to birth control, sex ed, and more.
Health
An Intestinal Parasite Could Be Linked to McDonald's Salads
The parasite has infected more than 100.
Sexual Health + Identity
Cynthia Nixon Told the Story of Her Mother's Illegal Abortion to Show Why We Need Reproductive Rights
"This is why we must fight.”
Sexual Health + Identity
Trump Could Reportedly Detain More Immigrant Children at the Expense of HIV/AIDS Care
Documents obtained by Slate reportedly show the Trump administration may use funding for HIV/AIDS care to pay for detaining undocumented children.
Mental Health
An Eating Disorder Survivor Called Out a Times Square Ad for Appetite Suppressant Lollipops
“Hey Twitter, Let’s use our power for good."
Sexual Health + Identity
Teddy Geiger Didn't Really Know Transgender People Existed Until Her 20s
Representation matters.
Sexual Health + Identity
The U.K. Could Finally Ban Conversion Therapy
The U.K. is taking steps to make life better for LGBTQ people.