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Taking Care of All of Us: Young Parents and the Culture of Shame

Dec 11, 2014 / Samaria Johnson / Our Folks
I was ecstatic to see advertisements for the newest IUD on the market, Skyla, in the monthly women’s magazines I subscribe to. I was less … Read More

Rare, Not Mythological: How Rape Culture Hurts Men

Dec 04, 2014 / Samaria Johnson / Our Folks
Trigger warning for discussion of rape/sexual violence and rape culture. There are four truths about rape that seem to escape or get ignored by the … Read More

Black Lives Matter

Nov 20, 2014 / Samaria Johnson / Our Folks
Last February I attended Take Root, a reproductive conference that serves activists and allies from red states, over the course of three days on the … Read More

It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over... And It's Nowhere Near Over

Nov 06, 2014 / Samaria Johnson / Our Folks
Like something straight out of a cliché, Wednesday dawned gray and overcast and it stayed that way for the entire day. The midterm elections were … Read More

Moving Forward with the Sex Positivity Movement

Oct 30, 2014 / Samaria Johnson / Our Folks
The sex positivity movement that has emerged in the last few years has made amazing efforts in challenging sexist and misogynist attitudes about women’s sexual … Read More

The Sad State of Bisexuality on Television

Oct 16, 2014 / Samaria Johnson / Our Folks
[Warning: Spoilers about How to Get Away With Murder are ahead] My heart sank as I watched last week’s episode of How to Get Away … Read More

Still Here, Still Queer

Oct 09, 2014 / Samaria Johnson / Our Folks
The past week has brought us great news for marriage equality in the form of the Supreme Court rejecting appeals against marriage equality from five … Read More

The Kids Will Be All Right

Oct 02, 2014 / Samaria Johnson / Our Folks
Earlier this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) approved for the first time the use of long-acting contraceptive methods (LARCs) as the first recommended … Read More

College students need sex ed, too

Sep 18, 2014 / Samaria Johnson / Our Folks
I would guess that most students who arrive on a college campus as freshman did not receive comprehensive sex education in middle or high school. … Read More

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