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N.C. could be the last state needed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment

By Diane Adame | March 21

The ERA was first introduced in 1923. If ratified, the amendment would ensure equal pay for women and make sex-based discrimination illegal.

The N.C. DMV just made it easier to change sex designation on your driver's license

By Ares Zerunyan | February 4

The N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles has adopted a new policy making it easier for transgender people to have their gender identity represented on their ...

Let's talk about sex and the First Amendment

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 18

Various speakers from around the country came together to talk about pornography, sexual orientation and free speech.

Study finds race and gender bias in online classes

By Emily Davis | March 21

A study found gender and race bias in responses to students from online course instructors.

Why aren't young people getting tested for HIV?

By Michael Meeks | February 6

Very low rates of young people are getting tested for HIV, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

LGBTQ rights historically threatened with baseball bats, anti-gay preaching

By Rebecca Ayers | May 16

North Carolina Speaker of the House, Tim Moore, once tried to defund the Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association as UNC’s speaker of student congress, ...

Little time spent on sex ed in NC classes

By Celia McRae | May 16

North Carolina is one of just 18 states that require public schools to teach information about contraception — and one of only 13 states that require ...

'Sugar baby' work offsets college costs

By Samantha Sabin | November 19

Rachel dressed up in her fanciest clothes for their first date: a pair of black shoes, plain black tights and a dress. As a student working with a budget, ...

Law enforcement has difficulty policing sex work as it moves online

By Danielle Herman and McKenzie Bennett | November 19

With two kids and no money, Z. needed money fast, and she realized that selling her time — and in some cases, herself — online was her best option. Because ...

Morgan Mclaughlin, a sophomore political science and sociology major.

LGBTQ students seek awareness of spectrum of sexuality

By Amy Tsai and Amanda Albright | November 19

Morgan McLaughlin keeps her hair long. She doesn’t wear sporty clothes. She doesn’t conform to lesbian stereotypes, and when it comes to finding dates, ...

Consulting the ‘sexperts’ on myths

By Breanna Kerr | November 19

I-Team member Breanna Kerr compiled a list of common sex myths and went straight to the experts: the folks at UNC Student Wellness.

Column: Say it to my face, not to my screen

By Gabriella Cirelli | November 19

What is it about being behind a screen that makes us feel so safe and protected? Is it that we can hide behind fake profiles or the, “Sorry, that was ...