In the central California town of Clovis, near Fresno, a group of parents believes the school district’s seventh-grade sex-ed curriculum “illegally emphasizes abstinence and fails to provide accurate medical information.” They’ve taken their complaint to the California Department of Education. The Department forced school districts in Selma (also in Fresno county) and Dinuba (in adjacent…
Good luck keeping this a “Doe” suit: A-list celeb lawsuit over contracting herpes reveals existence of video taken during the sex – YouPorn has already bid $1 million for it: Hollywood Herpes Lawsuit Alleges ‘A-List Celebrity’ Gave STD (ABC News) The Flynt family seems to be a stormy set: Larry Flynt’s brother Jimmy loses claim…
It’s one of the many strange things about sex and the law in the United States that sex between humans and non-human animals isn’t illegal everywhere. It’s specifically illegal in 32 states, of which 16 make it a felony; the other 18 don’t have laws against it. Some animal welfare advocates see the dearth of…
The typically annoyingly anti-porn Guardian UK has an interesting article about the new, new conversation about homophobia in hip-hop: Is hip-hop homophobia at a tipping point? (guardian.co.uk) The CSD500 Viagra condom is under the Durex brand, was first announced in 2008, is close to approval for use in the UK, and I want to try…
On April 28, my contact at NetGeo emailed me with previews of their channel’s upcoming “Taboo” episodes – and many of them are about sex and fetishes. I was excited, as I’m longtime friends with an Emmy award winning NatGeo director, and I’ve come to expect quality and respect for any topic their teams take…
Male sexuality, and how to act like a man – in this great post that features one of my favorite sex ed class exercises: The Performance of Masculinity (Charlie Glickman) Fraud alert: Interviews with one convicted pedophile have UK researchers concluding that Internet porn makes monsters, while National Geographic sets to air a similarly dubious…
GREAT news! My book Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus won the Silver medal for best Sexuality/Relationships book for 2011 – all National categories!!! (I’m now a 5-time book award winner!) The Gold medal for Sexuality/Relationships goes to Aspergirls: Empowering Females with Asperger Syndrome, by Rudy Simone. Awarded in the 2011 Erotica category are: Orgasmic Erotica for…
Us – this new generation of sex-positive sex educators – come from the perspective that sex is inherently positive, good for you (healthy), and we emphasize sexual pleasure (as opposed to traditional teaching, which is reproduction-focused). On the most-read at Wall Street Journal right now is a baby step in this direction. The article unfortunately…
Porn performer Juliette Stray just tweeted about the sudden closure today of AIM (Adult Industry Medical) Healthcare Clinic. According to Raincoat Reviews, the Free Speech Coalition (a porn industry legal org) called an industry and member-only meeting last Friday to discuss Workplace Safety, Performer Testing. As you can see by Sarah Shevon’s tweet, only seven…
Yes, Viagra beer. No, (sadly) not real Viagra, but I’d still LOVE to try it: Scottish Brewery Introduces Royal Viagra Beer (ABC News) Really, I’m amazed to see the Wall Street Journal publish something with no peer review, so brazenly lacking accuracy and authority and offensive – really, AOL and Excite search terms are put…