11 months ago

It’s long past time to update sex education

Americans aged 20-24 make up the largest number of sexually transmitted disease diagnoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Furthermore, young adults and adolescents in Louisiana lead the nation in syphilis rates, with HIV, chlamydia and gonorrhea falling closely behind.

1 year ago

Virginity: a needless social construct

What is virginity, and how much influence does it have on a person’s life?

1 year ago

Sexual themes in video games both negative, positive

Most people focus on labeling video games from the outside as either sexist or not sexist, but I look deeper at how developers and writers use sex as story elements, character design and as gameplay mechanic.

 
1 year ago

Calling for change in LGBT+ recognition

Despite recent advances in rights of LGBT persons such as the milestone Obergefell v. Hodges decision in 2015 that ruled same-sex couples have the right to marry, there are still many roadblocks in the way of equality.

 
1 year ago

REVIEW | A look at several new PS4 betas

In the first quarter of 2018, there seems to be a lot of Triple A releases for video games. Recently, I got to try four of the games that went into open beta: "Monster Hunter World," "Dragon Ball FighterZ," "Dissidia Final Fantasy NT" and "Metal Gear Survive."

1 year ago

What makes a person shy or socially anxious?

All my life, I’ve been classified as a shy, timid person and I’ve been okay with that title because I’ve always believed it was true.

 
1 year ago

Religion and sex continue to clash

What is it about sex that makes people cover their ears and run for the hills when simple words such as condoms or birth control are mentioned?

 
1 year ago

The ugly side of donating blood: legal discrimination

While 38 percent of the U.S. population are able to donate blood, only about 10 percent choose to do so. Yet there is one group that is still unable to donate blood on a regular basis: males who have sex with males, also known as MSM.

 
1 year ago

The women’s march has a problem

Today, us individuals are made to feel that we don’t have any power unless we participate in the system which is the mechanism for our oppression.

 
1 year ago

Experiencing biphobia firsthand

A year ago, I finally decided to speak out against my traditional upbringing and had the confidence to come out as bisexual. What I was not prepared for was the teeter-totter I would be kept in from both the straight and LGBT communities.