Catholicism is in the headlines again with the sex abuse scandal and the one of the Pope's greatest distractions from it, appropriate gender roles and identity (PR upgrade from the tired and strictly homophobic line?). The Pope is attempting to equate the erosion of traditional gender roles & blurring of gender identities with the destruction of ( Read more... )

I'm following up on my last post. I only received one suggestion for good sex ed materials, so I started wondering what sex ed was like for my peers. Parents/guardians often have a very difficult time approaching their children with THE life lesson, the sex talk. Many still avoid it. Some parents prefer to just give their kids reading material ( Read more... )

These days, education about what constitutes consensual sex includes an awareness that individuals impaired by substances and/or illnesses may not be able to give true consent. Likewise, individuals subjected to a major power gap (as is the case with a minor and an adult, a student and teacher or a client and a therapist) may be under undue ( Read more... )

History International just had a pretty good documentary on St. Patrick, presenting a fairly well-rounded discussion of the legends of St. Patrick, including a great deal of the confabulation and controversy associated with his stories. And, while they didn't spend very much time on it, they did discuss how the ancient Irish goddesses and heroines ( Read more... )