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Fat Acceptance Makes for Happier Sex Lives

By: Amy Littlefield | October 5, 2012

Lady Gaga has launched a “body revolution,” while a Wisconsin news anchor shoots back at a fatphobic bully. In line with that, a researcher in Texas says that when fat women practice self-acceptance it can lead to a more enjoy-able sex life.

Health & Science

Sexual Pleasure Called Key to HIV-Gel Efficacy

By: Amy Littlefield | September 7, 2011

After decades of research, vaginal microbicides that prevent HIV infection are on the horizon. To fulfill their medical promise, a Rhode Island researcher says users’ sexual pleasure must be considered.

Health & Science

Female Sexologist Awaits Pawtucket Zoning Board

By: Amy Littlefield | December 2, 2009

A sexologist in Rhode Island is trying to open an adult-ed center focused in part on the female pleasure principle. Her battle has been complicated by the recent passage of a ban on indoor prostitution, which she opposed.

Arts & Culture

Afghans’ ‘Bravest Woman’ Calls on U.S. to Leave

By: Amy Littlefield | November 11, 2009

Malalai Joya, called the “bravest woman in Afghanistan,” is finishing up a U.S. tour where she has pressed the Obama administration to pull the military out of her country. She says nothing could be worse for women than what she sees as the current civil war.

Crime Policy & Legislation

Recession Fuels Dating Violence, Curbs Prevention

By: Amy Littlefield | June 22, 2009

A recent study finds intimate-partner abuse rising among teens and their parents during the recession. At the same time, tighter school budgets hamper efforts to teach prevention in health class.

Politics

R.I. Offers Lesson Plan on Teen Dating Violence

By: Amy Littlefield | October 21, 2008

Rhode Island schools are beginning a unique commitment to teaching students about the widespread dangers of dating violence. The effort depends on help from advocacy groups whose education programs are being hit by state budget cuts.

Crime & Law

Rhode Island Workers Face Deportation to Abusers

By: Amy Littlefield | September 9, 2008

This summer’s mass arrest of undocumented workers in Rhode Island leaves a number of abused women fearing their deportations will put them back within reach of abusers they fled. A longstanding case pending in San Francisco could set a new precedent.

Arts & Culture

Jarquin Headlines Violence Against Mexican Women

By: Amy Littlefield | June 3, 2008

Soledad Jarquin Edgar had a “change of vision” in 1998 and turned her activist brand of journalism toward women’s issues. A decade later, she churns out the only print publication in the Mexican state of Oaxaca exclusively focused on women’s rights.

Health & Science

Medical Model Teaches Students Art of Gentle Exams

By: Amy Littlefield | April 14, 2008

Amy Littlefield became a gynecological model to help medical students learn the fine art of pelvic examination without pain and embarrassment. Despite fumbling the speculum, they received a lesson on the awe of the female body coupled with anatomy.

Health & Science

R.I. Abstinence Program Beats a Quiet Retreat

By: Amy Littlefield | December 24, 2007

Heritage of Rhode Island stirred political and legal controversy over its abstinence-only sex-ed curricula from the get-go in 2004. This year a “limited market” caused it to close its doors so quietly that opponents didn’t realize the battle was over.

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