D.C. Upgrades Its Free Condom Program

Staff / Truthdig May 21, 2010 It may just be an extraordinary guerrilla marketing tactic, but after complaints that the condoms given out by D.C. schools are too small and flimsy and awkward to receive, officials have announced they are stocking up on Trojan brand condoms -- including the super-size Magnum variety in a shiny gold wrapper. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Threatens to Cancel U.K. Trip

Staff / Truthdig Apr 25, 2010 It seems the pope can't take a joke. The Vatican is threatening to cancel a visit to Britain by Benedict XVI after a leaked Foreign Office memo gave suggestions that included a "Benedict condom." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Catholic Bishop ‘Can See the Arguments’ for Condoms in Third World

Staff / Truthdig Apr 1, 2010 The highest-ranking Catholic clergyman in England and Wales, Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols, has made the slightest of admissions that he understands why contraception use may seem, well, useful under certain conditions -- such as poverty, for example. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Condoms, Not Laws, Help Cut Abortions

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2009 This isn't going to sound all that shocking, but remember that this country is still wrapping its head around evolution: Criminalizing abortion does not reduce the number of abortions; it reduces the number of safe abortions. Contraception, however, does reduce abortions, according to an epic study of 197 countries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope’s Nightmares

Simanca Osmani, Cagle Cartoons, Brazil Apr 7, 2009 Dig deeper

Obstinance Only

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Pope: Condoms Don’t Help in Fight Against AIDS

Staff / Truthdig Mar 18, 2009 On his way to his first visit to Africa, Pope Benedict XVI told attendant members of the press that he believes encouraging condom use not only doesn't help in the fight against AIDS, but actually worsens the situation. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama-bilia: Just in Time for the Holidays

Staff / Truthdig Nov 21, 2008 "What better way to honor our first black president than by eating your sloppy joes off his face?" We're hard-pressed to answer this thought-provoking question posed by "The Daily Show's" Lewis Black. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sex Ed for Seniors

Staff / Truthdig Jul 26, 2007 Although many assume the elderly lead largely abstinent lives, AIDS is on the rise among seniors as HIV-positive Americans are living longer than ever. With one study suggesting the majority of HIV patients in New York will be over 50 within a decade, AIDS workers are beginning to pay more attention to the senior set. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Battle Over Sex Education

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2007 While many schools continue to move toward abstinence-only (aka "keep your fingers crossed") sex education, some communities are fighting for more candid and honest curricula. A Maryland school district, for example, just won the right to teach middle and high schoolers about homosexuality and the proper use of condoms. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hopeful News on Birth Control

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2006 The Vatican may be softening its opposition to condom usage Meanwhile, the issue could become moot: British scientists are working on a drug to keep men from ejaculating. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Attack of the Christianists

Staff / Truthdig Nov 29, 2006 These ludicrous billboards are all over Tulsa, apparently. The contemptible zealots behind them even rail against condoms as a safeguard against STDs. Check out the ad campaign. (Editor's note: We had erroneously blogged that another group was responsible for the ads. That group, which is planning a similar ad campaign, is also contemptible, but we nevertheless apologize for the mix-up.) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )