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Whether appreciated or not, our governments, elected officials and legislators have much say in how we live out our sexual lives. Rights to marriage, adoption, abortion, housing benefits, sexuality education standards, and (non-judgmental, relevant) healthcare services are just some of the decisions left to policy makers in Washington that impact our access to, and understanding of, healthy sexuality. But as both global, US and sexual citizens, we too have a voice. CREGS believes that accurate research and reliable data are at the heart of establishing effective policies that incorporate best-practices and promote healthy sexuality.

Sex, politics, and critical discourse analysis: Emily Mann’s CRGS Seminar presentation

    

Maneuvering Moral Panics: My experience at ASU’s Moral Panics of Sexuality Conference

Friday, October 7th, 2011: Moral Panics of Sexuality Conference at Arizona State University. This one day conference was packed full of presentations from various students, faculty, and independent researchers on a wide breadth of research dealing with emotional issues that challenge the predominant social order. The conference organization team was made up of various students and faculty from multiple

A Tale of Two Studies

A Tale of Two Studies

A critical discussion of a recent study on abstinence-only education.

DSM-V.

 A new direction in diagnosing sexuality disorders, or how to greatly increase the number of crazy people with the stroke of a pen. 

California Health/Education Systems Failing Latina Youth

California Health/Education Systems Failing Latina Youth

California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) is the leading California-based policy advocacy organization whose mission is to advance California Latinas' reproductive health and rights within a social

Anti-Homelessness and the Masking of Oppression

The city of San Francisco has once again taken upon itself to attempt to regulate its homeless population out of existence. Mayor Gavin Newsom has proposed two new laws against sitting and laying in public places, one for business corridors and another for residential areas.

Getting Emotionally Naked: Notes on an Activist Voice

Getting Emotionally Naked: Notes on an Activist Voice

I just submitted a paper to Atlantis with my good friend and colleague from SF State’s Sexuality Studies graduate program Sonny on coalitional politics and embodied scholar-activist efforts to further a theory we call bodiosexual justice.

Iceland Proposal to Create Journalism Haven

A potential change to journalism law in Iceland could greatly benefit investigative reporting, and sexual rights around the globe. The proposal from the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative (IMMI) seeks to make the island nation the world's leader in safeguards for  journalists.

The Real Scoop on the (In)Effectiveness of Abstinence-Only

When can abstinence-only sex ed be effective? When it's not really abstinence-only.

Veil Ban Proposal Risks Alienating French Muslims

A French Parliamentary panel's proposal to ban some Muslim veils ignores women's agency and risks alienating French Muslims