Tag: women
Who Are Your Favorite LGBT Couples?
3rd September
The IMPACT Program has been asking young LGBT couples, “Who are your role models for having a healthy relationship?”
Dr. Meredith Chivers: What is Sexual Fluidity?
26th July
Dr. Chivers defines sexual fluidity as the tendency of bisexual or lesbian women to shift their sexual identity. However, while they may shift their identity Dr. Chivers does not think that the underlying sexual attraction is altered.
How Many LGBT Families Are There?
29th May
New national census data provides surprising statistics about same-sex households in the United States, including who and where they are.
SpeakOUT with Meredith Chivers at Center on Halsted
24th March
QUEERING the SEXLAB: or: How studying queer women has revealed that straight women are the biggest mystery of all.
Celebrate National Condom Week!
16th February
The IMPACT Program wants you to know 7 Stats about Condoms & Couples.
Explore methods of birth control
15th November
Why do women who have sex with women need birth control??? Many women who have sex with women also have sex with men, and those that do may be twice as likely as straight women to become pregnant. Check out the Bedsider website to learn about all your birth control options. You can select options based on their effectiveness, how party-ready they are, how well they work for STI prevention, and how easy they are to hide. Although the website isn’t designed for bisexual women, we think it has some great information for you. Check it out, and see what you think.
Take our Women’s Health and Sexuality Quiz!
16th June
How much do you know about women’s health and sexuality? Do you know if lesbian and bisexual women face the same health risks as straight women? What are the ways that HIV is transmitted? How do you talk about sex with a partner? Find out how much you know by taking the Women’s Health and Sexuality Quiz below.
Click on one of the four numbered squares below to start the quiz.
Women’s Health and Sexuality Quiz
15th June
How much do you know about women’s health and sexuality? Do you know if lesbian and bisexual women face the same health risks as straight women? What are the ways that HIV is transmitted? How do you talk about sex with a partner?
Click on one of the four numbered squares below to get started!
Help spread the facts about women’s sexual health by sharing our quiz on facebook. Just click the facebook share button at the top right of the quiz to post it to your facebook page.
Young Women’s Sexual Health Video – NEW from IMPACT Program!
9th May
Are you sex smart? We’ve already shared some safer sex tips in our male condom and lube videos. Now, you can check out our women’s sexual health video to learn about other tools you can use to protect yourself from HIV, STIs, and unintended pregnancies. We’ll walk you through the different safer sex outfits that you can wear on your next date, no matter who it’s with!
Is Bisexuality the Same for Men & Women?
15th June
Is bisexuality the same in men and women? Dr. Brian Dodge of Indiana University discusses gender differences in bisexuality. He is interviewed by Dr. Brian Mustanski, Director of the IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
