The Weekend Embrace: Equality Edition

March 21, 2:04 PMSex & Relationships ExaminerSarah Estrella

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  Julian Bond (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)

I'm giving Sexy News of the week honors to NAACP Chairman Julian Bond and U.S. President Barack Obama for taking bold stands this week in the name of equality. In their honor, the first half of this week's Weekend Embrace is devoted to sex equality in the news:

Bond, Julian Bond! Don't miss Bond's earth-moving speech on marriage equality and gay rights at the Human Rights Campaign's gala awards dinner last weekend: Julian Bond: "I believe gay rights are civil rights." Related: LA Top News Examiner Sogol Tehranizadeh reports Same-sex marriage supporters can start collecting signatures for a 2010 ballot measure to overturn Proposition 8.

The change we've been waiting for! Props to Obama for reversing a despicable George W. Bush position – one of his last acts in office, and one I'll forever remember him by – by finally signing on to the United Nations' declaration to decriminalize homosexuality around the world. The declaration was introduced in December to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and had the unanimous support of the European Union and most of the Western World at the time. For more, see my article BREAKING NEWS: Obama to endorse United Nations' gay rights declaration Bush refused in December

EnGAYged! More on the marriage equality front: DC Wedding Planning Examiner Leslie Weekes reports on Kelly Prizel's Two Brides Blog and So You're EnGAYged: Wedding planning for same-sex couples

It's catching on! Speaking of equality, West Virginia Conservative Examiner Jeffrey Moats provides a welcome view from the right side of the aisle: A conservative's thoughts on gay rights and Senate Bill 238

Bring the kids! Philadelphia Gay Parenting Examiner Stephanie Haynes reports on Family-related events at this year's Equality Forum

"Don't Say Gay"? In MUCH less enlightened news, Birmingham Progressive Politics Examiner Karen Harper reports on Tennessee's "Don't Say Gay" Bill, an attempt to ban public elementary and middle school teachers from providing information about any form of gender identity or sexual orientation other than heterosexuality: Extremist anti-gay bill "Don't Say Gay" debated in Tennessee

And now, for the rest of the Weekend Embrace, my weekly roundup of sexy news from around Examiner.com, this week with lots of exclamation!

Spring has sprung! Don't miss the Examiner slideshow Sizzling swimsuits and lingerie, including the photo at right from the Ed Hardy Swim and Snow Show at Toronto Fashion Week, which I'm including as a special nod to the lover who taught me to snowboard this season.

Libido snacks! Sexual Health Examiner Courtney Bee reports on the Top ten foods to perk up your genitals

One-handed page burners! San Diego Erotic Books Examiner Acquanetta Ferguson's comprehensive guide to erotic publishers continues this week with entries on Red Rose Publishing, Noble Romance, Phaze Books, eXstasy Books, Paper Bag Press, and Berkley Heat/Sensation.

Cunning linguists! Boston Teen Issues Examiner gets semantic in "Abstinence" or "postponement"? Changing the terminology of teen sexuality

Fine art! Relationship Examiner Kristen Houghton is examining the erotic art of body painting in this week's installment of Everything's Personal, Nothing's Sacred

March Madness! Boston Sex and Relationships Examiner explains what to do if You want to have sex, he wants to watch NCAA basketball

Sexy soundtrack! Don't miss my Sexy Song of the Day feature, this week featuring 88-Keys and Kanye West's "Stay Up! (Viagra)", Flight of the the Conchords' "I Told You I Was Freaky," and Glen Hansard covering REM's "Hairshirt" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Tear each other's shirts off! Denver Sex & Romance Examiners Jordan LaRousse and Samantha Sade on a frisky foreplay craze that's leaving post-coital piles of clothes in tatters

REAL Sex Ed! Watchdog Politics Examiner Martha R Gore reports on H.R. 1551, The Responsible Education About Life (REAL) Act: Sex education funding on Congressional docket

Sleepover party! Baltimore Relationship Examiner Lauren Sharman thoughtfully and honestly – and perhaps controversially – answers a surprising parenting question: Home alone, teen wants boyfriend to sleep over

"Listen up, y'all, it's a sabotage!" Phoenix Sex & Relationships Examiner Meghan Krein asks, Are you sabotaging your relationship?

Help her out here, guys! Philadelphia Sex & Relationships Examiner Cat Sims wonders What's with the boob fascination?

Speaking of twins! Relationship Advice Examiner Keith Swain reports that retired porn actress and Zombie Strippers star Jenna Jameson is now a proud parent: Jenna Jameson, mother of twins

Put down some roots! Wedding and Marriage Examiner Elizabeth Oakes is prepping for Spring wedding season in Dig that garden!

Get a room! Indianapolis Marriage and Sex Examiner Chuck Altmix introduced a fun new series this week: Naughty ways to spice up your love life and marriage. This one's my favorite so far: Plan a seductive overnight getaway

Shack up! Tampa Sex & Relationships Examiner Sena Schmidt reports on Cohabitation Nation

Howl at the moon! Twilight Examiner Amanda Bell reports on casting for the Twilight sequel: New Moon movie cast just got even hotter: New actors announced for werewolf pack, including Alex Meraz (right), Chaske Spencer, Tyson Houseman, Kiowa Gordon, Bronson Pelletier, and Tinsel Korey. 

Cut! Newark Sex & Relationships Examiner June Marshall on Hollywood marriages: The short and the short of it

Putting the "bi" in obituaries! Bisexuality Examiner Mike Szymansky reports on the lives and recent deaths of Natasha Richardson and Altovise Joanne Gore Davis: Natasha Richardson helped people understand bisexuality and Personal memories of widow of bisexual Sammy Davis, Jr. For more on Natasha Richardson's death, see Celebrity News Examiner Liz Barrett and the Examiner slideshow Remembering Natasha Richardson

Queer punk! SF Literary Culture Examiner Ling Ma reports on a new rock memoir from pop punk pioneer Jon Ginoli: Deflowered: My life in Pansy Division, the inside story of the first openly gay pop-punk band

And, last but not least...

American Idol's great gay hope! SF Gay & Lesbian Examiner Kelvin Lynch is cheering for the gay guy: American Idol: Adam Lambert is a front-runner. Wait, aren't they all gay? Which show am I thinking of? This is the one Clay Aitken was on, right? I'm so confused.

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