The sex ed you get depends on your ZIP code — and your state’s politics
In some states, students learn about consent and healthy relationships. In others, they get "Baby Olivia."
November 18, 2025
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Federal judge blocks Trump's ban on Medicaid Funding for Planned Parenthood
Trump's ban preventing Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood has been blocked nationwide.
July 28, 2025
Trump administration will incinerate $10 million worth of birth control for poor women
The Trump administration is literally torching nearly $10 million worth of birth control.
July 23, 2025
For Young LGBTQ+ Folks, Emergency Contraception on Campus Is Essential
A nonbinary student advocates for queer people to have more control over their sexual and reproductive health.
November 29, 2021
WATCH: Rachel Maddow Eviscerates Hobby Lobby Ruling
Rachel Maddow injects a dose of common sense on the Supreme Court's ruling on contraception.
July 1, 2014
Biden Says SCOTUS to Go After Marriage Equality Following Roe v. Wade
The president warned that equal employment and even contraception could also be on the chopping block.
May 12, 2022
Project 2025's Kevin Roberts and his association with the secretive far-right Catholic group Opus Dei
Roberts wants to revoke LGBTQ+ rights, outlaw abortion and contraception, and more with Project 2025.
July 26, 2024
Mike Johnson Said He Wanted to Revisit Supreme Court Decision That Legalized Gay Sex
He's voiced support of SCOUTS also reviewing decisions on marriage equality and contraception use.
November 22, 2023
Biden proposes new rule eliminating cost sharing for injectable PrEP
The new rule was contained within a larger proposal to ensure contraceptive coverage in the face of Republican attacks.
October 22, 2024
Supreme Court Ponders Scope of 'Religious Exemptions'
Hobby Lobby and other companies don't want to cover contraceptives for employees -- could a ruling in their favor mean denial of benefits needed by LGBT workers?
March 25, 2014
WATCH: Maddow Takes Down Archbishop on Birth Control
As the Supreme Court prepares to rule on contraceptive access in health insurance, Maddow ridicules Catholic archbishop Timothy Dolan's advice to 'walk into a 7-Eleven' for birth control.
June 26, 2014
Trump Judicial Nominee: Marriage Equality Part of 'Assault on Nature'
The assault began with contraception, says federal court nominee Gordon Giampetro, who's made other anti-LGBT comments, along with racially incendiary statements.
February 15, 2018
Clarence Thomas Ready to Strike Down Marriage Equality Following Dobbs
The reasoning in today's decision overruling Roe v. Wade shows that rulings on marriage equality, consensual sex, and contraception were erroneous, he says.
June 24, 2022
18 Tweets That Point Out the Absurdity of Hobby Lobby Ruling
The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling allowing companies to deny female employees coverage for contraceptives is breaking the Internet today. Here are 18 tweets that explain the absurdity of the Hobby Lobby ruling.
June 30, 2014
Justices Kavanaugh & Barrett signal they may uphold access to PrEP and preventive care protections
LGBTQ+ and public health advocates warn that a ruling in favor of the plaintiffs would allow insurers to begin denying or charging for services currently guaranteed to be free—like STI testing, diabetes screening, contraception, and maternal care.
April 21, 2025
Olivia Rodrigo gives away free Plan B at Missouri show, calls for 'funding abortion'
Olivia Rodrigo gave away free boxes of Julie — emergency contraception also known as Plan B — at her recent show in St. Louis, Mo., where abortion is a felony.
March 14, 2024
Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform
The DNC has released its full platform for the next four years, which features dozens of policies that would improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people.
August 21, 2024
Papal Visit Provokes Array of Protests
Pope Benedict XVI may not see them or hear them, but aggrieved Roman Catholic activists hope his U.S. visit this week will help them draw attention to issues ranging from the ordination of women and gay rights to sex abuse by priests and the Vatican ban on contraception. The groups have planned vigils, demonstrations, and news conferences to press their causes as the pope visits Washington and New York. On Monday evening, the eve of his arrival, supporters of women's ordination will host what they are calling ''an inclusive Mass'' at a Methodist church in Washington, presided over by Catholic women -- including two who were recently excommunicated.
April 15, 2008