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    How does trans-based discrimination affect romantic relationships?
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    • May 6, 2019
    • 4 min

    How does trans-based discrimination affect romantic relationships?

    By Bianca Valle Growing up in a strict latinx household, romantic relationships with boys and talks of sexuality were a bit of a taboo. To this day I’m afraid to have the sex talk with my mother, and still tiptoe around the fact that I have a boyfriend. But because I am a cisgender woman, my experiences are very much different from those of my transgender peers. I have to worry about whether my parents approve of me having a boyfriend or not and I stay away from sexual topics
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    Hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people do happen and have real impacts
    sexgenlab
    • Apr 29, 2019
    • 4 min

    Hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people do happen and have real impacts

    By Tasnia Ahmed In a society where unjust double standards about victimization exist, white, straight people and men in particular, continue to hold the upper hand in who is believed, and the stories of people of color, women and LGBTQ+ folks are often undermined or tossed aside. Recently these dynamics came to a head when “Empire” star Jussie Smollett, a Black gay man, was charged for allegedly faking a hate crime against himself. Even before Smollett was charged with filing
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    Open Relationships: Questioning tradition and creating your own connections
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    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    Open Relationships: Questioning tradition and creating your own connections

    By Maria Owen When I say “open relationship,” what comes to your mind? For me, this label used to be the equivalent of settling. It seemed like an excuse for someone to cheat, or simply avoid commitment. The idea that I might not be enough for someone made me feel insecure, and so I banished the idea of an open relationship from my mind. I should be enough, right? A few years ago though, my friend explained to me that his girlfriend was in love with him and another guy. “What
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    Sexism in Men’s Decisions about Women’s Reproductive Rights
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    • Feb 18, 2019
    • 4 min

    Sexism in Men’s Decisions about Women’s Reproductive Rights

    by Elise Bragard Remember that photo that went viral last year of all the men standing around Donald Trump in the oval office, looking particularly smug, as he signed an executive order that would make it difficult for women around the world to access abortions? The global gag rule was put back into place, ensuring that no US funding would help international organizations that offered abortions. The photo received a lot of attention because it was so illustrative of the fact
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