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LGBT-Related Issues in New Appropriations Bill in Congress
OutGayLife.com —
Authority: 157
Yesterday, Congress released a consolidated appropriations bill, including the funding measures for the Department of Health and Human Services and the District of Columbia, that includes positive developments on HIV/AIDS and comprehensive sex education. The HHS funding provision includes an increase of $36 million ...1 day ago -
“Stepnfetchit” Reid, STILL Carrying Rushpubliscum Water
Reconstitution 2.0 —
Authority: 429
Anyone with a IQ higher than their shoe size knows what “abstinence-only” so-called education brought us.Teenage pregnancy, STD transmission, and abortion rates have all turned away from their Clinton-era downward trend and started climbing again. The hundreds of millions of wasted dollars spent on this bullshit ...3 days ago -
Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Foes Find New Allies: Teenaged Boys
Gerbil News Network —
Authority: 133
WASHINGTON. Health groups who appeared before Congress yesterday to testify against funding for abstinence-only sex education found themselves with new allies as they emerged into the sunlight on the steps of Capitol Hill–the American Association of Teenage Horndogs, a trade association whose members are composed ...6 days ago -
Inclusion Of Abstinence-Only Funding In Senate Health Reform Bill Surprises Advocates On Both Sides
Information on HPV —
Authority: 143
The inclusion of funding for abstinence-only sex education programs in the Senate health reform bill has “thrown advocates on both sides of the sex education debate for a loop,” CQ Weekly reports. In September, Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad (N.D.) and Blanche Lincoln (Ark.) joined a coalition of 10 Republicans — ...1 week ago -
US Global AIDS Policy: Emergency Course Correction Required
RHRealityCheck.org —
Authority: 704
This article is part of a series on global AIDS issues to be published by RH Reality Check throughout December. It is drawn from a report co-produced by HealthGAP, Africa Action, Treatment Action Group and Global AIDS Alliance. A full copy of the report including all tables, graphs and references cited can be ...1 week ago -
if i knew i was going to bare one of these
ravings of a semi-sane madwoman —
Authority: 490
twits, ID PRACTICE ABSTINENCE TOO unfortunately i dont think des whiteboyz is jokin BUT that doesnt make it any less funny cmon now, EVERYONE, gimme that side hug, that christian side hug. gimme that side hug, that christian side hug............ Best Abstinence Advice Ever By Mac McClelland If youre like ...1 week ago -
Time Asks: Is Glee Anti-Christian? [Glee]
Jezebel —
Authority: 810
Time Magazine s Nancy Gibbs recently heard a youth minister tell a group of high-school kids that he thought Glee was "anti-Christian." It may well be, but not for the reason that youth minister thinks. This was the youth ministers main example: "He observed that the only self-identified Christian is the shiny ...1 week ago -
Side Hugs and Gangsta Rap
(((Billy))) The Atheist —
Authority: 415
The radical Christian right (the folks who assassinate doctors, teach children lies about their bodies, try to force their special version of unreality into American public school classrooms and, basically, are trying to create an American Christian version of Iran) have a thing about sex. Specifically, they are ...2 weeks ago -
Abstinence-only rap: "Gimme the Christian side hug"
Feministing —
Authority: 717
Christian Side Hug from The Fathers House on Vimeo . A very rough estimate of the first few lines of the rap (not easy to transcribe/understand with all those sirens and shotguns in the background): Gimme that christian side hug, that Christian Side hug. Gimme that Christian Side hug, that Christian side hug. Im ...2 weeks ago -
Do you think they know what “rough rider” means?
Feministe —
Authority: 677
This is amazing . Gimme dat Christian side hug (because Jesus never front-hugged): Christian Side Hug from The Fathers House on Vimeo . The Christian side hug, for the unaware, is the Christian version of the standard “full frontal hug,” which is a sinful abonimation and should be avoided until ...2 weeks ago -
Marriage Promotion Trumps Effective Prevention Strategies In Abstinence-Only Programs
RHRealityCheck.org —
Authority: 704
Abstinence-only-until-marriageprogram have always been more about marriage than they are about sex. Though they are often billed asreplacements for comprehensive sexuality education or as teen pregnancy or STDprevention programs, in truth, they are more focused on promoting marriage thanpreventing anything. ...2 weeks ago -
New Moon: Or, when puberty attacks...
Militant Ginger —
Authority: 122
Oh, God. Occasional Professor Tom was right. Any full-grown man who makes the decision to watch Twilight sequel New Moon should know this beforehand: You are legally required to surrender your testicles as a result. For a start, I was the only man in the audience (and Mummy Militant and I were the only people ...2 weeks ago -
Odds and ends for 11/20
Blog on the Run: Reloaded —
Authority: 137
Huge win for the good guys, by which I mean taxpayers: House Finance Committee overwhelmingly and with true bipartisan support votes to audit the Fed . Barney Frank, previously a supporter, voted against. He’s going to need a damn good explanation. Welcome to the 21st century, beehortches: Muslims want an ...2 weeks ago -
QUICK Hits
The Quick and the Ed —
Authority: 585
College costs keep rising. Navigating these rough waters, should states choose Scylla (raising taxes) or Charybidis (raising tuition)? (Center for College Affordability and Productivity) Even ESPN calls poker a “sport.” But as more students develop a gambling addiction, should colleges come to the table ...2 weeks ago -
Denialogues OK New Dollars for Sexual Ignorance
Daily Kos —
Authority: 796
Progressives who were paying attention breathed a sigh of relief and gratitude when President Obama left abstinence-only funding out of the 2010 budget. Finally, we had a more reality-based approach to human sexuality reflected in government policy, or at least, not affront to it. Some people, therefore, hoped that ...3 weeks ago -
Sen. HCR Bill Restores Absinance Only Education Funding
Future Majority - - blogging progressive youth politics —
Authority: 513
Newsweek is reporting this morning that the Senates version of the Health Insurance Reform bill will feature a restoration of funding for abstinence education. "Their provision would restore a program called Title V, which, since the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, has allocated a yearly $50 million in grants to ...3 weeks ago -
Virginia News Stand: November 18, 2009
FamilyFoundationBlog.com —
Authority: 134
Annotations & Elucidations Who’s Controversial Now? Our top story’s headline is misleading and is an excellent example of media bias. The abstinence-only speaker invited to a Henrico County high school is not causing controversy. She was invited and people may or may not attend. No student or parent ...3 weeks ago -
Virginia News Stand: November 18, 2009
FamilyFoundationBlog.com —
Authority: 134
Annotations & Elucidations Who’s Controversial Now? Our top story’s headline is misleading and is an excellent example of media bias. The abstinence-only speaker invited to a Henrico County high school is not causing controversy. She was invited and people may or may not attend. No student or parent ...3 weeks ago -
School Projects and Protests
OutGayLife.com —
Authority: 157
This past weekend I took a vacation to Atlanta to visit childhood friends and relax with mindless and entertaining activities. While perusing BuzzFeed in the beautiful 70-degree November weather that makes all Chicagoans excited, my friends and I came across photos, videos and comments on " 35 Amazing Science Fair ...3 weeks ago -
Spreading The Love [No Shit]
Jezebel —
Authority: 810
Researchers report that STD rates in the U.S. are through the roof. "We have among the highest rates of STDs of any developed country in the world," said John Douglas from the CDC, who suggests abstinence-only is to blame. [ Reuters ]3 weeks ago
