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This is huge: Republican representatives just moved to ELIMINATE Title X (the nation’s family planning program), and nearly all federal funding for teen pregnancy prevention and sex education. Take action now! #SaveTitleX
These are legit tweets by the SPLC
According to a new report, in Bangladesh there is “strong social pressures to get girls married, in part to prevent them from having a romantic or sexual relationship before marriage.” And given the prevalence of rape in Bangladesh, parents rush to marry their daughters early. But this is only creating a vicious cycle of abuse.
Patrice Banks is Black Empowerment
Even if you are a good sex person like Kenneth, it’s still important to know the facts about STDs and getting tested.
As anyone who knows her can tell you, Elizabeth McLendon may not be infected but she is affected.
McLendon currently works as an Advocacy Mobilizer at AIDS Healthcare Foundation, but her journey as an advocate for HIV/AIDS began over 35 years ago when she moved from her hometown in South Carolina out to San Francisco, California. She arrived a few years before the AIDS epidemic hit and was a first hand witness to the damage.
“I am not exaggerating when I say that when it hit about 200 people who had died [that I knew] I just stopped counting. I didn’t stop losing people but I stopped counting.” said McLendon.
Throughout her 21 years of living in California, during a time when nearly everyone died from the disease, McLendon became permanently affected by what she witnessed and sought to make a difference where she could.
Written by Haley Anderson
HINT: just past the vulva
It’s not a dirty word, so why do some people think we shouldn’t talk about it in schools?
We’re sponsoring a sex positivity panel discussion today to help Educate, Empower, and Self-Define! Panelists are from Advocates for Youth and the Feminist Majority Foundation. Yay sex positivity! #sexpositive 💕➕ http://ift.tt/1GlYxtX
Having a tough Monday? Take some time to enjoy our new blog post from the #IamAdvocacy series. Interview conducted by Haley Hinze.
"According to the CDC in 2013, South Carolina ranked among the top ten states for highest rates of Gonorrhea, Chlamydia and AIDS. Teaching children in public schools at an early age can keep this from happening."#ReformSexEd
It's the second blog in our #IAmAdvocacy series — written by @haleymaurita. Bit.ly/AnnRamsdell #ReformSexEd (at TellThem!)
“Here at Tell Them, we support everyone. And that includes you. Word of advice? Never forget to reach out whenever you’re in need. The people you least expect could be your greatest allies.”
<3 Jordan & Megan xoxo
If you don’t use your voice, who will?
“That’s the question that Heather Brandt, Associate Professor of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior and Women and Gender Studies at the University of South Carolina, Chair of the South Carolina Coalition for Healthy Families, cancer researcher, and dedicated advocate working alongside and with Tell Them!, has for those passionate about advocacy.”
by Clarie Randall
