SIECUS Developments articles

Recent articles from SIECUS Developments

Message from the president.
January 1, 2008... This message must begin with a heartfelt "thank you!" YOU, our supporters, are the lifeblood of SIECUS and we could not have accomplished all we did over the past year without you. When I look back at 2007, I am awestruck by the advances made for sexual and reproductive health and rights....

Notes from the research.
January 1, 2008... In November 2007, the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy released Emerging Answers 2007, a report authored by Dr. Douglas Kirby, a leading sexual health researcher, discussing what programs work in preventing teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, including...

Gloria Reuben--actress, singer, and HIV/AIDS activist joins the SIECUS Board of Directors.
January 1, 2008... In 2007, SIECUS elected the multitalented actress and singer Gloria Reuben to its Board of Directors. Most of us recognize Gloria from her years on the hit NBC show ER playing Jeannie Boulet, a physician's assistant living with HIV. Recently Gloria reprised her role on a special episode of...

Legalized discrimination: the rise of the marriage-promotion industry and how federally funded programs discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth and families.
January 1, 2008... In November 2007, SIECUS released Legalized Discrimination: The Rise of the Marriage-Promotion Industry and How Federally Funded Programs Discriminate Against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth and Families. The special report examines the rise of the federal government's...

Notes from the field.
January 1, 2008... In October 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court turned down a request to review a New York state court decision that requires insurance companies to include contraceptive coverage in prescription benefit packages. The request to review the decision was made by Catholic Charities of the Diocese of...