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- May 15, 2026
A “Trans-Barbie World” in India
Julie
- May 15, 2026
Sperm Count and Being “Under-Babied”
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Snake Oil?
Drug and supplement companies are preying on people’s insecurities and lack of knowledge regarding their sexual health. There is currently a proliferation of vaginal probiotic supplements and suppository capsules being marketed to women promoting “vaginal health”. Dr. Caroline Mitchell, assistant
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European Union Distances Itself from the U.S. Re: Conversion Therapy
The European Commission will urge its European Union member states to ban “conversion therapy,” which refers to attempts to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The announcement comes ahead of Brussels Pride and followed a petition
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Legal Defense Fund for Gay Dad Who Punched Maga Harasser
Nearly $100,000 was raised through GoFundMe to support a couple of gay dads in West Hollywood, Anthony Vulin and David Miller-Robinson, in West Hollywood after one of them was charged with a felony following a confrontation with the obnoxious right-wing
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700% Rise in Congenital Syphilis
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports a 700% rise in congenital syphilis, passed from mother to child in the womb, since 2015. Experts cite declining safe sex practices among heterosexual women, lack of prenatal care, and failure
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Sex Isn’t Real?
In Sex Isn’t Real: The Invention of an Incoherent Binary, Beans Velocci argues that biological sex is not a natural fact or stabile category, but a socially and historically constructed classification system congealed via powerful cultural discourses. Velocci explains that
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Thailand Clamps Down on Tourists Having Public Sex
Despite its reputation as a favored destination for both gay and straight sex tourism, due to its permissive attitudes toward sex work and homosexuality, Thailand is in many ways still a socially conservative culture where nudity is considered shameful and
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Canadian Fiddler Sues Over AI Claiming He was a Sex Offender
We reported earlier this year on Canadian fiddle-player and songwriter Ashley MacIsaac, who suffered concert cancellations after Google’s AI Overview published claims that he was guilty of sexually assaulting a woman and of luring a child with sexual intent. He
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