10 Interesting Facts About Sperm Can you name another cell that’s been played in a movie by Woody Allen? Liz Langley, Alternet Sperm may be sort of funny looking — like tadpoles in a panic – but it’s a lot more complex and interesting than one might imagine. No other cell … Continue reading
For many legislators, zygotes and corporations are persons. What about women? Robert Reich wrote that though conservatives are rolling back laws protecting women’s rights, they are not eager to offer any help to children already born. The sequestration cuts many are willing to embrace will slash important social programs such … Continue reading
What’s The Matter with Kansas (and North Dakota)? What happens to legislators’ thought process when they won’t even consider exceptions for rape victims in their legislating of women’s bodies? A report described ND’s new “personhood” legislation: “Today the North Dakota state legislature passed a measure that would amend the state Constitution … Continue reading
Stupidest Budget Cuts Ever – or, Why Cutting Contraception Is Not Conservative By Valerie Tarico, Truthout March 23, 2013 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. A stitch in time saves nine. One dollar spent on contraception saves three on pregnancy and newborn care, and that is just the … Continue reading
You May Not Know This About the Penis AlterNet / By Liz Langley “Isn’t it awfully good to have a penis,” Eric Idle mused in the greatest 35-second song ever written and I believe he’s telling the truth: having a stiffy is probably spiffy. Erections are such hopeful things, like carrying a … Continue reading
Lawmakers Introduce Sweeping Sex Ed Bill To Mandate LGBT Inclusive, Gender Balanced Health Classes By Tara Culp-Ressler Feb 15, 2013 Just this week, the CDC released new data pointing to the United States’ “ongoing, severe epidemic” of sexually transmitted infections, which incur the country an estimate $16 billion each year in … Continue reading
Sex in the Wild (a First-Hand Account) What I learned about love from a hermaphrodite, a cannibal, and a dizzyingly diverse array of sea creatures. By Eva Hayward, Jan 30, 2013 from Yes! Magazine “Naked lungs,” nudibranchs: Undulant sea slugs, frilled and harlequin. They are hermaphrodites and cannibals. Male or female, mate … Continue reading
On February 14, 2013 Eve Ensler is encouraging everyone to rise in support of all women of the world and dance. Sperm will be dancing. See alternet’s page for this event. The site One Billion Rising answers the two main questions: Q. Why dance? A. When One Billion bodies rise … Continue reading
10 Interesting Facts About Your Brain on Sex It might not look like the sexiest body part, but it really is. By Liz Langley Alternet, January 15, 2013 Remember the Seinfeld episode where Jerry’s penis has an argument with his brain and loses? It’s a classic: we’ve all been torn … Continue reading
The world was horrified by the brutal rape of a 23-year old student in India. After many days in two different hospitals, she died in Singapore where she was taken for treatment. But rape is too common in many parts of India, according to human rights organizations. There were daily … Continue reading