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title: "Left Behind: The Retirement Crisis for Women and LGBTQIA+ People"
date: 2026-02-26T09:30:00-05:00
author: Jonese Austin
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Left Behind: The Retirement Crisis for Women and LGBTQIA+ People

The retirement crisis for women and LGBTQIA+ people is growing. This executive summary by the National Women’s Law Center explains why.

Specific factors affect our access to employer-based retirement. Women and LGBTQIA+ people earn less money overall than their counterparts do. This is because they receive lower wages and unequal pay. They experience workplace discrimination. Women also tend to perform unpaid and underpaid care work.

As a result, women and LGBTQIA+ people are working for longer periods of time. They have less overall wealth, fewer retirement savings, and less retirement income. This retirement crisis is further exacerbated by food insecurity, housing insecurity, and discrimination in the healthcare system.

Policymakers must take a comprehensive approach to address the discrimination and inequalities that contribute to the retirement crisis. We all deserve a dignified retirement with economic security.

> Looking back over the last decade, Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that women ages 65 and older experienced the largest rate of growth in labor force size compared to any other group. While the labor force participation rate for men ages 65 and over has decreased slightly over the last decade, the women’s labor force participation rate in that same age range has increased—which means more older women are working, or looking for work, than in 2013, or ever before.

[View the full summary ](https://nwlc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/final_2025_NWLC_ExecSummary.pdf)

SOURCE: National Women's Law Center • AUTHOR: Ashir Coillberg, Amy Matsui, and Jasmine Tucker • LAST UPDATED: January 1, 2025

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- [ managing retirement](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/themes/managing-retirement)
- [LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual)](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/lgbtqia-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer-intersex-and-asexual)
- [retirement](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/retirement)
- [economic inequalities](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/economic-inequalities)
- [discrimination](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/tags/discrimination)

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## Reflections on Women's Retirement

Ruth Ray Karpen shares recent research and her own experience of what makes a “good retirement,” especially for baby boomers.

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Ruth Ray Karpen shares recent research and her own experience of what makes a “good retirement,” especially for baby boomers.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/reflections-on-womens-retirement)

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## The Retirement Crisis for Women of Color

Why women of color are at greater risk for retirement poverty, and how we can address the gender, racial, and economic inequities at the root of this.

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Why women of color are at greater risk for retirement poverty, and how we can address the gender, racial, and economic inequities at the root of this.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-retirement-crisis-for-women-of-color)

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## Housing: Combating Social Isolation

This podcast episode features Elizabeth White, who is innovating moderate-income shared housing for older women, and Alison Joucovsky about a program to help older adults in Colorado to age in place.

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This podcast episode features Elizabeth White, who is innovating moderate-income shared housing for older women, and Alison Joucovsky about a program to help older adults in Colorado to age in place.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/housing-combating-social-isolation)

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## Age Pride: Ageism and the Queer Experience

Ryan Backer speaks to how age activism and queer activism intersect, and how age pride can aid us in overcoming ageism.

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Ryan Backer speaks to how age activism and queer activism intersect, and how age pride can aid us in overcoming ageism.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/age-pride-ageism-and-the-queer-experience)

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## Ten Things Every LGBT Older Adult Should Know about Heart Disease

This factsheet provides tips for maintaining heart health, with a particular focus on LGBT older adults.

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This factsheet provides tips for maintaining heart health, with a particular focus on LGBT older adults.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/10-things-lgbt-heart-disease)

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## Finding an LGBTQ+ Inclusive Long-Term Care Community

A guide for people seeking inclusive long-term care for LGBTQ+ elders.

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A guide for people seeking inclusive long-term care for LGBTQ+ elders.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-guide-to-finding-an-lgbtqia-inclusive-long-term-care-community)

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## A National Paid Leave Program Would Help Workers, Families

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities examines the benefits that would result from a national paid parental leave program.

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The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities examines the benefits that would result from a national paid parental leave program.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-national-paid-leave-program-would-help-workers-families)

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## Using the Media To Explore My Asexuality

MB discusses the role of the media in teaching her about asexuality and the asexuality spectrum.

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MB discusses the role of the media in teaching her about asexuality and the asexuality spectrum.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-using-the-media-to-explore-my-asexuality)

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## A Report on American Indian and Alaska Native LGBT Adults in the US

A report on American Indian and Alaska Native LGBT adults in the United States, with information on how aging and care impact those populations and communities.

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A report on American Indian and Alaska Native LGBT adults in the United States, with information on how aging and care impact those populations and communities.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-report-on-american-indian-and-alaska-native-lgbtqia-adults-in-the-us)

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## A Sex Positive and Transformative Justice Approach to #MeToo

This article imagines what accountability for sexual abuse would look like in a sex-positive, anti-carceral world.

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This article imagines what accountability for sexual abuse would look like in a sex-positive, anti-carceral world.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-sex-positive-and-transformative-justice-approach-to-metoo)

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## A Trauma-Informed Response To Racial Injustice

How can adults help young people discuss injustice safely and meaningfully? This resource explores trauma-informed responses to racial injustice.

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How can adults help young people discuss injustice safely and meaningfully? This resource explores trauma-informed responses to racial injustice.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/a-trauma-informed-response-to-racial-injustice)

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## Abortion Explained: Queer and Trans Justice

Stories of queer and trans folks who are involved in the fight for abortion rights, with a useful glossary of gender and sexuality terms.

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Stories of queer and trans folks who are involved in the fight for abortion rights, with a useful glossary of gender and sexuality terms.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/abortion-explained-queer-and-trans-justice)

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## Addressing Endometriosis in Black Women

Why don't Black patients' reports of the pain of endometriosis get taken seriously?

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Why don't Black patients' reports of the pain of endometriosis get taken seriously?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/addressing-endometriosis-in-black-women)

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## Addressing Heart Health in LGBTQ Adults

Why continued research is needed on heart health in LGBTQ adults

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Why continued research is needed on heart health in LGBTQ adults](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/addressing-heart-health-in-lgbtq-adults)

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## Ageism and Heterosexism in African American LGBT Lives

This article tells the stories of LGBT African Americans, their very real problems around coming of age, and how those experiences shaped their lives as they grew older.

