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Sexual Health + Identity
Shrill Is Right: The Morning After Pill Could Be Less Effective If You're Over a Certain Weight
Honestly, it's complicated.
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
This Cheerleading Team's "Big Booty" Awards Show Why Girls So Often Accept Sexual Harassment
It starts as a form of self-protection, and ends as something else entirely.
By Leora Tanenbaum

Sexual Health + Identity
Sam Smith Says He Identifies as Gender Non-Binary
"When I saw the words 'non-binary'...I thought, f*ck, that is me."
By De Elizabeth

Sexual Health + Identity
Harassment at Abortion Clinics Might Be About to Get Worse
The domestic gag rule could be harmful in more ways than one.
By Lauren Rankin

Sexual Health + Identity
Alva Johnson, Who Accused Trump of Kissing Her Without Consent, Is Drawing a Line in the Sand
She came forward because she's sick of watching Trump normalize assault.
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
Terry Crews's Latest Comments Perpetuate the Same Toxic Masculinity He Opposes
You can play into the same ideals you oppose.
By Jenn M. Jackson
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These Girl Scouts Used Their Cookie Money to Put Tampons in Their School Bathroom
They lobbied their school and installed "hygiene lockers."
By Brittney McNamara

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Sexual Health + Identity
What it Means to Be a Woman
These 17 women are defining it for themselves.
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By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
R. Kelly's Tears Were Eerily Similar to Brett Kavanaugh's
They make it seem like it's the accused who are hurt the most.
By Brittney McNamara
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The Period Documentary That Won an Oscar Shows How Far We've Come — and How Far We Have to Go
Despite this win, the menstrual movement is still going.
By Nadya Okamoto

Sexual Health + Identity
These Are the Abortion Myths You Shouldn't Believe
#BustAbortionMyths set things straight.
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
Two Men Accused Michael Jackson of Ongoing Sexual Abuse in a New HBO Documentary
They describe years of alleged grooming and abuse in detail.
By Brittney McNamara
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Sexual Health + Identity
Do I Have My Period, Or Am I Just Ugly?
Experts say period-related body dysmorphia can totally happen.
By Meghan Nesmith

Sexual Health + Identity
A Trump Campaign Staffer Alleged the President Tried to Kiss Her Without Consent
“I can still see his lips coming straight for my face.”
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
If You've Ever Woken Up Covered in Your Menstrual Blood, This Instagram Is For You
"I didn’t post this to be controversial. I think it’s the most mundane thing in the world."
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
A Documentary About Periods Just Won an Oscar
"A period should end a sentence," she said, "not a girl’s education.”
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
Ellen Page Said Keeping Her Sexuality a Secret Was "Detrimental" to her Mental Health
"I remember being in my early 20s and really believing it was impossible for me to come out."
By Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

Relationships
What to Do When Your Best Friend Betrays You
Is "sorry" what you really want to hear?
By Brittney McNamara

Sexual Health + Identity
Meet Zachary Greenwald, The Boy Who Is Suing For the Right to Dance
Nobody can put him in the corner.
By Michael Pincus

Sexual Health + Identity
Trump's Plan to Decriminalize Homosexuality Around the World Is Not at All What it Seems
"Forgive us gays here at home if we aren’t buying it."
By MARY EMILY O'HARA