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If You Want More Racism From Government, Go Vote For Romney

August 24, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Derrick Clifton Don’t give Mitt Romney any credit for recently speaking to the NAACP as a GOP presidential nominee. He merits none. After all, the organization has a longtime […]

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Equality, Health, Politics, Social Justice
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Vagina: Not All That Shocking After All

August 21, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Khai Devon I’m going to talk about my vagina, in this piece. Be forewarned. I will probably mention the word vagina at least, say, twenty more times (you’re more […]

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Health, Society, War on Women, Women
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HIPS After Dark, or: Be Nice to Sex Workers

August 21, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Jonathan Doucette “That’s so great you want condoms to keep yourself and your partners safe!” my new boss Catherine yelled out the passenger side window of the HIPS outreach […]

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Activism, Awareness, Health, Non-Profits, Sex Workers
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Like A Virgin: My Year of Celibacy

August 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Lindsey Dietzler   About a year ago, I decided I wasn’t going to invest any more energy into having sex. It had been a pretty big year of life […]

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Dating, Family, Friends, Health, LGBT, Life, Memoir, Personal, Queers, Relationships, Romance, Sex, Trans
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T and Conversation: Body Language

August 17, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Professor Xx Dear Professor Xx, A nagging question surfaced when I was reading your last column. I’m a cis girl who’s had intimate relationships with trans guys, but I […]

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Advice, Body Positivity, Gender, Genderqueer, Health, LGBT, Life, T and Conversation, Trans
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Give ‘Em Hope: 12 Ways to Survive a Breakdown

August 13, 2012by inourwordsblog 1 Comment

by: Ian Rogers This summer I had the unfortunate experience of coming to terms with a breakdown. The warning signs were many. Close friends advised me to seek help, although […]

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Advice, Health, Life
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HHS Clarifies That The Affordable Care Act Prohibits Discrimination Based On Gender Identity

August 9, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: The Qu Have you ever been discriminated against in our health care system? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently confirmed that the Affordable Care Act’s […]

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Activism, Gender, Health, News, Queers
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When Did We Become So Ugly?: How P90X Reflects Our Culture of Body Shaming

August 6, 2012by inourwordsblog 10 Comments

by: Jonah M. Lefholtz America is obsessed with its body image. Capitalism sells it, and it sells it hard. Images of our bodies are airbrushed, eating disorders encouraged, fat is […]

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Body Positivity, Health, LGBT, Life
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Super-Gonorrhea Is Here

August 3, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Clarisse Thorn Note: This piece was originally featured on Role/Reboot and republished with permission. You can find the original here. No one is immune to sexually transmitted infections, and […]

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Awareness, Health, Life, News, Sex, STIs
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A Special Interest: On Defunding Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault Prevention In South Carolina

August 2, 2012by inourwordsblog Leave a comment

by: Kathryn Carlisle Gov. Nikki Haley stuck her foot in her mouth again last week, posting on her Twitter and Facebook pages referring to domestic violence prevention coalition and “special […]

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Health, Lady Business, Politics, Rape Culture, Sex, War on Women, Women

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