so, here's a fucking question
Why is an HIV vaccine being tested in Canada with a 2009 HIV population of approx.64,000 instead of sub-saharan Africa with 22.5 million people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS?We seem to have no problem...
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An interesting documentary on women's reflections, considerations and expressions on the physical shape of their vaginas The perfect vagina from heather leach on Vimeo.
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View ArticleRecap: 6 drugs 6 years of withdrawal…before that 39 drugs total: A portrait...
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View ArticleSimone de Beauvoir Institute - A Feminist Position On Sex Work
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Part of the reason some people are so skeptical about real and complete recoveries is because a lot of people who achieve it move on. The don’t hang around the mental health blogosphere and most of...
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View ArticleUndiagnosing myself: bipolar no more
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View Article"Humans Null and Void" Exposes Abuse of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities
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Woah, holy sudden offline disappearance, Batman! If you watch my Twitter, you know that I recently started law school and I have found myself bereft of time and energy as I get used to being in...
View ArticleTalking About the Taboo: 2nd CSPH Annual Conference
CSPH 2nd Annual ConferenceOctober 10th1:00-5:00 PmYes, folks, it’s that time of year again, The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health welcomes you to our 2nd annual conference, “Talking About the...
View ArticleCall for Abstracts: Sex Tech 2011
Sex::tech 2011San Francisco, CA - April 1-2, 2011Conference Goal: To bring health and technology professionals together with youth, parents and community leaders to advance sexual health for youth and...
View ArticleHans Rosling on global population growth
The world's population will grow to 9 billion over the next 50 years -- and only by raising the living standards of the poorest can we check population growth. This is the paradoxical answer that Hans...
View ArticlePersonal update by way of an email I sent out to the “Lamictal crew” —...
This is an email I wrote to people who had commented on Beyond Meds a couple of years ago on posts I wrote about my Lamictal withdrawal. I was seeking information. I’m sharing it here just as an update...
View Article“In Your Face And In The Trenches”: Southern Trans People Speak Out
Southerners On New Ground REPORT 250 Georgia Ave. Suite 201 Atlanta, GA 30317 Phone: 404.549.8628 Fax: 404.549.8642www.southernersonnewground.orgTrans People Speak OutWelcome to SONG’s report on our...
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