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Right to Work: Sex Workers in India Organize to Fight Discrimination
In Songachi, one of Asia’s largest red-light districts, sex workers have been fighting for the rights of their community—as well those of sex workers across India—for several years.
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Poll Position: 9 Statewide Ballot Measures You Should Know About This November
A look at statewide measures across the country can be an illuminating glimpse into the future.
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Oh Joy Sex Toy: Vestibulodynia
An informative, intimate comic about an often misunderstood condition of vulva pain.
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Power Pose: Talking with Fat-Positive Yoga Activist Jessamyn Stanley
Ever since she started writing and posting photos of her practice, Stanley has been challenging mainstream yoga culture in the United States to be more inclusive and building a clear image of what it means to be body positive.
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Oh Joy Sex Toy: The Dangers of Douching
A comic explains why you should just say no to douching.
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Popaganda: Body-Positive Exercise
Why does the thought of going to the gym inspire such anxiety? Because exercise—literally moving our bodies—is so wrapped up in fatphobia, ableism, sexism, and other nasty stuff. On this episode, we try to extricate exercise from all the body-shaming stuff that’s usually tied to it.... Read more »
The Radical Idea of Providing Doulas for Abortions
The Doula Project supports people who make the choice to end a pregnancy.
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Diseased Bag of Crumbling Bones or Presidential Candidate? The Concern Trolling of Hillary Clinton
Clinton is caught in the unwinnable trap of needing to avoid the appearance of being overemotional while also not looking cold, and it’s landed her square in the crosshairs of the conspiracy theory factory.
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Ask Bear: I Don't Drink. Should I Start?
A reader wonders if they’re missing out—but worries about spiraling into addiction.
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Here’s a Radical Idea: Easy In-Home STD Tests
You'll be able to screen for cervical cancer and STDs without having to go to a doctor.
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