by Elizabeth Kissling | Sep 6, 2014 | Internet
You’ve already done the ALS ice bucket challenge, now take the lemon challenge and help end endometriosis. There’s also the taco and/or beer challenge for reproductive rights: You just eat a taco, and/or drink a beer, and donate to an abortion fund....
by Heather Dillaway | Aug 20, 2014 | Health Care, Language
re-blogging re:Cycling In celebration of our fifth anniversary, we are republishing some of our favorite posts. This post by Heather Dillaway originally appeared October 28, 2010. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the words we use when we’re talking about...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Mar 15, 2014 | Internet
After 15 years of providing outstanding support and resources for young people, the sex/sexuality education site Scarleteen is in financial crisis. If you can donate, please do so. Rose George has followed up on her 2012 New York Times piece about menstrual taboo in...
by Heather Dillaway | Feb 27, 2014 | Birth Control, Communication, Health Care, Menstruation
One of my PhD students and I are attempting to start a new research project on women’s experiences of ovarian cysts. Because this is a new project for us, we have spent a lot of time researching the topic to see what others have to say about it. What we’ve found is...
by Elizabeth Kissling | Nov 9, 2013 | Internet
. If you’re in New York, or can be there November 17, don’t miss the premiere of Therese Shechter’s How to Lose Your Virginity, a fresh, funny, and long-overdue exploration of the myths and misogyny surrounding the “precious gift” of...