Gwyneth Doland was a columnist and editor at the Santa Fe Reporter and Weekly Alibi before joining the New Mexico Independent. A native of Washington, D.C., she has lived in Albuquerque since 1994. Over the past decade, Gwyneth has written widely on food, politics, and food politics, among other things.
Advocates for comprehensive sex-ed in New Mexico, which has the second-highest teen birth rate in the country, say they’re elated by the president’s proposal to cut abstinence-only funding.
In San Francisco today, the California Supreme Court will consider arguments for overturning Proposition 8 – the controversial ballot initiative that redefined marriage as between one man and one woman.
After a dramatic vote in New Mexico’s Senate Judiciary Committee, domestic partnership legislation moved toward consideration by the full Senate.
Advocates for reproductive choice in New Mexico say the time is right to push for passage of a state Freedom of Choice Act.
