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Whether appreciated or not, our governments, elected officials and legislators have much say in how we live out our sexual lives. Rights to marriage, adoption, abortion, housing benefits, sexuality education standards, and (non-judgmental, relevant) healthcare services are just some of the decisions left to policy makers in Washington that impact our access to, and understanding of, healthy sexuality. But as both global, US and sexual citizens, we too have a voice. NSRC believes that accurate research and reliable data are at the heart of establishing effective policies that incorporate best-practices and promote healthy sexuality.

Anti-LGBT Bullying Turns Deadly

Anti-LGBT Bullying Turns Deadly

Growing up gay. How hard could that be? Just ask Christopher White, the director of education and training at the National Sexuality Resource Center. Stories from his childhood lend credence to Robert Burn’s somber words—Man’s inhumanity to man. Makes countless thousands mourn! Even the most obliviously upbeat are likely

Sexual Images of the Disabled: Law Aims to Protect the Legally Incompetent

Sexual Images of the Disabled: Law Aims to Protect the Legally Incompetent

Leroy Moore’s naked body is slender and sinewy, but his unsteady gait and arms that swing like the white scarf that hangs from his mouth reveal his vulnerability. A poet reads—Do you come open or do you come trapped by your own inhibitions and fears of the perfect body, the perfect erotic?—as he kneels on the ground.

In Hanoi: the 2009 IASSCS Conference

In Hanoi: the 2009 IASSCS Conference

NSRC Director Dr. Gilbert Herdt often refers to the Bush years as the dark ages for sexuality. Fortunately, Americans have a new president and things are already looking brighter.

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Sex Across Borders

How the sexuality of Mexican gay immigrants influences their paths of migration to the United States, their sexual health, and their HIV risk

Marriage Equality Advocates Take on Anti-Marriage Prop. 8

Marriage Equality Advocates Take on Anti-Marriage Prop. 8

March 5th, marriage equality advocates take on anti-marriage Prop. 8. At stake: the constitutional rights of 3.6 million Californians.

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Marrying Black, Marrying Up: on Michelle Obama, interracial marriage and strong, black women

Imagine a powerful, charismatic, handsome black man. Now imagine him arm-in-arm with a black woman and then a white woman.  How do your perceptions of him change? The cliche goes that once African American men gain success, they marry interracially as the last sign that they had 'made it.'That stereoptype, though, is a myth, says Professor

Abundancia de Petróleo y VIH/SIDA

Abundancia de Petróleo y VIH/SIDA

A pesar de su historia de riqueza y éxito político-económico, sexo entre personas del mismo sexo es todavía ilegal en Trinidad y Tobogo.

Gay Marriage Fight Still On

Gay Marriage Fight Still On

Protests against Proposition 8 reach a national level

The State of Sexuality

The State of Sexuality

What the Election '08 says about America's stance on sexual rights

Abstinence-Only a Failure, Latest Research Shows

Abstinence-Only a Failure, Latest Research Shows

San Francisco, September 16, 2008—As pregnant teens take the national stage and the merits of sexual education are suddenly being debated by pundits across the country, the latest research findings from the National Sexuality Resource Center’s Sexuality Research and Social Policy journal leave no room for doubt: abstinence-only