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Pride 2019: What’s changed since last year?

Since last year’s Pride month, places around the world have taken huge strides towards LGBTI equality. We’re celebrating just some of them in this blog, because the right to be who you want to be and love who you want to love is a human right.
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In pictures: Expanding access to safe abortion in India

From Rehkha, who helps to spread the message of safe sex and safe abortion through songs, to Diti, a sex worker who decided she did not want to continue with a pregnancy, meet some of the people expanding safe access to abortion services in India, and the women benefiting from it.
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Delivering transgender dignity kits in a disaster

Sakuni is 36-year-old transgender woman and activist from Sri Lanka, a country that experiences severe flooding almost every year. Trans people are often unable to access humanitarian aid in emergencies due to discrimination, which is a problem Sakuni is keen to help tackle.
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Watch: Hope on the horizon

IPPF member association SOFHA (Somaliland Family Health Association) are working hard to educate their local communities on the harm of female genital mutilation (FGM). Slowly, but surely, attitudes are changing.
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Watch: What is surgical abortion?

Have questions about surgical abortion? Watch our explainer video to find out more about the procedure.
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5 great reasons to use lube the next time you’re getting intimate

There have never been more forms of lube widely available, and from so many places including pharmacies, health stores and supermarkets. So it’s a great time to start incorporating it into your sex life!
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The Period Quiz

About half the world’s population menstruates at some point in their lives, but periods are still a big taboo in many places. What do you really know about the flow? Find out in our quiz...
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Makholu Mahao

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“The big challenges are teenage pregnancy and early marriage"

Village chief Makholu Mahao was 18 when she got married. Now, nearly 60 years later and as a village leader, she has seen a rise in teen pregnancies and early forced marriage. With the help of Lesotho Planned Parenthood Association and funding from SheDecides, she is doing something about it.
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