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This article tells the stories of LGBT African Americans, their very real problems around coming of age, and how those experiences shaped their lives as they grew older.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/ageism-and-heterosexism-in-african-american-lgbtqi-lives)

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## Ageism Ignores and Insults the Competence of Adults

This article by Margaret Morganroth Gullette addresses the harm caused by ageism and “age shaming,” especially as it relates to assumptions about competence.

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This article by Margaret Morganroth Gullette addresses the harm caused by ageism and “age shaming,” especially as it relates to assumptions about competence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/ageism-ignores-and-insults-the-competence-of-adults)

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## Aging In Place as a Low-Income Older Person with Disabilities

This article offers a discussion of aging in place for 12 low-income, older homeowners with disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.

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This article offers a discussion of aging in place for 12 low-income, older homeowners with disabilities in Baltimore, Maryland.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/aging-in-place-as-a-low-income-older-person-with-disabilities)

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## Aging with Pride: National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study

Reports, presentations, fact sheets, and other resources from the University of Washington’s National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study.

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Reports, presentations, fact sheets, and other resources from the University of Washington’s National Health, Aging, and Sexuality/Gender Study.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/aging-with-pride-national-health-aging-and-sexuality-gender-study)

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## Understanding Asexuality

An introduction to asexuality, the spectrum of asexual identities, and attitudes about sexual behavior.

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An introduction to asexuality, the spectrum of asexual identities, and attitudes about sexual behavior.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/understanding-asexuality)

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## Avoiding Coercion in the Promotion of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs)

This piece from the Guttmacher Institute critiques certain public policies regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).

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This piece from the Guttmacher Institute critiques certain public policies regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/avoiding-coercive-promotion-of-long-acting-reversible-contraceptives-larcs)

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## Experiencing Fatphobia after My Miscarriage

EH shares how their experience with fatphobia in medical systems has increased, with doctors focusing on their weight more than their health concerns.

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EH shares how their experience with fatphobia in medical systems has increased, with doctors focusing on their weight more than their health concerns.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/my-story-experiencing-fatphobia-after-my-miscarriage)

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## Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Heart Transplants

Compared to white patients, Black patients with advanced heart failure are sicker by the time they receive an LVAD, a type of “bridge” to a heart transplant.

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Compared to white patients, Black patients with advanced heart failure are sicker by the time they receive an LVAD, a type of “bridge” to a heart transplant.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/black-patients-less-likely-to-receive-heart-transplants)

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## Care Work in Massachusetts: A Call for Gender, Racial, and Economic Justice

This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color.

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This report highlights the gendered, racial, and economic inequities in care work, a field dominated by immigrant women and women of color.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/care-work-in-massachusetts-a-call-for-gender-racial-and-economic-justice)

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## Navigating Online Abuse

The Online Harrassment Field Manual helps users understand online abuse and develop concrete strategies to prepare for, avoid, and respond to it.

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The Online Harrassment Field Manual helps users understand online abuse and develop concrete strategies to prepare for, avoid, and respond to it.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/contending-with-online-abuse)

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## Create Your Care Plan: An LGBT Person's Guide to Preparing for Medical Procedures

This resource provides straightforward guidance on creating individualized and customized plans for LGBT older adults’ short- and long-term health challenges.

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This resource provides straightforward guidance on creating individualized and customized plans for LGBT older adults’ short- and long-term health challenges.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/create-your-care-plan-an-lgbtqia-persons-guide-to-preparing-for-medical-procedures)

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## Criminalizing Trauma: On Childhood Sexual Abuse and Incarceration of Girls

Vera Institute’s Initiative to End Girls’ Incarceration explains the link between childhood sexual abuse and incarceration of girls, LGBQ/TGNC youth.

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Vera Institute’s Initiative to End Girls’ Incarceration explains the link between childhood sexual abuse and incarceration of girls, LGBQ/TGNC youth.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/criminalizing-trauma-on-childhood-sexual-abuse-and-incarceration-of-girls)

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## Decoding Vaginismus

This nonjudgmental article offers information on what causes vaginismus, helpful language for speaking with doctors, possible treatments, and more.

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This nonjudgmental article offers information on what causes vaginismus, helpful language for speaking with doctors, possible treatments, and more.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/decoding-vaginismus)

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## Emotional Planning for Retirement

In this hour-long podcast episode, Dorian Mintzer and Louise Nayer discuss how to navigate the emotional side of retirement

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In this hour-long podcast episode, Dorian Mintzer and Louise Nayer discuss how to navigate the emotional side of retirement](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/emotional-planning-for-retirement)

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## Causes and Consequences of the Black Wealth Gap

Fact sheet from the National Partnership for Women & Families that highlights the intersectional causes of the Black wealth gap.

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Fact sheet from the National Partnership for Women & Families that highlights the intersectional causes of the Black wealth gap.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/fact-sheet-causes-and-consequences-of-the-black-wealth-gap)

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## Fact Sheets and Resources on Different Intersections of Intimate Partner Violence

A collection of infographics and resources about intimate partner violence.

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A collection of infographics and resources about intimate partner violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/fact-sheets-and-resources-on-different-intersections-of-intimate-partner-violence)

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## Gender-Based Violence in Asian/Asian-American and Pacific Islander Communities

This website from the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence centers AAPI communities in examining nine types of gender-based violence.

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This website from the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender Based Violence centers AAPI communities in examining nine types of gender-based violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/gender-based-violence-in-aapi-communities)

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## Going through Menopause as a Black Butch-Identified Woman

Mo George shares her story of coming out, aging while queer, and what it’s like to be a Black Butch-identified woman going through menopause.

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Mo George shares her story of coming out, aging while queer, and what it’s like to be a Black Butch-identified woman going through menopause.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/black-butch-menopause)

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## Trans Sexualities: A Conversation with Lucie Fielding

In this podcast interview, Lucie Fielding talks about trans sex and sexuality.

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In this podcast interview, Lucie Fielding talks about trans sex and sexuality.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/gender-stories-trans-sexualities-a-conversation-with-lucie-fielding)

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## Female, Elderly and Poor

A short Canadian documentary in which four older women discuss their working lives, caring for partners, and their current experiences of living in poverty.

