December 2011
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Happy New Year, Grandma-Style
We hope you have a great New Year’s! Today, on Feronia - an awesome video about texting your grandma by mistake - and staying safe during your New Year’s celebrations. (Seriously, watch the video until the end - it is awesome. The end grandma makes us laugh, every time.)
Dec 30th
Dec 29th
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You Know What's Awesome for Feminism? Sesame...
On Feronia today, we’re talking about Sesame Street and how it supports its female characters, empowers girls, and is just generally awesome. Share your favorite Sesame Street stories!
Dec 29th
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Dec 28th
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samonella: Explore your birth control options - amazing chart!
Dec 28th
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“[B]oth articles placed a negative connotation on women’s sexual freedom. The...”
– Today, we’re talking about pop science, women, and the media - and how you can make any article say what you want it to.
Dec 28th
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Dec 27th
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Cheers to a Safe & Sexy New Year's!
Going to a great New Year’s party this weekend? We’ve got some tips to keep you safe during your sweet celebration. PS: Thanks for the reblogs and follows - we like you too! :)
Dec 27th
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Sweet Stuff to Read: Part Five
What’s the vulva? A very important part of the female anatomy that too many women don’t know about. Find out about it here.
Dec 27th
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Sweet Stuff to Read: Part Four
What happens to a condom after you flush it. Follow its journey…
Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Dec 26th
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Sweet Stuff to Read: Part Three
What actual teens said to one of our sex educators in the classroom - seriously, read some of these, they are…amazing.
Dec 25th
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Dec 25th
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Sweet Stuff to Read: Part Two
Your Guide to Alternative Menstrual Products - including sea sponge tampons.
Dec 25th
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Dec 24th
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Sweet Stuff to Read: Part One
OK, so, it’s the holidays, but sometimes you need to just get away and hang out by yourself for a while, right? We’ll be giving you sweet stuff to read all throughout the holiday weekend. Here’s a good starter: what to do if you forget your pill.
Dec 24th
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Dec 24th
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For the record: the people at planned parenthood...
adventuresofporter: Thanks.
Dec 24th
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Today someone told me 'penis' is a vulgar word.
0nlybyth3n1ght: The word penis isn’t vulgar. It’s just the name of a body part — no different from heart, brain, lungs etc. There’s absolutely nothing dirty about the word. The same goes for vagina.
Dec 23rd
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Fun Friday: The Antler Surprise
Have awesome holidays, but let’s not get distracted when your bells are jingled, like this reindeer here, right? Stay safe!
Dec 23rd
Tell TED You Think Our Ads Are Worth Spreading!
bedsider: You do, don’t you? Watch ‘em, (again?) and vote if you like what you see. You can vote for all four ads as many times as you want, so by all means get click-happy (you know…if you want to). ooh la la (not so much) awkward times don’t give up (aka funny fails) undress success? um, no. Vote early, vote often. Thanks and XO!
Dec 23rd
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“The problematic aspects of having binary systems of categorization regarding an...”
– It’s time to do away with the binary categories of sex and gender, our guest poster writes on Feronia. (Hear, hear!)
Dec 23rd
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“Need a reason why science is amazing? I’ve got one for you. In 1940, the...”
– On Feronia, we’re talking about the Rh factor and how modern medicine helps you have a healthy baby. And Rhesus monkeys, too.
Dec 23rd
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Plan B One Step: Too Complicated for Some, Limited...
Originally posted on The Feronia Project, Monday, December 19. The week before last, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius blocked the recommendation from the FDA to lift age restrictions on Plan B One-Step (emergency contraception that helps to prevent fertilization from occurring up to 72 hours after unprotected intercourse – not the abortion pill). What that...
Dec 22nd
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Happy Winter Solstice!
Today’s the shortest day of the year - also known as the winter solstice. So, how did it all get started? We’re talking about it today on The Feronia Project.
Dec 22nd
Get your Flu Vaccine. For reals.
Wow, that one knocked us out for a few days. Thanks to all who shared our posts! You’re the best, best, best. Updating throughout the day about the newest things from Feronia and Planned Parenthood!
Dec 22nd
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Dec 18th
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just a friendly reminder that a donation to... →
(We’re Southwest & Central Florida, if you’re so inclined…)
Dec 17th
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A very compelling reason to use a condom. →
Fun Friday on Feronia! Watch this awesome banned condom commercial giving you a very compelling reason to use one. You know you want to.
Dec 16th
You have no right to tell me what I can or can't...
pinkhairisnotpunk: Period.
Dec 15th
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Birth Control, Blood Clots, and Headlines – Oh My!... →
We’ve got a discussion on Feronia today about the controversy surrounding Yaz & Yasmin - and if they’re dangerous.
Dec 15th
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“And no, it isn’t too late to educate teen parents about birth control. Why?...”
– Today on Feronia, one of our sex educators gives us a tale from the field about teen pregnancy - and doing something about it.
Dec 14th
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Dec 13th
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“Like most women, you are probably trying to juggle a million things at once and...”
– Today on Feronia - what to do when you forget to take your pill.
Dec 13th
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Planned Parenthood: Myths vs. Facts on Race-Based... →
prolongedeyecontact: Excerpt: Planned Parenthood provides preventive health care to three million women, men, and young people.  More than 90 percent of the health care Planned Parenthood provides is preventive.  Seventy-three percent of Planned Parenthood health centers are in rural or medically underserved areas. Planned Parenthood health centers are an integral part of the public health...
Dec 12th
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Dec 12th
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Fun Friday: Meet the Actors of Freefall →
Get ready for Freefall by going behind-the-scenes with the actors - coming soon to YouTube!
Dec 9th
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Dec 8th
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“Come on, Mr. President: do the right thing!”
– We’re talking about what’s going on at the White House with birth control today on The Feronia Project.
Dec 7th
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Bedsider: Spring Is Here! Before You Get Wet and... →
bedsider: Originally published on SexReally.com on April 11, 2011. When you think of water you may well think of fun and wet—pair that up with sex (also, hopefully, fun and wet) and you have a winning combination, right? Not necessarily. If you are thinking about getting wet and wild in the water,…
Dec 7th
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Dec 7th
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To Cut or Not to Cut: The Dreaded Episiotomy
Today on Feronia, we’re talking about childbirth and the episiotomy. Just what is it and would you want it?
Dec 6th
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Speaking of the pill today...
biitchen: Have you taken your birth control yet? :)
Dec 6th
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10,000 REASONS WHY BIRTH CONTROL MATTERS. →
President Obama and Secretary Sebelius will decide at any moment whether to keep birth control coverage intact for millions of hardworking women. You and other Planned Parenthood supporters have emailed, called, told your friends, and more asking the White House to resist the immense…
Dec 5th
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“When weighing the likelihood of pregnancy over the possibility of choosing a...”
– Today on Feronia, we’re talking about if the birth control pill makes your sex life sizzle or fizzle - and the role the pill plays in choosing a partner.
Dec 5th
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Dec 5th
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The Best "Don't Say Gay" PSA Ever. For real. →
This awesome PSA was done by an 8th grader - an 8th grader! Let’s take “gay” as a slang term out of our vocab.
Dec 2nd
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Some Resources for Transgender Rights →
Awesome resources here. neutrois: ACLU: Know Your Rights - Transgender People and the Law http://www.aclu.org/hiv-aids_lgbt-rights/know-your-rights-transgender-people-and-law HRC: Finding Insurance for Transgender Related Healthcare http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/finding-insurance-for-transgender-related-healthcare (note: read this carefully and you’ll notice the requirements are extremely...
Dec 2nd
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Dec 1st
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