From McClatchy, Washington Bureau: Under Palin, Wasilla charged rape victims for exam. Snip: Two state leaders lashed out at the public record of Gov. Sarah Palin on Wednesday as witnesses in a new “Alaska Mythbusters” forum coordinated by supporters of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Speaking to a teleconference audience of reporters around the nation,…
Category: Sex News
Sex work a sex crime? Um, no.
Image by famed San Francisco prostitute (and aristroctrat) photographer Albert Arthur Allen, via brooke8trout. According to a new November ballot measure (Prop K) here in San Francisco we’re trying to make the ‘world’s oldest profession’ that for some weird reason ‘won’t go away’ not legal per se, but decriminalized. For a lot of really good…
The abstinence-only extended dance remix: DJ Palin
Cute chastity belt image by mark6mauno. Yeah I know it’s everywhere already but I just had to say I said once or twice HEY read this (Abstinence does not make the heart grow fonder: What a girl needs: Real sex education + Obama’s national sex ed program: Violet Blue lays the groundwork for the candidate…
Shout out to florida’s LGBT parental units!
Congrats! Circuit Court rules against Florida’s ban on gay adoptions. (thanks, D!)
Wherein freedom, liberty, self-determined sexuality and the right to be left alone are not mutually exclusive
Incredible image “American Justice” by and property of Mark Velasquez; see more of him here and here and here. Used with express permission. Mark tells us, “I love America and most Americans, but I see us all suffering from a collective stagnance. We’re all pretty sure where we stand and how we feel, but don’t…
Obscenity: It’s perfectly normal
Beautiful and *perfectly normal* image by John Cornicello. There is no limit to the irony here: Fox News reports (always use the term loosely with Fox, kids) Judge Orders Maine Woman to Return ‘Dangerous’ Library Book. It happens to be one of the best books on talking to kids about sex in the entire world.…
My new appreciation for the GOP
Incredible image by and property of Mark Velasquez; see more of him here and here and here. Viviane sends me this gem, in case you missed all the goings-on over at Wonkette, whose tireless coverage of the GOP m4m Craigslist action has even me in awe. This one’s from Joe. My. God.: Discretion Required –…
And now, we debate the male “monogamy gene”
Image by João Araujo. Curious timing, this: hot on the heels of my pal Tristan‘s new book Opening Up, John Timmer at Ars Technica has an interesting article about monogamy, pair-bonding and genetics — by way of a new study. It’s all about the guys, of course — for now — in Study: men with…
Sex with a bench = bad idea
Image by John Means Whatever. Sex with a fence, sex with a picnic table, sex with a bench… Inanimate objects are apparently teh hotness. Snip: Police and medical personnel were called to Lan Tian park in Hong Kong after the man, named as 41-year-old local Le Xing, got into difficulty after he put his penis…
Bush admin wants birth control defined as abortion
Image of Google gifts after my last Google Tech Talk about abstinence. I’m not a big one for online petitions or email campaigns, but this is like, enough’s enough. I mean, I knew we had to keep a close eye on this bastard before he leaves office — you know how presidents like to slip…