A NEW TECH STARTUP wants to give people with vaginas a never-before-seen level of insight into their reproductive health. NextGen Jane’s “smart tampon” collects and analyzes…
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NORTH CAROLINA used to be known for its beach towns and… well, honestly, just its beach towns. Now, it’s also known as a state that’s officially hostile…
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“I DON’T WANT to lean in, okay? I want to lie down.” – Ali Wong I’m obsessed with stand-up comedy, but it’s kind of a…
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LET’S BE HONEST: by the time that most students end up in sex education classes, they’ve already heard it all (if not seen it with…
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A SLEW OF RECENT BILLS have proposed making it illegal for people to use bathrooms that don’t align with the gender they were assigned at…
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TRULY ADOPTING AND STICKING WITH a vegetarian diet is no easy feat. For many people, the lifestyle change is worth it for health reasons —…
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THE INCREASED VISIBILITY of different body types in the advertising world has really been picking up over the past few years. The “plus-sized,” less-abled, and…
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YOU WOULD THINK that all the technology and safe-sex educational material we have today would mean a decline in the transfer of STDs and STIs.…
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IN FEBRUARY, the city of Charlotte, North Carolina passed an ordinance that protected trans peoples’ rights to use public bathrooms that correspond with their gender…
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WHEN YOU DECIDE to start trying for a pregnancy, you’re quick to realize that it comes with a whole list of lifestyle changes, which of…
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LONG GONE are the days when St. Patrick’s Day brought to mind shamrocks, leprechauns, and pots of gold. Originally intended to honor the patron saint…
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REJOICE and give thanks to whichever gods ye may believe in, all my booze hounds and coffee fiends! A cup of coffee each morning may…
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