Urban Outfitters promotes unhealthy body image with "Eat Less" shirt
Urban Outfitters is promoting a lifestyle that is killing young men and women, when as a clothing store I argue that they have a duty to do everything they can to promote realistic, healthy body images.
View ArticleBreakthrough: the once-a-month male birth control pill
Crossposted on Amplify When the birth control pill came out in 1960, it was revolutionary because women could take charge and control their fertility. For the last 50 years, women have had numerous...
View ArticleThe Daily Show and Women: Making News Media Work In A Modern Era
Cross Posted on Amplify There has been a raging debate the past few days about women’s roles on The Daily Show, starting with a Jezebel post that accused The Daily Show and Jon Stewart of being sexist....
View ArticleWorld Population Week Blog-a-thon: Young people Make Up Half The World's...
Crossposted on Amplify Did you know…half of the world’s population-nearly 3 billion people-are under the age of 25? And Consider this: One out of every four people diagnosed with HIV is between ages 13...
View ArticleWhere Does Elena Kagan Stand On Gay Rights, Abortion
Crossposted on Amplify Elena Kagan, Obama’s second appointee to the Supreme Court, was confirmed by the Senate Judiciary committee last week. Kagan is the second woman Obama has appointed, and she will...
View ArticleWriter Anne Rice Leaves Catholicism In Protest Of Catholic Churches’...
Crossposted on Amplify I am a person who grew up with the saying that all that is needed for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing"...
View ArticleGallup morality poll reveals our messed-up attitudes about sexuality
Crossposted on Amplify A recent Gallup Pollasked Americans about the morality of 16 different behaviors and social policies. The poll asked about things like cheating, suicide, gay marriage, cloning,...
View ArticleStudy Shows: Teen Sex Does Not Mean Worse School Performance
Crossposted on Amplify A provocative new study presented by the American Sociological Association finds that not all teenage sexual activity leads to worse performance in school. “It's not so much...
View ArticleComprehensive Sex Education Coming To North Carolina, but Not Without Challenges
Crossposted on Amplify September brings about the start of the 2010/2011 school year, and in North Carolina sexual health advocates are celebrating. The Healthy Youth Act (HB 88) goes into effect this...
View ArticleWhy We Must End DADT Now
Crossposted on Amplify 9:59 p.m EST: A federal judge in Southern California on Thursday declared the U.S. military's ban on openly gay service members unconstitutional because it violates the First...
View ArticleOutstanding Advances In Maternal Health Solutions In Rwanda
Crossposted on Amplify Maternal mortality is one of the most heartbreaking and devastating challenges women and families face in the developing world. The leading cause of death for young women ages...
View ArticleThink Young People Can’t Step Up And Solve Societies Problems? Think...
Cross-posted on Amplify I am a 17-year-old high school student who has worked to improve adolescent sexual reproductive health and rights for a several years. I work with other amazing young people...
View ArticleHow Mr. Condom Made Thailand A Better Place
Crossposted on Amplify In Thailand, condoms are sold on rafts in small villages, in mini-bars, and passed out by policemen, as well as blessed by priests. Yes, thats right. Thailand's "Mr. Condom,"...
View ArticleHow Open About Sex and Sexuality Should Society Be?
Crossposted on Amplify Much of our poor public sexual health outcomes in America can be traced back to a societal view that sex is dirty, wrong, and immoral. Since sex has such a negative connotation...
View ArticleYouth Perspective from the Rally To Restore Sanity
Crossposted on Amplify Upwards of 250,000 people swarmed to Washington, DC on Saturday to promote sanity and rational debate in the American media and American politics. After an election season...
View ArticleCommunity Discussion on Sexual Health at my High School
Cross posted on Amplify Last Tuesday, I showed the documentary "Let’s Talk About Sex" to a group of around 75 parents and students at my school in Durham, North Carolina. The film explores the...
View ArticleCatholic Church Takes a Step in the Right Direction: Condoms Sometimes OK
Crossposted on Amplify Since the 1960’s, the Catholic Churches official position has been that it is always intrinsically wrong to use contraception to because it prevents new human beings from coming...
View ArticlePope: Condom Use Even Ok For Women!
Crossposted on Amplify A few days ago I wrote about the Pope’s decision to condone condom use in certain situations. Today, news is out that condoms used to prevent HIV are even OK for heterosexual sex.
View ArticleThe Girl Who Cried Wolf? The Details of the Rape Accusations Against Julian...
Cross posted on Amplify Love him or hate him, Julian Assange is in prison not for leaking classified information, but for alleged rape. The details of his case are bizarre and vary widely between...
View ArticleSenator Hagen, I Worked To get you elected. And Today You Failed Our Nations...
Crossposted on Amplify The DREAM act failed today in the senate, a heartbreaking defeat to many who have worked hard for years on this legislation. This is also a set back for our whole country and...
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