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Author:  The Scarleteam Kate Adamo is a sex worker who heads up the policy and advocacy work at Reframe Health & Justice consulting, which supports organizations and movements engaging in “practices of care, compassion, and collaboration,” all through a harm reduction framework. Kate shared her thoughts on the necessity of sex workers and their perspective as we fight for reproductive autonomy, and the internalized sex phobia that progressive spaces still need to get rid of. The political landscape around so many fundamental rights is changing for the worse. Whether you’re trying to access abortion care, immigration rights, or gender affirming care – chances are you’re going to face unnecessary and intentional hurdles. What’s more, the increasing criminalization of healthcare means that patients and providers will have to navigate the risks of being caught up in our criminal justice system for doing something as simple as trying to access abortion. (For more on ...

Author:  Michaela Glinsky Saniya Lee Ghanoui is a historian and critical media studies scholar who focuses on the intersection of gender and sexuality, medicine, and media. Through her studies, she became intrigued by how society created stigma and taboo around the menstrual cycle, which led her to focus on critical menstrual studies investigating the construction and depiction of menstruation in television, the history of menstrual education films, as well as the history of sex education in the United States. Saniya Lee Ghanoui is a historian and critical media studies scholar focused on the intersection of gender and sexuality, medicine, and media. Through her studies, she became intrigued by how society created stigma and taboo around the menstrual cycle, which led her to focus on critical menstrual studies; investigating the construction and depiction of menstruation in television, the history of menstrual education films, as well as the history of s...

Author:  Madi Morelli Sexual assault and abuse can take so many forms that some people don’t recognize right away or ever. I didn’t initially recognize it. The most simple legal definition of sexual assault is “forcing a victim to participate in sexual acts,” but this definition isn’t always helpful when you’re trying to figure out if you’ve been assaulted. It's so much more complicated and unique than a one-sentence definition. CONTENT NOTE: this piece contains descriptions of the author's experiences with sexual assault and lack of belief after assault. “I don’t know, it just felt…weird. Is that normal?” The morning after what I thought was the first time I had sex , I called a friend of mine while my boyfriend was out getting breakfast. That winter day was bright and cozy. I should’ve felt elated. I was away at college while most of my friends had at least started experimenting a few years before, and I had been excited to join them in my own sexual life. B...