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A short Canadian documentary in which four older women discuss their working lives, caring for partners, and their current experiences of living in poverty.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/female-elderly-and-poor)

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## Starting A Family with A Transgender Partner

In this video, Heather, a cisgender woman, and Mitch, a transgender man, share their story of starting a family.

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In this video, Heather, a cisgender woman, and Mitch, a transgender man, share their story of starting a family.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/personal-story-starting-a-family-with-a-transgender-partner)

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## Heart Health of Trans Youth

How gender identity affects heart health among trans youth.

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How gender identity affects heart health among trans youth.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/heart-health-of-trans-youth)

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## Raising A Child as A Masculine Identifed Woman

This panel talks candidly about the realities of being masculine identifying women and how that affects pregnancy, motherhood, and approaches to parenting

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This panel talks candidly about the realities of being masculine identifying women and how that affects pregnancy, motherhood, and approaches to parenting](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/raising-a-child-as-a-masculine-identifed-woman)

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## Homophobia in Elder Care

How can eldercare programs better understand, and meet, the needs of older LGBTQ people?

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How can eldercare programs better understand, and meet, the needs of older LGBTQ people?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/homophobia-in-elder-care)

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## Honoring Musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland

Musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland, an older Black transgender man, is finally receiving his due.

![Beverly Glenn Copeland](data:image/png;base64,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)

Musician Beverly Glenn-Copeland, an older Black transgender man, is finally receiving his due.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/honoring-musician-beverly-glenn-copeland)

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## Housing for Older People

This article discusses how housing inequities and discrimination disproportionately harm older women, disabled, poor, and BIPOC people.

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This article discusses how housing inequities and discrimination disproportionately harm older women, disabled, poor, and BIPOC people.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/housing-for-older-people)

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## Menstrual Poverty and The Kwek Society

Our Bodies Ourselves content expert Eva Marie Carney discusses menstrual poverty, her work with Indigenous students and communities, and the founding of The Kwek Society.

![An Indigenous woman stares at the camera, she's wearing a denim blazer, she's in front of a virtual background that says the Kewk society and shows a lake with trees.](data:image/png;base64,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)

Our Bodies Ourselves content expert Eva Marie Carney discusses menstrual poverty, her work with Indigenous students and communities, and the founding of The Kwek Society.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/menstrual-poverty-and-the-kwek-society)

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## How Ageism Worsened in the COVID-19 Pandemic

This video explores how COVID-19 has affected older populations, exposing the deep underlying ageism in our society.

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This video explores how COVID-19 has affected older populations, exposing the deep underlying ageism in our society.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/how-ageism-worsened-in-the-covid-19-pandemic)

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## How Discrimination Impacts Heart Health for LGBTQ Adults

How do stressors, such as family rejection and discrimination in health care, affect heart health for LGBTQ adults? How can research and advocacy help?

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How do stressors, such as family rejection and discrimination in health care, affect heart health for LGBTQ adults? How can research and advocacy help?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/how-discrimination-impacts-heart-health-for-lgbtq-adults)

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## How to Affirm & Support Your Child When They Come Out as LGBTQIA+

This article outlines how to be supportive of a child who has come out to you as LGBTQIA+.

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This article outlines how to be supportive of a child who has come out to you as LGBTQIA+.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/how-to-affirm-support-your-child-when-they-come-out-as-lgbtqia)

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## In Control: Our Stories, Our Lives, Our Birth Control

Why do people use contraception and what happens when they cannot afford it? These first-person stories testify to many different experiencesl, and show why reproductive access is so important to our bodily autonomy.

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Why do people use contraception and what happens when they cannot afford it? These first-person stories testify to many different experiencesl, and show why reproductive access is so important to our bodily autonomy.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/in-control-our-stories-our-lives-our-birth-control)

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## Stories on Gender, Aging, and Care Work

These personal essays reflect on feminism, ageism, social inequalities, and care work. Essayists Joan Ditzion, Phyllis Mitzen, Connie Goldman, and Nancy Hooyman write about their personal journeys, and call for more feminist work on women and aging.

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These personal essays reflect on feminism, ageism, social inequalities, and care work. Essayists Joan Ditzion, Phyllis Mitzen, Connie Goldman, and Nancy Hooyman write about their personal journeys, and call for more feminist work on women and aging.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/stories-on-gender-aging-and-care-work)

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## Dating as a Woman with a Disability

Parvathy Gopakumar shares the dating challenges she faces as a person with a prosthetic hand.

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Parvathy Gopakumar shares the dating challenges she faces as a person with a prosthetic hand.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/dating-as-a-woman-with-a-disability)

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## Sharing Their Stories: The Challenges of Preparing for Retirement

Jackie, Christine, and Tineaka talk about their challenges to planning retirement, from barriers to saving, to the challenges of handling child care and elder care.

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Jackie, Christine, and Tineaka talk about their challenges to planning retirement, from barriers to saving, to the challenges of handling child care and elder care.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/stories-conversations/challenges-preparing-retirement)

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## Intersex Fact Sheet

This fact sheet discusses what we've achieved and what’s still needed to ensure that intersex people can enjoy bodily integrity and dignity.

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This fact sheet discusses what we've achieved and what’s still needed to ensure that intersex people can enjoy bodily integrity and dignity.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/intersex-fact-sheet)

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## It's Time to Stop Asking How We Can Help Fat People Love Themselves

It's difficult, if not impossible, to love your way out of anti-fat oppression. How can we make the world more accepting of body diversity?

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It's difficult, if not impossible, to love your way out of anti-fat oppression. How can we make the world more accepting of body diversity?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/its-time-to-stop-asking-how-we-can-help-fat-people-love-themselves)

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## Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults Have Higher Risk of Heart Disease

This article provides an overview of a study which found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people were more likely than heterosexual people to have health issues that are known to be risk factors for heart disease.

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This article provides an overview of a study which found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual people were more likely than heterosexual people to have health issues that are known to be risk factors for heart disease.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/lesbian-gay-and-bisexual-adults-have-higher-risk-of-heart-disease)

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## LGBTQ Partner Abuse Survivors' Experience of Risk of Violence

A report on the experiences of LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence in Massachusetts.

