Andrew Jenkins, RH Reality Check. January 8, 2012.
Young people know intimately the role that sex and sexuality play in our daily lives and we know the detrimental consequences that a sex-phobic culture has on our futures.
Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. August 22, 2011.
The belief that sex is "immoral" pushes Conservatives to support abstinence-only, sex-is-immoral education and policy, even though it is proven to be harmful.
The "red family system" preaches early marriage and traditional gender roles -- a model no longer suited to our post-industrial economy. No wonder "red families" are falling apart.
Bristol Palin is available for speaking events at youth, abstinence and anti-choice programs for $30,000 a pop. We can think of a few better uses for that money.
Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. February 9, 2010.
The religious right is rallying around a study that supposedly proves their legitimacy. In reality, the findings just demonstrate how important comprehensive sexual education is.
Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. December 29, 2009.
Bush and Cheney spent around $150 million on abstinence programs that failed miserably. So why do anti-sex advocates insist on throwing money down the hole?