Rather than follow the longstanding social script that young people should feel shame about their sex lives, Sex Education normalizes the concept of teens asking questions about their bodies and relationships.

It’s not uncommon for Kenyan public schools to have a “no-hair” policy, meaning both girls and boys have to shave off their tresses, policies that are the legacy of colonialism and, as such, still perpetuate racism.

The next generation of feminists are being nurtured in Sierra Leone, and Moiyattu Banya-Keister, a Sierra Leonean educator and feminist, has created a safe space for this to happen: Girls Empowerment Sierra Leone (GESL).

On January 23, the New York State legislature passed the Jose Peralta Dream Act. This act is a significant win for immigrant rights in the realm of higher education, as it makes an estimated 146,000 DREAMers, or minors brought to the country by their undocumented parents, who attend New York public schools eligible for scholarships and financial aid that was previously unavailable to them.

Considering that dangerous ideas have already become rampant in our country, we have to be especially conscious of and actively work against the influence of media that spreads fallacies and hate speech.

The government still controls mothers, especially those in marginalized populations, by criminalizing their bodies and the choices they make about them.

“Sex Hurts” is the first episode of “Bodies,” a podcast produced by Allison Behringer that delves into some of the physiological experiences women commonly have but individually find mysterious.

In March 2019, the first private African satellite will be rocketed into space, thanks to a group of school girls based in Cape Town, South Africa.

The media rarely covers the fact that the festival’s owner, Philip Anschutz, has donated to Republican politicians, anti-gay organizations, and organizations classified as hate groups.

The legacy of LGBT discrimination in Nigeria is long but has become particularly invective in recent years. The Initiative for Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Awareness (ISRHRA), a Nigerian LGBT organization first formed in 2015, is working to combat it.

South Africa’s entertainment industry has historically told monolithic narratives of black lives. While these narratives do reflect the reality of many black South Africans, they are not the only experiences of black South Africans and, moreover, not the only experiences black South Africans should be told are available to them.

Louis CK’s self-redemption asks the public: What do we expect of the men accused of sexual misconduct after they face public condemnation? Can we, should we, forgive them?

After my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer at 28, I wanted to get genetically tested to understand my own risk. I soon found out that insurance companies will not cover the genetic testing that could potentially allow me to take agency over my own health.