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A report on the experiences of LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence in Massachusetts.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/lgbtqia-partner-abuse-survivors-experience-of-risk-of-violence)

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## LGBTQIA+ Safer Sex Guide

An in-depth, current, and inclusive walk-through of current safer sex practices, including PrEP information, for people of all ages.

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An in-depth, current, and inclusive walk-through of current safer sex practices, including PrEP information, for people of all ages.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/lgbtqia-safer-sex-guide)

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## Many Older People Can't Afford Basic Necessities

This article highlights the challenges posed by economic insecurity for older adults. It shows how to use the Elder Index to advocate for those living in poverty.

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This article highlights the challenges posed by economic insecurity for older adults. It shows how to use the Elder Index to advocate for those living in poverty.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/many-older-people-cant-afford-basic-necessities)

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## Meaningful Ways to Be a Gender Inclusive Birth Care Provider

This article outlines the four cornerstones of medical ethics and how birth care providers might practice them when working with non-binary, trans, and queer families.

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This article outlines the four cornerstones of medical ethics and how birth care providers might practice them when working with non-binary, trans, and queer families.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/meaningful-ways-to-be-a-gender-inclusive-birth-care-provider)

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## National Queer and Trans Therapists of Color Network

Resources for mental health from an organization dedicated to queer and trans people of color

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Resources for mental health from an organization dedicated to queer and trans people of color](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/national-queer-and-trans-therapists-of-color-network)

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## Trans and Genderqueer Menstruation

A small collection of comics about trans and nonbinary people navigating menstruation.

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A small collection of comics about trans and nonbinary people navigating menstruation.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/comics-navigating-the-binary-)

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## Ologies Podcast Featuring Dr. Daniel Pfau on Sex, Gender, and Neuroendocrinology

Two-part podcast discussion of sex and gender with genderqueer neuroscientist and endocrinologist Dr. Daniel Pfau.

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Two-part podcast discussion of sex and gender with genderqueer neuroscientist and endocrinologist Dr. Daniel Pfau.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/ologies-podcast-featuring-daniel-pfau-on-sex-gender-and-neuroendocrinology)

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## Online Dating and Hook-Up Safety Tips

The Anti-Violence Project offers practical tips for safety around hooking up.

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The Anti-Violence Project offers practical tips for safety around hooking up.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/online-dating-and-hook-up-safety-tips)

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## Op-Ed: Queer People Need Access to Abortions, Too

Our Bodies Ourselves Content Expert Candace Bond-Theriault, an “out-and-proud Black bi femme,” wrote this op-ed to call for better inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people in the fight for abortion access.

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Our Bodies Ourselves Content Expert Candace Bond-Theriault, an “out-and-proud Black bi femme,” wrote this op-ed to call for better inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people in the fight for abortion access.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/op-ed-queer-people-need-access-to-abortions-too)

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## Op-Ed: Stop Rationalizing Gender-Based Violence

This op-ed from the University of Pittsburgh’s daily student newspaper digs into the racism and culture of blame surrounding gender-based violence.

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This op-ed from the University of Pittsburgh’s daily student newspaper digs into the racism and culture of blame surrounding gender-based violence.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/op-ed-stop-rationalizing-gender-based-violence)

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## Pathways to Parenthood for Trans People

This concise factsheet addresses pathways to parenthood for trans people, as well as what we can do to protect our fertility.

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This concise factsheet addresses pathways to parenthood for trans people, as well as what we can do to protect our fertility.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/pathways-to-parenthood-for-trans-people)

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## Policy Recommendations: Retirement Security for Women

The lifelong pay gap leaves women more vulnerable during retirement. Here are policy recommendations from the AAUW that may help.

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The lifelong pay gap leaves women more vulnerable during retirement. Here are policy recommendations from the AAUW that may help.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/policy-recommendations-retirement-security-for-women)

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## Prioritizing Financial Security in the Movement to End Intimate Partner Violence

A roadmap for building financial security among survivors of interpersonal violence, focusing on how organizations can build a livable and sustainable movement.

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A roadmap for building financial security among survivors of interpersonal violence, focusing on how organizations can build a livable and sustainable movement.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/prioritizing-financial-security-in-the-movement-to-end-intimate-partner-violence)

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## Queer/LGBTQIA+ Menopause

London-based therapist Tania Glyde and the Queer Menopause Collective strive to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ experiences of menopause.

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London-based therapist Tania Glyde and the Queer Menopause Collective strive to raise awareness of LGBTQIA+ experiences of menopause.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/queer-lgbtqia-menopause)

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## "Queer Poetics: How to Make Love to A Trans Person"

An evocative poem by artist Gabe Moses about bodies and having sex with trans people.

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An evocative poem by artist Gabe Moses about bodies and having sex with trans people.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/queer-poetics)

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## Quick Facts on Sexual Violence against Young Women and Girls

This fact sheet gathers information about sexual violence, including at schools and as experienced by marginalized women and girls.

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This fact sheet gathers information about sexual violence, including at schools and as experienced by marginalized women and girls.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/quick-facts-on-sexual-violence-against-young-women-and-girls)

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## Racial Disparities in Economic Security

Structural racism and sexism impact access to healthcare, food, housing, education, and employment, which can result in economic insecurity.

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Structural racism and sexism impact access to healthcare, food, housing, education, and employment, which can result in economic insecurity.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/racial-disparities-in-economic-security)

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## Racial Wealth Gap Deepens U.S. Retirement Crisis

This 15-minute podcast episode provides a holistic explanation of U.S. racial disparities in retirement savings, particularly for Black Americans.

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This 15-minute podcast episode provides a holistic explanation of U.S. racial disparities in retirement savings, particularly for Black Americans.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/racial-wealth-gap-deepens-u-s-retirement-crisis)

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## Radiolab Podcast Presents: Gonads

A podcast series about genetics, chromosomes, gender, genitalia, and “the parts of us that let us make more of us.”

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A podcast series about genetics, chromosomes, gender, genitalia, and “the parts of us that let us make more of us.”](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/radiolab-podcast-presents-gonads)

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## Redefining Ageism

How do we define ageism? One professor argues we can do better than the standard definition of ageism as “stereotyping, prejudice and/or discrimination based on age.”

