Sexual Health - Page 19

EDUCATION August 16, 2022

California school district sex education curriculum includes 'Genderbread Identity' man: 'It's horrifying'

Newport-Mesa Unified School District in California's sexual education curriculum, which includes a 'Genderbread Identity' man, comes under scrutiny by moms.

Abortion August 13, 2022

Idaho Supreme Court: Abortion bans will be allowed to take effect amid challenges

As Planned Parenthood and other groups continue to fight legal battles over state abortion laws, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled that strict bans could take effect.

US August 12, 2022

Florida bans Medicaid use on gender-affirming treatments

Florida is joining several other states in finalizing rules that prevent health care providers from billing Medicaid for gender-affirming medical treatments.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE August 5, 2022

Have monkeypox? CDC advises no sex, but says masturbation 6 feet apart or virtual sex reduce risk

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a variety of sexual activities that they claim will help prevent a spike in infections, including mutual masturbation.

Media July 12, 2022

Sen. Hawley debating Berkeley law professor over pregnant men blows up Twitter

A debate between Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and a liberal law professor over whether men could get pregnant caused both right and left to celebrate on Twitter.

Washington July 5, 2022

Washington state school board director to teach sexual 'pleasure' class to 9-year-olds at sex shop

The school board director for the Bellingham School District in Washington state is hosting sexual education classes at her sex shop WinkWink for kids as young as 9 years old.

Vaccine June 28, 2022

White House says 1.6 million monkeypox vaccines will be available by the end of the year

The Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday that 1.6 million doses of the monkeypox vaccine will be available to states by the end of this year.

New York City June 27, 2022

New York City, DC run out of monkeypox vaccines

New York City and Washington, D.C., both ran out of appointments for monkeypox vaccines soon after making them available to residents, health officials said.

Media June 23, 2022

Washington Post columnist defends drag story hour for kids, 'nothing inherently sexual'

A Washington Post style columnist defended drag queen story hours for children, saying that conservatives were the ones "sexualizing" drag queens.

Media June 21, 2022

NBC News drag queen columnist says 'drag queen story hour' echoes 'most effective learning practices' for kids

An NBC News opinion piece from drag queen 'Lil Miss Hot Mess' defended drag queen story hour as an effective educational tool for children and slammed critics.

Media June 16, 2022

MSNBC’s Chris Hayes appalled by ‘disgusting’ ‘violent' push to keep kids out of drag shows

MSNBC host Chris Hayes was outraged by Republican efforts to ban children from attending drag shows, saying such actions were "disgusting" and "violent."