On AlterNet: sexual health
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "sexual health"
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.
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.
Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check. January 28, 2009.
Hostility to women perceived as "sexually loose" cripples efforts to protect women's rights and health.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. December 20, 2007.
Why teenagers are so screwed up about sex and their bodies.
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.
