On AlterNet: sexual health

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "sexual health"

Eight Ways Men and Boys Are Helping to End Gender-Based Violence

Mandy Van Deven, AlterNet. June 15, 2011.

Men and boys are already involved in and leading efforts to end gender-based violence, and more are joining the ranks of gender justice activism every day.

Recent Yale Male Behavior So Sexist the Federal Government Has to Intervene

Sarah Seltzer, AlterNet. April 15, 2011.

The investigation of Yale shows the government may actually be taking sexual assault on campus seriously.

40 Books About Sexuality That You Have to Read

Anna Clark, AlterNet. September 28, 2009.

From orgasms to organs, from contraceptives to court decisions, look to the reading list below for the can't-miss books and articles about sex.

Rhode Island City Censors Opening Fete for Sexual Health Center

Rebecca Chalker, AlterNet. September 22, 2009.

Thinking the event would result in a bacchalanian orgy, the mayor of Pawtucket, R.I., threatened to arrest Megan Andelloux, the organization's director.

Anti-Sex League Favors "Purity" Over Women's Health

Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. January 28, 2009.

Hostility to women perceived as "sexually loose" cripples efforts to protect women's rights and health.

Study: U.S. Media Keep People Uneducated About Health Issues

Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check. December 17, 2008.

Less than 4 percent of news is health-related. And shoddy reporting on sexual health may be doing more harm than good.

10 Things To Do Before You Have Sex

Karen Rayne, RH Reality Check. December 4, 2008.

Part of a happy, healthy sexual encounter is taking care of your emotional needs and physical health.

Making Connections Between Feminism and Prison Abolitionism

Samhita Mukhopadhyay, The Nation. March 29, 2008.

The high STI rates among incarcerated people illustrate how social justice movements overlap. Now it's time for activists to talk to each other.

When Abstinence Advocates Attack

Kay Steiger, Campus Progress. March 3, 2008.

Last week, abstinence-only advocates invaded a hearing on Capitol Hill about sexual health education. Here's what happened.

Virgin or Slut: Pick One

Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. December 20, 2007.

Why teenagers are so screwed up about sex and their bodies.

AIDS Among U.S. Women Is on the Rise

Jeff Fleischer, Women's eNews. June 26, 2007.

Reported diagnoses of HIV-AIDS rose 17 percent among U.S. women from 2001 to 2005, and the virus is the the leading cause of death for African American women aged 25 to 34. Here's why and what we can do about it.