Sexuality

Colorado reported 308 hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation from 2010 to 2020 鈥� the most in the region, according to data from the FBI.

Deadly Club Q shooting reflects escalation in anti-LGBTQ hate around the Mountain West

Emma VandenEinde

The mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs is a tragedy that underscores a troubling pattern of hate crimes against the LGBTQ community in the Mountain West.

Education

Amid Calls For Resignation, University of Northern Colorado President Tries To Calm Tensions

Ann Marie Awad

Editor鈥檚 Note: This story contains language some may find offensive.University of Northern Colorado President Kay Norton has issued a response to reports鈥�

Politics

Police Reform, Teen Sexting On The Docket At The Colorado Capitol

Bente Birkeland

Several police reform measures are making their way through the statehouse, and lawmakers are also looking at how best to address the problem of teenagers鈥�

The shelf of long-lasting birth control at Children's Hospital outside Denver. The clinic's director said having the devices on hand is crucial, so young women don't have to make a second visit. But that costs money.

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Colorado's Long-Lasting Birth Control Program For Teens May Not Last Long

Scott Horsley

Focusing on long-acting contraception, such as IUDs and hormonal implants, proved to be a big success in reducing unplanned pregnancies and abortions. But political backing has been hard to come by.

Politics

Teen Pregnancy Prevention Expansion Stumbles In Committee

Bente Birkeland

A bill to expand a teen pregnancy prevention program for low-income youth failed in the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday on a party line 3-2 vote.鈥�

An interauterine device provides long-term birth control.

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Colorado Debates Whether IUDs Are Contraception Or Abortion

Megan Verlee

A Colorado program has allowed more than 30,000 women to get long-term contraception for free, lowering teen birth and abortion rates. Now lawmakers have to decide if it can qualify for state funding.

Politics

Colorado Family Planning Program Funding Bill Takes First Step

Bente Birkeland

A bill attempting to reduce teen pregnancies and provide state funding for intrauterine devices has passed its first test at the capitol. House Bill 1194鈥�

"The sexts are currency," explains Hanna Rosin. Teenage girls told Rosin boys collect the photos like "baseball cards or Pokemon cards."

'Why Kids Sext' Describes Nude Photos As 'Social Currency' Among Teens

Teenage girls explained to writer Hanna Rosin that boys collect sexts like baseball cards or Pokemon cards. "There's so much free porn out there that these pictures serve a different role," she says.

Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan play famous sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson in a new series, <em>Masters of Sex.</em>

The Most Shocking Moments Are True In 'Masters Of Sex'

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Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan star as famous sexologists Masters and Johnson in the new TV series, Masters of Sex. They had to get comfortable sitting around naked together because of the sex scenes.

With <em>Don Jon,</em> the actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who stars as the titular porn-addicted Jersey boy, adds writer and director to his resume.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, On Life And The Lenses We Look Through

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The actor chatted with NPR's Rachel Martin about his writing and directing debut Don Jon.The film, which also stars Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore and Tony Danza, is about porn addict trying to make it in a relationship.