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- April 15, 2026
Teen Kills and Dismembers Local Sex Offender
Julie
- April 15, 2026
Sex Work Exhibition Opens at German Museum
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Gay Symbols Banned and Restored
There seems to be no end to the targeting of the LGBTQ+ community in the U.S. these days. Thankfully, these efforts to diminish the visibility of the LGBTQ+ community are receiving push back. In Idaho, Boise’s official Pride flag was
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Gender Transition and Psychological Health
Gender-affirming care for young people has long been advocated on the basis that it improves their mental health and can be life-saving. A new study from Finland, based on the entire population of young people under the age of 23
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The Resurgence of “Telegony”
The pseudo-scientific concept of “telegony” (the idea that a woman’s first sexual partner leaves a genetic imprint that influences later offspring with a different partner) has been resurrected in some circles, including manosphere ideology of female sexual purity, right-wing esoteric
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How to Own Your Narrative
Nillin Lore’s recently published Carry On: Unpacking Your Internalized Transphobic and Queerphobic Baggage (Thornapple Press, March 20, 2026) is a self-help book of sorts for Queer and Trans people. The chapters span topics from self-advocacy to finding community and dealing
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1.4 Million Same-Sex Couples in U.S.
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau establishes that as of 2024 there were about 1.4 million households headed by same-sex couples, 60% of whom were married. Female same-sex couples were somewhat more likely to be married than male. Same-sex
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Swedish Biker Prosecuted for Pimping His Wife
In this rather astonishing and developing case, a 61-year-old man (and reportedly former Hell’s Angel) from Northern Sweden has been charged with forcing his wife into sex acts with 120 men, 26 of which have already been charged. The husband
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U.K. to Ban Stepfamily and Incest Fantasies in Porn
Direct from an official press release from the country’s government website: “Building on the Government’s work to tackle violence against women and girls, pornography depicting illegal sexual conduct between family members and adults roleplaying as children will be criminalised.” This legislation is one of several recently proposed pornography bans by
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