There are lots of parallels between sex and food, and I’m surprised the two don’t cross over in the news more often. For one, both require an appetite, and appetites need to be sustained. Slutty Cheff is an anonymous chef from London, England, who writes about her experiences in the restaurant industry – the Orville […]
St. Lucia Decriminalizes Homosexuality
The island nation of St. Lucia is the latest to join its neighbors (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Dominica) in moving to decriminalize same-sex relations. Colonial throwbacks like “buggery” and gross indecency” had previously been punishable by up to 10 years in prison under St. Lucia’s Criminal Code. Regional advocacy groups […]
Setback for Sex Worker Safety in Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a law criminalizing third-party benefits from sex work, despite a lower court ruling that the law jeopardized sex worker security. The case concerned the conviction of two men in Alberta who were drivers for an escort service and provided protection for the escorts if something went wrong. READ THE […]
Cuba Eases Process for Trans People to Change ID
Once known as one of the most homophobic countries in Latin America, Cuba continues to liberalize. Its parliament voted on July 18 to make it easier for trans people to change the gender marker on their ID without having undergone surgery. Gender-transition surgery has nominally been available in Cuba for free since 2008, but dissidents […]