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How do we define ageism? One professor argues we can do better than the standard definition of ageism as “stereotyping, prejudice and/or discrimination based on age.”](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/redefining-ageism)

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## Retiring While Black

This article outlines the steps everyone can take to improve their ability to retire with financial security.

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This article outlines the steps everyone can take to improve their ability to retire with financial security.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/retiring-while-black)

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## Sexual Harassment and the Gender Wage Gap

This fact sheet explains how sexual harassment perpetuates the gender wage gap by affecting a woman’s job performance, advancement opportunities, and career choices.

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This fact sheet explains how sexual harassment perpetuates the gender wage gap by affecting a woman’s job performance, advancement opportunities, and career choices.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/sexual-harassment-and-the-gender-wage-gap)

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## Sins Invalid: A Disability Group and Multimedia Performance Project

A disability justice group and multimedia performance project that centers disabled people of color and LGBTQIA+/gender-variant artists

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A disability justice group and multimedia performance project that centers disabled people of color and LGBTQIA+/gender-variant artists](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/sins-invalid-a-disability-group-and-multimedia-performance-project)

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## Video Overview of the WHO's Global Report on Ageism

A video overview of the World Health Organization’s Global Report on Ageism.

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A video overview of the World Health Organization’s Global Report on Ageism.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/summary-of-the-world-health-organizations-global-report-on-ageism)

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## TED Talk: Let's End Ageism by Ashton Applewhite

This TED talk discusses how ageism is a global problem.

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This TED talk discusses how ageism is a global problem.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/ted-talk-lets-end-ageism-by-ashton-applewhite)

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## The Cost of Menopause for Women in the Workplace

A 2023 study by the Mayo Clinic highlights the economic price of menopause for women in the workplace.

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A 2023 study by the Mayo Clinic highlights the economic price of menopause for women in the workplace.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-cost-of-menopause-for-women-in-the-workplace)

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## The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Making 'Period Poverty' Worse

COVID-19 has made accessing period products even more difficult for people living in poverty.

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COVID-19 has made accessing period products even more difficult for people living in poverty.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-covid-19-pandemic-is-making-period-poverty-worse)

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## The Economics of Healthy Aging for Women

Kerry Hannon summarizes insights from a panel entitled Race, Gender, and Work: The Economics of Healthy Aging.

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Kerry Hannon summarizes insights from a panel entitled Race, Gender, and Work: The Economics of Healthy Aging.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-economics-of-healthy-aging-for-women)

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## The Financial Education Every Feminist Needs

This article discusses the work of financial coach Saundra Davis, on helping women recognize their personal power within a system that is oppressive.

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This article discusses the work of financial coach Saundra Davis, on helping women recognize their personal power within a system that is oppressive.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-financial-education-every-feminist-needs)

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## The Hysterectomy in U.S. History and Today

Article on the history of the hysterectomy as a means of both oppression and liberation.

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Article on the history of the hysterectomy as a means of both oppression and liberation.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-hysterectomy-in-us-history-and-today)

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## The Mental Health Trauma of the Black Maternal Mortality Crisis

Through personal stories and interviews with experts, this article looks at why Black people in the U.S. are more likely than white people to experience traumatic births.

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Through personal stories and interviews with experts, this article looks at why Black people in the U.S. are more likely than white people to experience traumatic births.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-mental-health-trauma-of-the-black-maternal-mortality-crisis)

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## The Stonewall Generation: Q&A with Dr. Jane Fleishman

In this interview, Dr. Fleishman provides insight into the stories she collected in her book, The Stonewall Generation, which features LGBTQIA+ elders.

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In this interview, Dr. Fleishman provides insight into the stories she collected in her book, The Stonewall Generation, which features LGBTQIA+ elders.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-stonewall-generation-qa-with-dr-jane-fleishman)

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## Tools to Overcome Social Isolation

A plethora of resources to help us understand, and overcome, social isolation. Includes an assessment tool and an interactive map.

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A plethora of resources to help us understand, and overcome, social isolation. Includes an assessment tool and an interactive map.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/tools-to-overcome-social-isolation)

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## Trans and Non-Binary People Get Abortions, Too

This article details the additional barriers trans and gender-nonconforming populations face when they become pregnant and offers advice on how to make abortion access more inclusive.

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This article details the additional barriers trans and gender-nonconforming populations face when they become pregnant and offers advice on how to make abortion access more inclusive.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/trans-and-non-binary-people-get-abortions-too)

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## U.S. Women and the Wage Gap

This fact sheet includes statistics and analysis about the gendered wage gap in the United States.

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This fact sheet includes statistics and analysis about the gendered wage gap in the United States.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/u-s-women-and-the-wage-gap)

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## We Need to Talk About the LGBTQ+ Menopause Experience

This article examines data from the UK and shares stories from LGBTQ+ people who have gone through menopause.

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This article examines data from the UK and shares stories from LGBTQ+ people who have gone through menopause.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/we-need-to-talk-about-the-lgbtqia-menopause-experience)

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## What LGBTQIA+ Sex Ed Should Look Like

This piece uses interviews with experts and stories from regular people, to discuss the importance of sex education that is truly LGBTQIA+, not merely inclusive.

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This piece uses interviews with experts and stories from regular people, to discuss the importance of sex education that is truly LGBTQIA+, not merely inclusive.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/what-lgbtqia-sex-ed-should-look-like)

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## Women's Accounts of Sex During Menstruation

This study includes qualitative interviews with forty women to better understand women’s experiences of sex during menstruation.

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This study includes qualitative interviews with forty women to better understand women’s experiences of sex during menstruation.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/womens-accounts-of-sex-during-menstruation)

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## Women's Retirement Security Fact Sheet

The American Association of University Women’s fact sheet outlines retirement security issues for women and the policy approaches needed to address them.

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The American Association of University Women’s fact sheet outlines retirement security issues for women and the policy approaches needed to address them.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/womens-retirement-security-fact-sheet)

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## Health Risks of Loneliness and Social Isolation

Loneliness and social isolation affect a significant number of older people in the United States.

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Loneliness and social isolation affect a significant number of older people in the United States.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/health-risks-of-loneliness-and-social-isolation)

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## Audre Lorde Reads "Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power"

A video recording of Audre Lorde reading her historical and powerful essay, "The Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power."

