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Prisoners to receive hormone therapy for identity issues

7th Circuit: Prisoners to Receive Hormone Therapy for Identity Issues From CitizenLink: A three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a ruling deeming Wisconsin’s ban on taxpayer-funded hormone therapy for transgender prison inmates unconstitutional.

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Is Maria Talks revamp enough?

With the fever sweeping the city and region due to the Boston Bruins’ amazing run for the Stanley Cup, it was easy to miss the news in last Friday’s Boston Herald that the infamous Maria Talks website had been toned

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Frank McNamara: On teen sex, ‘practical’ goes awry

Staying on the theme of teen sexuality and education, Frank McNamara, Jr. (former U.S. attorney for Massachusetts) has a fantastic column in today’s Boston Globe on condoms and sexual abstinence. In talking about moves to make condoms even more readily

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Boston Herald Op/Ed: “Sex ed wrong rite of spring”

Sex ed wrong rite of spring By Jennifer C. Braceras  |   Thursday, March 24, 2011 http://www.bostonherald.com  |  Op-Ed Pay attention parents! It’s spring. And before you know it, Massachusetts public schools will begin their yearly sex-ed lessons for kids as

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More teenagers choosing abstinence

The federal government’s latest survey on sexual behavior in the United States contains evidence that more teenagers are choosing abstinence over sex. In the 15 to 24 age group, 29 percent of females and 27 percent of males report never

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