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Being Transgender at Ladies Night: A Teachable Moment
In my own city, a popular bar called The Bishop recently refused a patron participation in Ladies Night (free drinks) because the bouncer thought she was a he. She is Alex Borrego, and her ID says...
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“Fat Talk”– My Journey to Self-Acceptance
A recent NY Times article really hit home. It was about females engaging in self-deprecating comments with others and themselves about their body. How familiar is that?! Looking back on my own struggle...
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Human Sexuality is Complicated
I went to college with the intimidatingly brilliant, yet hilarious and personable Hank Green (and his equally charming wife, Katherine). Hank is wildly talented, but the skill that I most admire is his...
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Didn’t Learn That in Health Class!: STDs and Stigma
The way we talk about sexual health is incredibly important. If we want to reach a place in our society where people can easily gain access to reproductive health care, we need to learn to talk about...
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Sex and New Year’s: Resolutions for Health
It is hard to believe that 2013 has already come to a close! We’re two weeks into the new year and many of us are probably thinking about our New Year’s resolutions, or maybe more generally what...
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“But What Will They Think!?”: A Note About Overcoming Appointment Fears
In my time working at Planned Parenthood, I’ve noticed that a lot of people come into their appointments somewhat nervous. This is totally understandable! Some people are worried about the outcome of a...
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Fun Friday: Vulva Art (AKA Do Not Open at Work Art)
One of the cool side effects of being a sex educator is that your friends like to send you anything related to sex, vaginas, penises, STD’s, tampons, teen pregnancy, social media ‘fails’, etc., with...
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“So, You’re a Virgin!?”: Thinking about the “Morals” of Virginity
What do you think of when you picture a “virgin?” Do the pictures in your head change when you imagine the virgin as either a young man or a young woman? Often times, in mainstream culture, it seems as...
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Sex and Disability
We talk about sex a lot as a society. But we don’t talk about a lot of types of sex. The vast majority of the discussions follow a pretty predictable formula – take a young-ish, attractive guy and a...
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Managing your Health Care Experience: Being a Personal Advocate
One of the reasons people neglect to get the health care they need is fear. Whether it is fear of the doctor, fear of their symptoms, or fear of what could be wrong, anxiety or emotional disturbance...
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Check Your Judgments at the Door
We are still doing a lot of work eliminating stigma here in the reproductive health field, and I’ve been thinking a lot about how to get our supporters to examine their own judgments. As I’ve discussed...
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Fun Friday: Consent Explained the British Way
When it comes to sex, consent is pretty straightforward – everyone needs to be into what’s happening, and if you’re not sure about it, ask. But Allegra, you night wonder, what makes explaining consent...
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A Libido Pill for Women?
A company called Spout Pharmaceuticals is trying to receive FDA approval for a drug called Flibanserin. The company claims the pill can dramatically increase a women’s desire to have sex. In their...
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Fun Friday: A TED Talk Beyond the Gender Binary
As the conversation shifts from marriage equality to transgender equality, let us provide with you with a very simple talk that breaks down the differences between assigned sex, gender identity, gender...
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What to Say & How to Say It
Via Huffington Post We’ve talked about communication before on Feronia, and how it’s a key part of so many different things – consent, exploring new activities, embracing your own desire, not to...
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Sexual Fluidity
Gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, queer, pansexual, bi-curious: what does it all mean and does it even matter? Starting back when Alfred Kinsey and his colleagues developed the Kinsey scale in 1948,...
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Help, How Do I Talk to My Kids About Sex?
Parents are always nervous about having “the talk” and worried they won’t give their children the correct information, or give too little or too much. The most important thing you can do as a parent is...
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Never Too Old: Sex and Aging
What age should someone stop having sex? How old is too old? For many people, the answer is that they would like to have some sexual activity, whether it is with a partner or with themselves, for as...
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Who Has Better Sex: Males or Females?
via EddyElmer.com Even though there are many obvious differences in males and females, our sexual responses are very similar. For both, orgasms have the same variety of intensities and degrees of...
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