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A video recording of Audre Lorde reading her historical and powerful essay, "The Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power."](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/audre-lorde-reads-uses-of-the-erotic)

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## Mental Health: Get Involved

Find groups and organizations that support and advocate for the mental health and wellbeing of all people, especially those in marginalized communities.

![Students march in Mental Health Awareness Rally held at Periyar University in Salem, India.](data:image/png;base64,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)

Find groups and organizations that support and advocate for the mental health and wellbeing of all people, especially those in marginalized communities.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/mental-health-get-involved)

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## Sexuality: Get Involved

Find groups and organizations that advocate for sexual rights and sexual justice for all people.

![Activists stand in front of Stonewall Inn with signs that read "You Matter," "We Stand w/ You," "Love is... equal, kind, love is love."](data:image/png;base64,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)

Find groups and organizations that advocate for sexual rights and sexual justice for all people.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/sexuality-get-involved)

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## Safer Sex Between People with Pussies

This article talks frankly about how people with pussies can protect themselves before, during, and after sex with each other.

![Illustration by Laura Arredondo. A sketch of two nude people, one with breasts and a vulva, are kissing. The person behind has their hand on the other person's vulva.](data:image/png;base64,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)

This article talks frankly about how people with pussies can protect themselves before, during, and after sex with each other.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/safer-sex-between-people-with-pussies)

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## What is Intersex?

Intersex is a term generally used to refer to people whose sexual characteristics don’t fit into typical definitions of male and female.

![Drawings of dolls displaying various gender expressions. The entire image is in pink and white.](data:image/png;base64,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)

Intersex is a term generally used to refer to people whose sexual characteristics don’t fit into typical definitions of male and female.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/what-is-intersex)

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## Addressing Period Poverty in the United States

Érica Carnevalli reports on what happens when low income women and women living in poverty cannot afford the menstrual products that they need. How can we use education and legislation to end period poverty?

![Packages of period products on a shelf at a store](data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACAAAAAgCAIAAAD8GO2jAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAADMUlEQVRIiW2WW3YkMQhDr4j3v4FZzHzPooLmA/Cjk5xKH3eVG4EQcunvn3+AsOywwyl/h7MW+BsS0mQqU84gw9+hDOWXHOGvcARfoQgipFBICklA8Pz5WtnXXV97zMdfP3/v2xgI4/mNDX63WrU2ss9XwJYBywa0YfwBtBB2fdBRTprGoIa0MLboq6uU+VESBgmMV2IJ2yHj+o2Buq8pyJWssJyQYEg1xkkAI9N3AK2KKEgcZMrgmJgeihNbpJxgOSV3ucXVzwtAYiUpcO2Xwy4MgWgCNj9ZGCKxqw7Zd/q72gFpACDktFEW0klRripTNv4uAJHdiQKSsaZ0YQsJw0qsUVXIxkG6Iqi06uKhMJILAExCQEogtSY1FMFKVQWdjUh0ZKJhwFTog+HZV+VW1y3tCeClyNWJwJ7qN61+AUy1enezNwdOMkqkNcJ6AdTtdXHAB4BumNKPIESO+MWQuYtYJmvESjbVK3X15UL9Axc5tVC3DtJEpe+36BLSSiUdmiu0pZytCZnDUsFcUq9htN9rB1wmyxPEdoUsmEp/ZJoN0FyNIcwk7tCfFXgYLCPSKKfkZPJu8kUXRu0K6nxvpKlAyyS6TEr78VRwtSFPmnRsPDgzxu2P02RmKDbs8F5Tllbzc10V3jaqeZ0gF3Nd0hootzu7p2Y8wPaOnuWpw/38U75wt2W6wwvQJI6PXfw0Rmc2lGrraMD62vXISx8VnMRP9N+OqvIeZLQRLuw940slTbOH3+3zecBOdGtiSMiq6MGFdC0Q6xjRRFdhFFFzErsPvpp5MbkHEpLrJUKnFFpkmyJaPoVhY3uENCqrVmrSVJ0aYUkSCnZNhXoqgK3RDruPgDOWt3LKoSWCoaijSx5FCcyKS0OnjqrgwxeK9aBsN1yxVCw1V1sDw+XSAXsta5Tp7ZsYpESBXIlfLBU5Q9d+tVix0/9lHvpIL28o8+8GQLhaenIX5ynqapaul5hNUTVYuxkjC6XVGP0ZZ760Ly4trXc2h4geu3aH/WgPqnwwrtDXbI+dLN7p87xznjNlvE3Tqw7dJvE6hO5c+0R90r/XrR3XadtGp3tbfz2p3/Fr9R8VPJMz/1sYKwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==)

Érica Carnevalli reports on what happens when low income women and women living in poverty cannot afford the menstrual products that they need. How can we use education and legislation to end period poverty?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/addressing-period-poverty-in-the-united-states)

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## Coerced Debt: A Domestic Violence Tactic

This fact sheet provides an overview of coerced debt -- how domestic abusers try to control their partners' finances, and how survivors can challenge this form of abuse through legal means.

![A stack of credit cards. From the bottom, they are green, black, gold, and blue. On top of them is a lock with a chain attached.](data:image/png;base64,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)

This fact sheet provides an overview of coerced debt -- how domestic abusers try to control their partners' finances, and how survivors can challenge this form of abuse through legal means.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/coerced-debt-a-domestic-violence-tactic)

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## Rethinking What It Means to Age

This zine, created by nonbinary activist Ryan Backer, raises awareness of ageism within an intersectional context, by rethinking the binary of young versus old.

![A racially diverse and multigenerational group of people](data:image/png;base64,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)

This zine, created by nonbinary activist Ryan Backer, raises awareness of ageism within an intersectional context, by rethinking the binary of young versus old.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/what-is-age-queer)

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## Making a Difference: From Care Work to Home Care Activism

This podcast episode explores the challenges to accessible, affordable long-term care, as well as the need for fair pay for caregivers.

![An older Black woman with brown hair wearing a blue top and glasses sits next to a Black woman home aide nurse with curly hair who is filling out paperwork for the older woman.](data:image/png;base64,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)

This podcast episode explores the challenges to accessible, affordable long-term care, as well as the need for fair pay for caregivers.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/care-work-to-home-care-activism)

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## Retirement Security is Not Just about Money

How can we plan for our longevity? In this webinar, Jacquelyn James discusses retirement security and the psychological benefits of remaining useful and engaged, finding purpose at an older age.

