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Reflecting on GayL Jones’ ‘CoRregidora’ and its excavation of transgenerational traumas on the body
Editor’s Note: May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Masturbation Month. This is also the month that we celebrate Mother’s Day. At BYP, we will be exploring these topics alongside the theme of Imagination and the Arts, and we are interested in publishing works that address these topics and the things surrounding them. This […]
Queer sex freed me from the shame and discomfort of compulsory heteronormative sex
by Haillee Mason I wish I could say that I’ve always known that I deserved good sex. Or that I arrived into my twenties seeking out my own pleasure. But Black queer women like me are never taught that they deserve anything—not an orgasm, not empathy, or even apologies. I had arrived in my adolescence, […]
Men’s lack of respect for women’s sexual boundaries is informed by our lack of care for their sexual pleasure
by Chris Saltmarch Like many of my contemporaries, I never really gave much thought to the sexual desires of women. Much of my life, when I really sit and think of it, I was totally oblivious to the needs and desires of my sexual partners. This was due in part to being raised in the […]
3 suspects charged in connection with mosque bombing, attempted bombing of women’s facility
Federal prosecutors recently announced that four rural Illinois men were arrested and charged with possession of a machine gun. While that charge connects the four, three of the men were already of interest to the public. Michael B. Hari, 47, Joe Morris, 22, and Michael McWhorter, 29, were each arrested and charged in connection with a […]
How Religious Liberty Bills Target Women and Regulate Sex
In the wake of the 2015 Supreme Court decision to recognize same-sex loving people’s right to marry in the United States, Congress has proposed the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) under the guise of protecting “religious liberty” to allow employers and business owners to discriminate against gay people’s rights if they do not agree with homosexuality. […]
Do you know what today is? National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
March is Women’s History Month and today we take time out to raise awareness about the affects of HIV/AIDS on girls and women. Each year on March 10, advocacy organizations seek to shed light on the disease.
From HIV to Sexual Assault, Tyler Perry’s Latest Film is ALL KINDS of Problematic
Tyler Perry’s latest film has been getting fairly horrific reviews, not just for the sub-par film making and acting, but also for the incredibly problematic and offensive messages it implicitly sends.
World AIDS Day: Get Informed, Get Tested, Get INVOLVED!
Today is World AIDS Day; a day to remember the lives lost to this terrible disease, to bring attention to the inequities that exist regarding the acquisition of treatment for different populations, and to raise awareness of ways by which you can and should protect yourself and others. Get tested, practice safe sex, and love and support those in our community living with HIV, as well as organizations that work on their behalf. We can do this!
Race is the 'Strongest Predictor' of Disparities in Birth Outcomes
Race is the ‘Strongest Predictor’ of Disparities in Birth Outcomes Annie Gldzhyan, The Loop 21 | July 11, 2011 Enormous stressors and hardships are some reasons to why there is a disparity in birth outcomes. “Any state you look at, you see the same disparities, and race is the strongest predictor of disparities,”says Dr. Deborah Ehrenthal, […]
Are Millennials Losing Faith?
Are Millennials Losing Faith? Brandee Sanders, The Root, July 26, 2010 Sunday morning rolls around again, and I get the early wakeup call from my father. “Get up, Brandee. Get ready for church.” My first thought is to go right back to sleep, because I don’t want to go. It’s not a case of Sunday-morning […]