The sexual education system in the United States is failing LGBTQ+ youth. U.S. sexual education policies have long been influenced by moral panic surrounding sex and have been shaped by sexist and heteronormative narratives. Prejudice guiding education policy leads to sexual education that denies LGBTQ+ youth the education they deserve and contributes to severe disparities Read more …
NFL games bring people from all over the United States together to show their love for the game, creating an atmosphere where diverse cultures, backgrounds, and traditions unite through a shared passion and excitement leading up to the Super Bowl. However, we have also seen many violent encounters over the years as some fans go Read more …
Reproductive rights, abortion access, and a woman’s right to choose. Our nation has heard debates surrounding these topics for a long time, becoming more intense since the Dobbs decision fundamentally changed the lives of women around the country. While the far right continues to claim that they want to protect women, their forty-year campaign to Read more …
People from around the country descended on the National Mall for the March for Women’s Lives, organized by groups including Planned Parenthood and the National Organization for Women, to call for the protection and expansion of reproductive health care, including abortion rights.
Wisconsinites were taking the lead in another reform movement. Of the 28 women who founded of the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1966, eight hailed from the Badger State. One of them was Mary Eastwood, who became a member of NOW’s first legal committee, and organized the group’s much publicized 1967 picket of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). She worked tirelessly to assure that women and minorities received equal protection under the law.
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