![An older woman in a gray sweater and jeans with gray hair dances with her granddaughter who is standing on the couch in the living room](data:image/png;base64,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)

How can we plan for our longevity? In this webinar, Jacquelyn James discusses retirement security and the psychological benefits of remaining useful and engaged, finding purpose at an older age.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/planning-to-retire-well)

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## House of Tulip: On Life as a Black Trans Woman

How can housing help eliminate violence? This brief documentary highlights the community organizing by the House of Tulip, a safe house in Louisiana for trans and gender non-conforming people.

![A screenshot from the House of Tulip documentary of a protest for trans lives in New Orleans, Louisiana](data:image/png;base64,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)

How can housing help eliminate violence? This brief documentary highlights the community organizing by the House of Tulip, a safe house in Louisiana for trans and gender non-conforming people.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/house-of-tulip-on-life-as-a-black-trans-woman)

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## Living with Dementia as an LGBTQ+ Person

This article by the Alzheimer’s Society addresses the experiences of LGBTQ+ people living with dementia.

![An older woman in a black and white top sits at a table in a kitchen holding folders. A younger woman in glasses and a jean shirt is holding the papers with her and standing next to her. They seem to be working on the papers together.](data:image/png;base64,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)

This article by the Alzheimer’s Society addresses the experiences of LGBTQ+ people living with dementia.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/living-with-dementia-as-an-lgbtq-person)

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## Abortion Access for People with Disabilities

Personal stories illustrate the effects of abortion bans on people with disabilities, and on their families.

![A woman sits in a wheelchair facing the camera and looks out the window. Her hair is pulled back into a ponytail, and she is wearing a white shirt, gray sweater, and gray jeans.](data:image/png;base64,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)

Personal stories illustrate the effects of abortion bans on people with disabilities, and on their families.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/abortion-access-for-people-with-disabilities)

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## Holiday Survival Guide: Family Style

This guide provides tools and Q&A with a clinical psychologist to help us navigate difficulties with family around the holidays.

![A photo of a multiracial and multi-generational family together at a dinner table. The adults are holding up their glasses toward the center. There is a Christmas tree and stockings in the background.](data:image/png;base64,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)

This guide provides tools and Q&A with a clinical psychologist to help us navigate difficulties with family around the holidays.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/holiday-survival-guide-family-style)

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## Black Women, Reproductive Justice, and Environmental Justice

We have the right to form and raise families in safe, healthy environments that are free of toxic chemicals. This fact sheet from “In Our Own Voice” shows how reproductive justice and environmental justice intersect.

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We have the right to form and raise families in safe, healthy environments that are free of toxic chemicals. This fact sheet from “In Our Own Voice” shows how reproductive justice and environmental justice intersect.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/black-women-reproductive-justice-and-environmental-justice)

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## Calling Out Age & Gender Discrimination

Kristen Shaughnessy discusses age discrimination, including how it intersects with gender discrimination, particularly for journalists like herself.

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Kristen Shaughnessy discusses age discrimination, including how it intersects with gender discrimination, particularly for journalists like herself.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/calling-out-age-gender-discrimination)

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## Challenges When Menstruating While Homeless

The first review of its kind, this article analyzes homeless women's experiences of period poverty in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Nepal. It identifies helpful policies and highlights period poverty as a public health and human rights issue.

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The first review of its kind, this article analyzes homeless women's experiences of period poverty in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Nepal. It identifies helpful policies and highlights period poverty as a public health and human rights issue.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/challenges-when-menstruating-while-homeless)

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## Women and Social Security

Women face particular challenges to receiving sufficient retirement benefits. What are those challenges, and what policy recommendations can we advocate for ensure women get enough Social Security benefits?

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Women face particular challenges to receiving sufficient retirement benefits. What are those challenges, and what policy recommendations can we advocate for ensure women get enough Social Security benefits?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/women-and-social-security)

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## Get the Facts on Women and Aging

This fact sheet from the NCOA reports on women's experiences of aging and ageism in retirement, in health care, and as caregivers ourselves.

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This fact sheet from the NCOA reports on women's experiences of aging and ageism in retirement, in health care, and as caregivers ourselves.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/get-the-facts-on-women-and-aging)

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## Age Discrimination and Women 50+

The AARP surveyed women aged 50 and over about the the age, gender, racial, class, and weight discrimination that they experience. Here are their findings.

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The AARP surveyed women aged 50 and over about the the age, gender, racial, class, and weight discrimination that they experience. Here are their findings.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/age-discrimination-and-women-50)

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## Social Security Facts

This overview of Social Security includes the special importance of the federal government program to women

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This overview of Social Security includes the special importance of the federal government program to women](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/social-security-facts)

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## Sex Education and Disability

Alice Wong speaks with Julia Bascom and Robin Wilson-Beattie about disabled people's need for comprehensive sex education that is tailored to different learning styles and abilities, and representative of diverse experiences.

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Alice Wong speaks with Julia Bascom and Robin Wilson-Beattie about disabled people's need for comprehensive sex education that is tailored to different learning styles and abilities, and representative of diverse experiences.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/sex-education-and-disability)

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## Birth Control Options for Transgender and Nonbinary People

This guide for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people discusses how contraception relates to hormone therapies, different contraceptive methods and how to use them, and tips for communicating with medical providers.

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This guide for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-expansive people discusses how contraception relates to hormone therapies, different contraceptive methods and how to use them, and tips for communicating with medical providers.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/birth-control-options-for-transgender-and-nonbinary-people)

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## Confronting Discrimination in Health Care: From Disrespect to Denying Treatment

In this episode of Next Chapters, Mindy Fried shares an unnerving set of experiences she had with a medical practitioner. Journalist Judith Graham shares her insights on ageism in health care, and sociologist Dr. Karen Bullock draws on her seminal research and experience to discuss the impact of racism on access to health care for older Black people.

