Feminists For Choice

Colorado Pershonhood Bill Fails to Qualify for Ballot – National Partnership for Women & Children
An Interview with Gloria Steinem – LA Times
Are Smaller Condoms for Teens the Answer? – AlterNet

“Hi Steph. My boyfriend says that anal sex is a good way to not get pregnant. Is he right? Can we use it as birth control?”
Good question! There are a lot of misconceptions about anal sex and you’re doing the right thing by asking questions and looking for accurate information.
Are you planning to use some [...]

Love the Glove: 10 Great Reasons to Use a Condom – RH Reality Check
Are You “Pro-Abortion?” – Abortioneers
New York Senate Votes Against Gay Marriage – CNN
Randall Terry is on a High Horse Again – Belleville News Democrat
The Real Threat to Marriage? – Broadsheet

This week’s safer sex question:
I’m 17 and very worried that I may be pregnant. I’ve been taking Loestrin 24fe for about 3 months now, and I have a steady boyfriend. I’ve never fully had unprotected sex, but sometimes we use a form of the withdrawal method (but only for about a minute or so). Otherwise, [...]

Confused About Which Condom is the Best? – RH Reality Check
Out Candidate Wins Salt Lake City Council Seat! – Gaypolitics.com
What if Jesus Was a Transwoman? – Womanist Musings
Raping Me Softly – The Abortioneers
Dear Justice Sotomayor: What I Want to Know – Words of Choice

A reader asks:
It’s a little overwhelming when I go to the store and see all the choices of lube. Which one is the best to use?
Dear reader,
This is one of those really difficult questions to answer because there is so much that goes in to picking the right lube, and most of them are issues [...]

My boyfriend doesn’t like to use condoms, because he says it decreases his sensation. He and I had unprotected sex and I got an STD. I don’t want to break up with him, because except for the condoms issue, he’s great. What can I do?
Dear Reader,
The most important thing about having sex is that it [...]

A Taste of What’s to Come on ENDA – Right Wing Watch
Condom Commandments – The Frisky
Marriage Changes Us More Than We Change Marriage – Bilerico
Hemp Advocates Want Their Own Beer Summit – Roll Call
Parental Consent Laws Hurt Women – Chicago Sun Times

There was a great post on Newsweek’s blog last week debunking 6 common birth control myths. According to the post, withdrawal is quickly becoming the birth control method de jure. Could be that folks aren’t getting the safe sex information they need, you know. Could be that the religious right has waged [...]

Well ain’t that something? A new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health shows that teen pregnancy rates, which had been on a 14 year decline, have been steadily on the increase since 2006. The study attributes the rise to a decrease in contraceptive and condom usage. According to an article in [...]