YA Author Shamim Sarif Partners with Headwaters Relief Organization to Combat Human Trafficking

Human trafficking is prevalent worldwide, even in more developed countries such as the United States. Around 4 million people are trafficked each year—with 50% of trafficking victims being children—taken for forced labor or sexual exploitation. Areas that have recently suffered a natural disaster are especially vulnerable to human traffickers, and this hidden aftermath caught the […]

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Whoa, Baby! Pregnancy Myths

Pregnancy. It’s “supposed” to be the most blissful nine months of your life. However, it may be marred by crippling morning sickness, horrific back pain, heartburn, and various other maladies. Of course, there are those blissful first moments — like the first time you hear your baby’s heartbeat, their first kick, and that glorious moment […]

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The Shame Game

The campaign regarding sex and the word “no” is one of the biggest messages being delivered to young adults today.  You are allowed to say “no.” People should respect each other’s right to say “no.” Remember that “no” means “no.”  “No” seems to always be the correct answer regarding sex. I will be the first […]

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America’s Campus Rape Epidemic

America has a serious epidemic that’s infected our college campuses, and it’s not an illness; it’s the amount of unresolved and unreported cases of campus rape. In a report recently released by Senator Claire McCaskill (D) of Missouri, it was found that most colleges don’t provide students with any sort of sexual assault training. This means that neither […]

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The Naked Truth about STDs

STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are shockingly taboo considering how common they have become. In our culture, it is implied that someone who has an STD is bad or dirty, but that is a huge misconception. Sometimes people don’t even know that they have the disease (or virus) because they have no symptoms. Some can lay latent […]

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Planned Parenthood 101

Hello, lovely Germs! Prepare to educate yourself. Today, we’re going to be talking about Planned Parenthood. Now, I realize that there are a lot of misconceptions that go along with this topic, so let’s get the biggest one out of the way. Planned Parenthood is not an abortion clinic. That’s not to say that they […]

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