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  1. Stealthing: what it is and how it harms

    by Aspen Ruhlin (they/them), Mabel Wadsworth Center Community Engagement Manager Content warning: this blog post discusses stealthing, a form of sexual assault, along with sexual assault more broadly. This can understandably resurface memories of trauma for victims/survivors of sexual violence. We believe you. If you need support, you can call the folks at Rape Response… read more…

  2. Disability Pride: Celebrating the Sexual Lives of People with Disabilities

    by Nnenaya Bloomstein (she/her) Williams College Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies student and Mabel Wadsworth Center intern Disclaimer: This blog post focuses solely on creating a discourse around sexual pleasure and reproductive health about and for disabled people. However, part of why we must create more discourse around the topic of sex for disabled people… read more…

  3. Rethinking Sex Education: Affirmative Consent, Pleasure, and Autonomy

    by Nnenaya Bloomstein (she/her) Williams College Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies student and Mabel Wadsworth Center intern Over the past decade or so, consent has become a cornerstone of sex education in the United States. The formal inclusion of affirmative consent in sex education began in 2014 in California public schools and has since spread… read more…

  4. Historical Parallels Between Witch Hunts and the Anti-Abortion Movement

    by Nnenaya Bloomstein (she/her) Williams College Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies student and Mabel Wadsworth Center intern   Today in the United States, actions are taken every day by politicians and right-wing activists to restrict access to abortion. One of the most recent major actions was taken by politicians in the state of Louisiana who… read more…

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