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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THE DETOX CRAZE finally reached the Deep South this year, and I’m not talking about Louisiana. A company called Embrace Pangea now sells “herbal womb…
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A MOSQUITO-BORNE ILLNESS with the potential to cause major birth defects is changing arguments about a woman’s right to choose. The Zika virus is reshaping…
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BARBIE SALES have been plummeting for years, likely because of a more prominent national conversation about body image and a progressive shift toward more gender-neutral…
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NO ONE who’s ever found herself in a sticky situation when it comes to her period is going to stop to lament the tax on…
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LAST YEAR, I vowed that by the end of 2015, I would get LASIK eye surgery and finally, finally be able to kiss my contacts…
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HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE you put in all this time at the gym and lose a few hard-earned pounds — only to have no…
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