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Legislation and Policy

• Defense of Marriage Act

  The Defense of Marriage Act was passed in 1996 and did two things:

  1. It defined marriage for purposes of federal law as a union of one man and one woman and;

  2. It allowed states to refuse to recognize marriages between same sex couples that are legally solemnized in other jurisdictions.

  created: 09 Jun 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 09 Jun 2007

• Dr. Michael Goodyear

  created: 28 Feb 2008 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 28 Feb 2008

• International Union of Sex Workers

  Working toward decriminalization, organization, and destigmatization. Demanding safety, health care, training, and end to child labor, an end to restrictions on migration, and an end to stigmatization.

  created: 05 May 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 09 Sep 2007

• Reproductive Health Reality Check

  Fact sheets, detailed commentary on policy and legislation, and checks on the "reckless rhetoric" that sometimes prevails in the debates over important issues of reproducitve health.

  created: 06 Aug 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 06 Aug 2007

• The Future of Sex, by Melissa Gira and Sexerati, on Blip.tv

  "An internet video program bringing you erotic intelligence for a hotter tomorrow"

  created: 21 Aug 2007 by Elizabeth ::: updated: 21 Aug 2007

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