NSRC: National Sexuality Resource Center

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What is sex and what is gender and what do these two things have to do with sexual literacy in America? Science has established the enormous variation that exists when it comes to genders, anatomies, sexualities and reproductive capacities, but American society still tries to label people according to very stringent definitions of male or female—and the results are often harmful. Why do we place such importance on gender, on notions of masculinity and femininity? And is there room for something more? Sexually literate approaches to sex and gender focus attention on the entire spectrum of variation and diversity, revealing a complicated and rich picture.

Maneuvering Moral Panics: My experience at ASU’s Moral Panics of Sexuality Conference

Friday, October 7th, 2011: Moral Panics of Sexuality Conference at Arizona State University. This one day conference was packed full of presentations from various students, faculty, and independent researchers on a wide breadth of research dealing with emotional issues that challenge the predominant social order. The conference organization team was made up of various students and faculty from multiple

Girl Fag: A Fagette's Queer Odyssey

Bianca James' tales of faggettry, relationships and identity.

Harvey Fierstein's Sissy Duckling (and dragons and dresses)

Come to this free event featuring banned children's books

Can a Big Girl Get Some Love?

What is considered sexy and attractive is changing among young African American men and women alike.

Hairy Secrets & Bearded Ladies Part 1

What is it about women and hair that seems to incite and ingnite people's curiosity, disgust, affection or arousal?

California Health/Education Systems Failing Latina Youth

California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) is the leading California-based policy advocacy organization whose mission is to advance California Latinas' reproductive health and rights within a social

Anti-Homelessness and the Masking of Oppression

The city of San Francisco has once again taken upon itself to attempt to regulate its homeless population out of existence. Mayor Gavin Newsom has proposed two new laws against sitting and laying in public places, one for business corridors and another for residential areas.

Veil Ban Proposal Risks Alienating French Muslims

A French Parliamentary panel's proposal to ban some Muslim veils ignores women's agency and risks alienating French Muslims