A study interviewing 35 Australian men aged 18-32 found they understood sexual consent in the abstract, “but struggled to apply it in practice.” Most of them “found verbal requests for consent awkward, unnecessary, or disruptive,” instead relying intuitively on their sense of mutuality (reciprocated, escalating cues), trust, timing, location, and verbal check-ins. They seldom considered […]
Although only making up 1% of the US population, the Trans community continues to be targeted by the Trump administration. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) has released a new policy that will stop any gender-affirming medical or social transition care to transgender people. This change is in keeping with an executive order from Trump. At […]
A lawsuit recently filed against a San Francisco apartment building claims it was negligent in failing to stop a 17-year old resident from engaging in sex work. The suit claims that maintenance personnel should have notice the presence of condoms and drug paraphernalia in her unit and that doormen should have noticed her provocative attire […]
A bill to require ankle monitors for newly released sex offenders passed the Wisconsin legislature with overwhelming bi-partisan support, despite the high cost of monitoring these devices. The pretext for the bill was that homeless sex offenders were otherwise difficult to locate and monitor. A survey of Wisconsin’s homeless population revealed that 16% were sex […]
The Lesbian Action Group (LAG), an Australian lesbian group in Victoria, is seeking an exemption to the Sex Discrimination Act so it can legally prevent transgender women from attending its events. “Trans lesbians see themselves and seek to manifest themselves to the world as women and lesbians. The exclusion here seeks to perpetuate the view […]
Ukraine is experiencing a severe decline in birthrate and, with the full-scale invasion, the decline has accelerated with births dropping by roughly 28% after February 2022. This drop is due to displacement, casualties, and uncertainty. Ukraine’s government initiative is paying troops to freeze their sperm in response to this “demographic catastrophe”. In a different […]
Recently published, The Intimate Animal: The Science of Love, Fidelity and Connection, explores monogamy, fidelity, and other relational modes of loving and fucking subjects via both biological determinist and social constructionist perspectives. The book’s author, Justin Garcia, is Executive Director and Senior Scientist at the Kinsey Institute. As an evolutionary biologist, Garcia considers evolution’s role […]
In this study the mating behaviors of tortoises on Golem Grad Island in North Macedonia were analyzed and it was determined that a significant proportion of females died young, and from walking off cliffs in particular. While it was noticed that males died in this way as well, the females falling off cliffs significantly outnumbered […]
A bill introduced by four legislators, all Democrats, three of whom are female, would completely decriminalize commercial sex and prohibit localities from banning it. Supporters say it will make sex workers safer by bringing them out of the shadows. Opponents, including minority Republicans, churches, and law enforcement, claim it will turn the state into a […]
For the last 8 years, Dr. David Shafer, a Manhattan plastic surgeon, has been offering a procedure to pump the penis full of hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring substance in the body, thereby increasing its girth. The weight of the gel-like substance also tends to increase flaccid length. The procedure takes less than 30 minutes […]
