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Miss Piggy, Socialism & White Boys: A Story of Racialized Love & Striving for Authenticity

Miss Piggy, Socialism & White Boys: A Story of Racialized Love & Striving for Authenticity

Navigating politics, identity and vaginas.

Abstinence-Only a Failure, Latest Research Shows

Abstinence-Only a Failure, Latest Research Shows

San Francisco, September 16, 2008—As pregnant teens take the national stage and the merits of sexual education are suddenly being debated by pundits across the country, the latest research findings from the National Sexuality Resource Center’s Sexuality Research and Social Policy journal leave no room for doubt: abstinence-only education

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Lecture 2007: Janice Irvine

CREGS hosted Janice Irvine for its John H. Gagnon Distinguished Lecture in September 2007. Dr. Irvine's talk: "Shame comes out of the closet."

McCain v. Obama

McCain v. Obama

Where do the candidates stand, sexually speaking?

California's Marriage Equality

California's Marriage Equality

Click here to see Gil Herdt talking about 'Gay Marriage Acceptance' with ABC7 News!  

Experts Urge Congress to Reject Abstinence-Only

Experts Urge Congress to Reject Abstinence-Only

In November 2007, sexuality and health researchers urged Congress to reconsider continuing federal investments in abstinence-only funding. In a letter they sent to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday, November 21, 2007, they pointed out that scientific evidence has shown multiple deficiencies in federally-supported

The Key to Enlightenment

The Key to Enlightenment

At six-foot-five, two hundred and twenty odd pounds, ex-marine Jeff Key could easily palm my face like a basketball but shakes my hand instead. He is dressed in rumpled jeans and a purposefully disheveled T-shirt, and I notice he’s handsome. He seems to take pity on my five foot two (read: one) frame and suggests we sit down as we begin our

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman

When I went to college in the 1980s, I hadn’t yet figured out where I stood on the issue of abortion. I’d led a sheltered life as a high school student and didn’t know of any friends who had terminated a pregnancy. The issue was very abstract for me.

The Politics of Marriage

The Politics of Marriage

Those familiar with the U.S. political climate over the past few years have witnessed repeated appeals to same-sex marriage as a touchstone political issue. Politicians across the political spectrum have mobilized the “gay marriage” debate to rally conservative and liberal voters alike and bring them to the polls. When compared with policies

Hear the Experts

Hear the Experts

The Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Abortion Ban, an extremely controversial piece of legislation that an anti-choice controlled Congress passed in 2003. Know what steps you can take if you disagree with the decision.