At the annual Koovagam festival in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, more than 100,000 have gathered recently for a celebration of acceptance and community. The festival is rooted in a story from the Hindu epic the Mahabharata, in which participants symbolically marry the deity Aravan and then publicly mourning his death the next […]
Sperm Count and Being “Under-Babied”
At a White House event on maternal health, the Trump administration addressed the record low birth rate in the U.S. Dr. Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said that 1 in 3 Americans either don’t have any children or have less children than they would normally have or, as he put […]
Snake Oil?
Drug and supplement companies are preying on people’s insecurities and lack of knowledge regarding their sexual health. There is currently a proliferation of vaginal probiotic supplements and suppository capsules being marketed to women promoting “vaginal health”. Dr. Caroline Mitchell, assistant professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School said the evidence of […]
European Union Distances Itself from the U.S. Re: Conversion Therapy
The European Commission will urge its European Union member states to ban “conversion therapy,” which refers to attempts to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The announcement comes ahead of Brussels Pride and followed a petition signed by more than one million EU citizens calling for a legally binding ban across […]
Legal Defense Fund for Gay Dad Who Punched Maga Harasser
Nearly $100,000 was raised through GoFundMe to support a couple of gay dads in West Hollywood, Anthony Vulin and David Miller-Robinson, after one of them was charged with a felony following a confrontation with the obnoxious right-wing influencer Ryley Niemi. According to the couple, Niemi and his team approached them while they were walking with […]
700% Rise in Congenital Syphilis
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports a 700% rise in congenital syphilis, passed from mother to child in the womb, since 2015. Experts cite declining safe sex practices among heterosexual women, lack of prenatal care, and failure to screen for syphilis during pregnancy, something that used to be mandated in many states. […]
Warnings to Those Seeking Kiddie Porn
Project Intercept is a collaboration between the Lucy Faithfull Trust in the UK and huge technology firms like Google and TikTok, which posts warning messages to users who enter search terms suggesting an interest in sexualized depictions of minors or having explicit conversations with minors online. The messages advise users of the serious legal ramifications […]
Another Wicked Witch is Coming for Gay Marriage
Although the great majority of Americans support same-sex marriage, a national coalition of conservatives unveiled a new campaign to end same-sex marriage. One of the activists leading the charge is Katy Faust, president and founder of Them Before Us, a conservative nonprofit organization promoting the “traditional” family. In 2012 she started writing about her opposition to […]
Ginger Reduces Women’s Sexual Disgust
Ginger root has traditionally been considered an aphrodisiac in Chinese culture. A study by Chinese researchers just published in the International Journal of Sexual Health finds that daily ingestion of ginger supplements has a mildly positive effect on women’s sexual receptivity by reducing feelings of nausea. It improved reaction times for arousal and stimulation short-term, […]
Bi-Partisan Unity on Sex Offenders
In a U.S. political environment where the two major parties agree on very little, there is one issue on which they are absolutely united: making life difficult for anyone with a sexual offense on their record. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) have re-introduced a bill to revoke the pensions of any federal […]