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Queer Rights Are Reproductive Right Because Queer Folks Have Reproductive Systems

Jun 14, 2013 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
While interviewing for an internship at an LGBT non-profit last summer, I was asked, “I can tell that you’re very active in your community but … Read More

What’s So Gay About RJ?

Jun 11, 2013 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
I have a photo of my grandmother on the bulletin board next to my desk. It’s a picture of her, taking a picture of Eleanor … Read More

Queer Representation in Sex Education

Jun 11, 2013 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
“We’re not supposed to do it until marriage, okay?” I repeated. “But what if we’re not allowed to get married? Like me. How long am … Read More

The Birds and the Bees - and Plan B

May 08, 2013 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
By Callie Otto, Choice USA intern  My 16 year-old brother got his first real girlfriend a few months ago. As the sex-obsessed one in the … Read More

Steubenville, Rape Culture, and Male Responsibility

Apr 25, 2013 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
This post is part of a series celebrating Choice USA’s Bro-Choice Week of Action. For more information, please visit our website and take the Bro-Choice pledge.  In the … Read More

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Apr 17, 2013 / Amanda / Our Folks
I’d like to spend my last few posts recognizing some of the greatest influences that inspires me to be an advocate for social justice. I’d … Read More

The South And Marriage Equality, Part III: The Intersecti​onal Blueprint Of A Movement

Apr 09, 2013 / Sarah / Our Folks
From abolition to the civil rights, the American South has been the battleground for many social justice movements. When a place’s past is an intricate … Read More

The Problem With Grey Rape

Mar 07, 2013 / Guest Blogger / Our Folks
Written by Danielle Paradis and cross-posted with permission from Fem2pt0. Recently, in an article for the Good Men Project , I referred to “grey rape” … Read More

Thoughts On Creating Change, Part II: Let's Map Our Desires!

Feb 21, 2013 / Sarah / Our Folks
In my previous post on The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s annual conference, I wrote about the ways large gatherings like Creating Change help … Read More

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