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- February 2, 2026
Size Really Does Matter
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- February 2, 2026
LGBT Persecution Ramps Up in Asian Autocracies
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Is Brigitte Macron a Trans Pedophile?
Statements that the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron was born as a man and is a “pedophile” after first becoming involved with him when she was his high school drama teacher cannot be made with impunity in France. The
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Grindr Spikes Whenever ICE Comes to Town
Anti-deportation activists have noted a trend for Grindr activity to increase dramatically whenever ICE targets a jurisdiction for enhanced enforcement, as has recently happened in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. This may in part be due to ICE using Grindr and
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A Curious Case of Catfishing
The “bed trick” is a literary device and behavioral phenomenon that can be found in traditions around the globe. From appearances in the bible’s Old Testament to contemporary cultural manifestations like “catfishing” that play out on popular dating/sex apps, the
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Stay Away from the Water (and Camera) in Florida!
In a state where water is literally everywhere, Florida legislators have introduced bills to prohibit anyone with a sexual offense in their history from ever “being” within 200 feet of any body of water, presumably to prevent them from seeing
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New Study: Male Sexual Desire Peaks in Middle Age
A recent article in Scientific Reports utilizes detailed data from over 67,000 individuals in the Estonian Biobank to determine which demographic characteristics correlate with greater sexual desire in both men and women. Men reported higher sexual desire than women across
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Can Teachers Discuss Gender Identity with Parents?
A federal district judge in San Diego ruled in favor of two teachers who claimed that school district policy forced them to “lie” to parents about their student’s preferred gender identity and thus infringed upon their 1st amendment rights. However,
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Circumcision and FGM
At least 41 young men have died as a result of circumcision procedures performed as part of traditional initiation activities in South Africa. Traditional initiation is a rite of passage into manhood for young men. Every year some of the initiates
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