Videos
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The Sexual Freedom Project: Born This Way?
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(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOjxd0jPAhc” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Are we all “born this way” or is it possible for us to evolve in our sexuality as we grow up? Do you agree that there is pressure even within the LGBT community to conform to the idea that our sexual orientation and gender identification is inherent, genetic, or…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: A Culmination of Things
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1 min read
(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwvdai2ECJk” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] In developing your sexuality, what kinds of messages do you find everyday, at home, in the media, at school, or on TV? What contradicts and what affirms you? Make a video, write a poem, song, or an essay — or even create an original work of art — and…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: Lack of Support
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1 min read
(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSYriIEFLAM” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Do you agree that many obstacles to sexual freedom are due to lack of support from religion, government, corporations, etc., particularly affecting youth? Is the LGBT community itself doing enough to transcend these obstacles? Make a video, write a poem, song, or an essay — or even create an…
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Samira Ibrahim: Local and worldwide hero
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3 min read
Egypt’s ban of virginity tests for female detainees came with smiles and a sense of victory and justice recently, thanks to a heroic woman, Samira Ibrahim. She was detained in March of 2011 and was forced to undergo an invasive virginity test, and decided to file a lawsuit to have these tests banned in Egypt.…
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It’s just hair! Right?
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4 min read
Editor’s note: This post was written by one of our interns, Jamor Gaffney. It was the summer before I began 5th grade when I got my first relaxer. I was curious, nervous, and unsure of whether I was making the right decision. Not because of what I now understand to be a deeply rooted, oppressive…
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[pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFpwHe6KjDA” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] News of Note: HIV vaccine developed in Canada approved for human studies A Canadian-developed vaccine to prevent HIV has been given the green light for testing in human clinical trials. The vaccine, developed by researchers at the University of Western Ontario, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: I AM: Mycroft
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2 min read
[pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMNvzYPMp_Q” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Here’s another video from the I AM: Trans People Speak project of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition. Please be sure to check out their website for more information and videos of transgender individuals telling their own stories in their own words. Mycroft identifies as an interfaith leader, a writer and artist, a life…
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Human Rights Day 2011 – Part II
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4 min read
December 10, Saturday, was Human Rights Day 2011, and I reported on its origns, history, and background, noted the important role Eleanor Roosevelt played in drafting The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and delved into the direct connections between human rights and sexual freedom contained in the Declaration. Last week, on December 6, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton…
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News of Note: Assange: Using iPhone, Gmail, BlackBerry? You’re Screwed! Here is an issue that is certain to affect everyone. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says that governments worldwide have been using electronic devices, such as smart-phones and computers, to monitor what people are saying, where they are going and what they are writing. The controversial…
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Human Rights Day 2011 – Part I
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3 min read
[pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SgrdYPGaOE” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Today is Human Rights Day 2011. To mark the occasion, this video is from Navanethem Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was drafted by a committee chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, and was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948. This Declaration…