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- October 15, 2026
How Do Sexual Fetishes Develop?
Julie
- October 15, 2026
Make Politics Sexy Again
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Naughty Robot in Custody
German police have seized a humanoid robot after it allegedly groped a 16-year-old girl and made sexually suggestive thrusting movements toward her on a busy street in Cologne on October 10, 2026. The robot’s 16-year-old owner and his 19-year-old companion
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Reproductive Rights and Healthcare on the Ballot
In the upcoming November mid-term elections in the U.S., voters in three states (Idaho, Nevada, and Virginia) will vote on measures meant to protect abortion rights while voters in one state (Missouri) will vote on an anti-abortion measure that would
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Are Democrats Retreating on Trans Issues?
American Academic and trans rights activist, Dorian Rhea Debussy, recently explored how some Democratic candidates ahead of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections are distancing themselves from transgender rights to appeal to moderate and undecided voters. Candidates in states such as
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The Troubling New Trend in CSAM
A recent report from CNN examines the growing trend toward web-camming of underage children, some of them as young as five. This form of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), in contrast to traditional digital media, is difficult for authorities to
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Sexually Transmitted Diarrhea
A gut pathogen, shigellosis, that causes diarrhea and vomiting is on the rise. Shigellosis is a highly contagious bug that has been known to spread through contaminated food or water but is now emerging as a sexually transmitted infection as well.
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Is Cambridge Now a Crimson-Light District?
The city council of Cambridge, Massachusetts, home to Harvard University and MIT, voted 8-0 to instruct local police to consider arresting individuals for consensual adult sex work a “low priority.” The neighboring town of Somerville did the same in 2019.
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Pro-Family Group Claims Religious Couples Have More Sex
A new report issued by the Christian conservative Institute of Family Studies aims to counter the common perception that religion and sexual satisfaction are antithetical. Drawing on data from both the General Social Survey and a survey the Institute itself
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