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Protection from Employment Discrimination Jeopardized for Virginias LGBT Population
While two of its neighbors, Washington, D.C., and Maryland, recently have made progress in the effort to secure…
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SIECUS 2009 Annual Report: Now Available!
What a great year. SIECUS accomplished more on the policy, education, and advocacy fronts this year than any…
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Read the Winter/Spring 2010 Issue of SIECUS Developments!
SIECUS Developments is the semiannual newsletter of SIECUS. Since 1964, SIECUS has been at the forefront of promoting…
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Abortion Referral from a Seattle School-Based Health Center Upsets Mother
Seattle, WA The mother of a Ballard High School student in Seattle, Washington, was livid when she…
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President Releases Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request
On February 1, 2010, President Obama released his Fiscal Year 2011 budget request. Below is a sample of…
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Obama Administration Announces New Members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
On February 2, 2010, the day of its first meeting, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced…
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New Abstinence Program Shows Some Results, Shortcomings
Source: John B. Jemmott III, PhD; Loretta S. Jemmott, PhD, RN; Geoffrey T. Fong, PhD, “Efficacy of…
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Mississippi Sex Education Bill: New Strategy to Address the States Poor Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Maintains Ineffective Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Approach
On February 9, 2010 the Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 837. The legislation would require every…
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Congress Introduces the International Violence Against Women Act of 2010
In response to a widespread international prevalence of violence against women and girls, on February 4, 2010, the…
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Kentucky House Bill Calls for a More Comprehensive Approach to Sex Education
On February 4, 2010, comprehensive sex education advocates in Kentucky rallied at the state capitol to support passage…
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New Abstinence-Only Program Demonstrates Success; Does Not Impact Overwhelming Evidence Proving Abstinence-Only-Until-Marriage Programs Ineffective
On February 1, 2010, a study was published in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine that demonstrated…
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Obama Administration Takes Steps to End Dont Ask, Dont Tell
During his campaign, President Barack Obama promised his lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) supporters that he…