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In this episode of Next Chapters, Mindy Fried shares an unnerving set of experiences she had with a medical practitioner. Journalist Judith Graham shares her insights on ageism in health care, and sociologist Dr. Karen Bullock draws on her seminal research and experience to discuss the impact of racism on access to health care for older Black people.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/confronting-discrimination-in-health-care-from-disrespect-to-denying-treatment)

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## Work and Retirement: Figuring It All Out

This episode explores how to make retirement meaningful and successful. Guests: artist Linda Keene, sociologists Kendra Jason and Toni Calasanti, and researcher Jill Steinberg.

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This episode explores how to make retirement meaningful and successful. Guests: artist Linda Keene, sociologists Kendra Jason and Toni Calasanti, and researcher Jill Steinberg.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/work-and-retirement-figuring-it-all-out)

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## On the Road: Adventures in Aging

After the death of her longtime partner, Laura Barr took to the road. She has spent the past 5 years traveling in her camper with her two dogs. Laura talks about the passion that fuels her continued journey, and what she's found along the way.

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After the death of her longtime partner, Laura Barr took to the road. She has spent the past 5 years traveling in her camper with her two dogs. Laura talks about the passion that fuels her continued journey, and what she's found along the way.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/on-the-road-adventures-in-aging)

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## Scarlet Murmurations: Advancing Global Menstrual Justice

This report, commissioned by Irise International and the Global Menstrual Collective, defines menstrual justice and addresses other areas of justice that overlap with menstrual justice. It provides case studies and recommendations for activists.

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This report, commissioned by Irise International and the Global Menstrual Collective, defines menstrual justice and addresses other areas of justice that overlap with menstrual justice. It provides case studies and recommendations for activists.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/scarlet-murmurations-advancing-global-menstrual-justice)

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## Online Stalking and Harassment of Trans People

This handout, geared toward advocates and survivors, provides an overview of stalking and online harassment of trans people and communities.

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This handout, geared toward advocates and survivors, provides an overview of stalking and online harassment of trans people and communities.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/online-stalking-and-harassment-of-trans-people)

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## How to Have Your First Orgasm: A Primer for Cisgender Women

People socialized as women in particular deal with a lot of conditioning that can get in the way of orgasm. Here are a few ways to explore your orgasmic potential.

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People socialized as women in particular deal with a lot of conditioning that can get in the way of orgasm. Here are a few ways to explore your orgasmic potential.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/how-to-have-your-first-orgasm-a-primer-for-cisgender-women)

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## Could I Be Intersex?

Where is the line between intersex and not intersex? Who gets to decide?

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Where is the line between intersex and not intersex? Who gets to decide?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/could-i-be-intersex)

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## How Can I Enjoy Sex as an Intersex Person?

An intersex writer offers these starting points for finding healing, pleasure, and desire despite the stigma and pain that often accompany being an intersex person.

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An intersex writer offers these starting points for finding healing, pleasure, and desire despite the stigma and pain that often accompany being an intersex person.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/how-can-i-enjoy-sex-as-an-intersex-person)

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## How Do I Tell a Partner I'm Intersex?

How do you tell a crush, date, romantic⁠ interest, or current partner⁠ that you are intersex? This advice can work for any type of relationship⁠.

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How do you tell a crush, date, romantic⁠ interest, or current partner⁠ that you are intersex? This advice can work for any type of relationship⁠.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/how-do-i-tell-a-partner-im-intersex)

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## Pregnancy as a Crime Post-Dobbs: A Preliminary Report

Fetal personhood laws and other abortion restrictions play a significant role in the criminalization of pregnancy.

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Fetal personhood laws and other abortion restrictions play a significant role in the criminalization of pregnancy.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/pregnancy-as-a-crime-post-dobbs-a-preliminary-report)

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## Feminist Therapy for All Genders

Feminist therapy has become more intersectional and inclusive since its emergence in the 1960s. But its radical core principles remain, as it works to undo the harms of patriarchy to our mental health and development.

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Feminist therapy has become more intersectional and inclusive since its emergence in the 1960s. But its radical core principles remain, as it works to undo the harms of patriarchy to our mental health and development.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/feminist-therapy-for-all-genders)

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## Not Just a Joke: Understanding & Preventing Gender- & Sexuality-Based Bigotry in Young People

This article provides a clear, useful overview of male supremacy and the manosphere, warning signs to look out for in young people, and strategies to build resilience.

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This article provides a clear, useful overview of male supremacy and the manosphere, warning signs to look out for in young people, and strategies to build resilience.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/understanding-preventing-gender-sexuality-based-bigotry-in-young-people)

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## The 4th Trimester Bodies Project

After a traumatic birth experience, ash luna struggled to find support as a nonbinary parent of a child with a disability. So they set out to create their own community. This effort transformed into the 4th Trimester Bodies Project.

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After a traumatic birth experience, ash luna struggled to find support as a nonbinary parent of a child with a disability. So they set out to create their own community. This effort transformed into the 4th Trimester Bodies Project.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/the-4th-trimester-bodies-project)

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## Older Women: Inequality at the Intersection of Age and Gender

This infographic provides facts and statistics about the challenges that working women face as they grow older, especially in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

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This infographic provides facts and statistics about the challenges that working women face as they grow older, especially in the wake of the COVID pandemic.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/older-women-inequality)

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## Menopause Movements and Menopause Capitalism

The authors of "Hot Flash" discuss how menopause capitalism tries to profit from the growth of menopause awareness, selling dubious products that do not take our health needs seriously.

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The authors of "Hot Flash" discuss how menopause capitalism tries to profit from the growth of menopause awareness, selling dubious products that do not take our health needs seriously.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/menopause-movements-capitalism)

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## Exploring Neurodiversity through an Intersectional Lens

How does neurodiversity intersect with race, gender, sexuality and other identities, especially in the workplace?

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How does neurodiversity intersect with race, gender, sexuality and other identities, especially in the workplace?](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/exploring-neurodiversity-through-an-intersectional-lens)

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## The Social Determinants of Health in Breast Cancer Care

A survey of community-based, organizational, and clinical barriers to care demonstrates that life stressors impact treatment and health outcomes, something holistic practitioners have known for a very long time.

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A survey of community-based, organizational, and clinical barriers to care demonstrates that life stressors impact treatment and health outcomes, something holistic practitioners have known for a very long time.](https://ourbodiesourselves.org/health-info/social-determinants-breast-cancer-care)