Here's what our staff is reading right now about sexuality...
Do Something! Politics and Advocacy
- The New York Times reports that New York may not pass gay marriage legislation as quickly as advocates might hope.
- Owen West gives the new Obama administration advice on how to effectively market a change to the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy toward gays and lesbians in the military.
- Feministing reports on conservatives’ attempts to use states’ budget crises to shut down gender and sexuality studies programs in state universities in Florida and Georgia.
- Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith argues in Newseek that faith-based organizations that receive public funding should comply with equality opportunity employment policies and be held accountable for discrimination based on sexual orientation.
- RH Reality Check wants us to pay attention to lawmakers’ attempts to make women’s reproductive rights an integral part of healthcare reform.
The Numbers
- The New York Times reports on CDC study suggesting that young black men are unaware of sexual behaviors that put them at risk of contracting HIV.
- Also reporting on HIV/AIDS in the Black community, Racewire summarizes CDC statistics about infection patterns in African-Americans and the ways health disparities fuel the rapid spread of HIV in Black communities.
- Queerty examines how the economic downturn affects businesses owned by gays and lesbians.
Art
- Nerve interviews novelist, Daniel Bergner, about his latest novel, The Other Side of Desire that compassionately explores the lives of four characters whose desires are marginalized.
- The New York Times published intimate and stylized photos of New York City couples in their own beds by James Frank Tribble and his partner Tracey Mancenido.
First Person Personal
- Dana Jennings chronicles the ways his relationship has grown and changed during his battle with prostate cancer.
International
- A brutal attack on women in a bar by a group of conservative Hindu men starts a national dialogue in India about modernization and gender relations.
And last, but not least a post for Valentine’s Day
- Valentine’s Day is less than 48 hours away. Instead of featuring ideas for gifts for your honey or things to do for singles, we’re sending our love to Cakewrecks this Valentine's Day. Cakewrecks reminds just how hard it can be to express your love with pastries…
