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How to Flirt: First Date Tips, How to Flirt on Tinder, and Everything in Between
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How to Flirt: First Date Tips, How to Flirt on Tinder, and Everything in Between

Confidence (and witty banter) is key.
What Does an Orgasm Feel Like? 17 Women Get Real About Orgasms
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What Does an Orgasm Feel Like? 17 Women Get Real About Orgasms

“Like tangling up a bunch of Christmas lights inside you and then blowing a fuse.”
Doctors and Patients Are Talking About Just How Painful an IUD Insertion Can Be
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Doctors and Patients Are Talking About Just How Painful an IUD Insertion Can Be

So where's the pain management?
What About the Kids? How Reversing Roe v. Wade Left Many Youth Behind
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What About the Kids? How Reversing Roe v. Wade Left Many Youth Behind

For youth in large parts of the country, abortions is totally inaccessible. For the rest, it's difficult to get at best.
Not All Sex Has to Be Penetrative
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Not All Sex Has to Be Penetrative

Find out more about non-penetrative sex, and why it deserves more credit.
This Facebook Group Is Offering Queer People a Stand In Family For the Holidays
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This Facebook Group Is Offering Queer People a Stand In Family For the Holidays

"People are learning that they can make new traditions with their new family members.” 
Here’s How States Plan to Limit Abortion — Even Where It Is Already Banned
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Here’s How States Plan to Limit Abortion — Even Where It Is Already Banned

From potential travel bans to emergency contraceptive access.
The FDA May Soon Allow More Gay and Bisexual Men to Donate Blood
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The FDA May Soon Allow More Gay and Bisexual Men to Donate Blood

The new rules will reportedly allow men in monogamous relationships to donate freely.
Ending Rape Culture Isn’t Enough. We Need Intimate Justice.
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Ending Rape Culture Isn’t Enough. We Need Intimate Justice.

“Intimate justice recognizes the gray zones that don’t fit into the black-and-white schema of rape culture.”
These People Described What It's Really Like to Take the Abortion Pill
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These People Described What It's Really Like to Take the Abortion Pill

Watch this video showing different people describe their experience taking the abortion pill.
What Does Heteronormative Mean? Plus, 8 Heteronormativity Examples to Know
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What Does Heteronormative Mean? Plus, 8 Heteronormativity Examples to Know

Consider this your master class in what’s wrong with heteronormativity.
Queer People Don't Owe Anyone an Explanation of Their Identity — Especially Straight People
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Queer People Don't Owe Anyone an Explanation of Their Identity — Especially Straight People

Who is coming out really for?
I'm Not Having Gender-Affirming Surgery to Pass, But to See My True Self
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I'm Not Having Gender-Affirming Surgery to Pass, But to See My True Self

“Facial Feminization Surgery is about how we’re perceived, but that includes, most importantly, how we perceive ourselves.”
How I Learned What It Really Means to Be Polyamorous
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How I Learned What It Really Means to Be Polyamorous

I first thought of nonmonogamy as a teen, but it was a long road to really understanding it.
Abortion Rights Win on Midterm Ballots Across the Country
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Abortion Rights Win on Midterm Ballots Across the Country

Abortion was on the ballot in several states.
Florida Boards Vote to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth
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Florida Boards Vote to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth

Puberty blockers, hormone therapy, and more are all banned in the state.
Bans Are Resulting In a Decrease In Abortions — But Online Abortion Pills May Be Filing the Gap
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Bans Are Resulting In a Decrease In Abortions — But Online Abortion Pills May Be Filing the Gap

Research showed a decrease in in-clinic abortions, but online orders for abortion pills have soared.
More Than ‘Don’t Say Gay’: Proposed National Bill is Latest Move in LGBTQ+ Rights Fight
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More Than ‘Don’t Say Gay’: Proposed National Bill is Latest Move in LGBTQ+ Rights Fight

“It goes dramatically farther beyond [Don't Say Gay]”
Paramore’s Hayley Williams Penned a Heartfelt Letter to Queer Kids
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Paramore’s Hayley Williams Penned a Heartfelt Letter to Queer Kids

The singer wrote that young women, LGBTQ+ people, and people of color are who “punk music actually represents.”
Want to Know More About the Clitoris? You're Probably Out of Luck
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Want to Know More About the Clitoris? You're Probably Out of Luck

The New York Times explored why there's so little information on the clitoris, and lack of interest in female pleasure may be partly to blame.