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- September 1, 2026
Rape on Navy Transport Ship Dismissed
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- September 1, 2026
Key Sandusky Accuser Recants
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How’s That Abortion Ban Going?
After the Dobbs decision, near or total abortion bans were enacted in 13 states. It was generally expected that the abortion rate in those states would go down. However, the number of abortions has gone up in states that enacted
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Drag Show Ban Overturned, Again
The judicial system has reaffirmed to Texas that its Senate Bill 12 (SB 12) – which would restrict some public drag shows if enforced – is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner initially struck down the law in 2023, but
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Sexual Choking Death Provokes New Calls for Better Sex Education
The death of a 16-year old Australian girl after being choked during consensual intercourse has provoked new alarms over the pervasiveness of this risky practice among young people. Even non-lethal choking can lead to permanent brain injury, as a recent
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Nancy Mace’s Tattoos
Fresh off coming fifth in South Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial primary, Rep. Nancy Mace has decided to “bare arms” in her social media. Mace, who is a well-known Epsteinmaniac and opponent of LGBTQ rights, has never hesitated to flaunt her own
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HRC Estimates 12% of U.S. Adults are LGBTQ+
The Human Rights Campaign has released a new report based on data from the Census Bureau’s 2021-2024 Household Pulse Survey, which included questions about sexual and gender identity. Under the current administration, these questions have been discontinued, and the information
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Sexual Satisfaction Among Older Trans People
A Dutch research team has explored the level of sexual satisfaction among 100 adults aged 56 and older, all of whom had transitioned at least 10 years earlier (most of them 20-30 years earlier). This group allows us insight into
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Possession of AI-Generated Child Porn is Constitutionally Protected, For Now
A three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled that the government cannot ban mere possession of AI-generated child pornography in which no actual children were involved, and thus a Wisconsin man who had hundreds of AI-generated
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