As we have noted before in Hard Copy News, monogamy does not produce greater relationship satisfaction or intimacy than consensual non-monogamy. It also does not produce better sexual health. A new study published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships establishes that polyamorous individuals are more likely to have themselves tested for sexually transmitted […]
Authorities Clean Up Pattaya to Protect Sailors from Prostitution
After months of grueling deployment in the Arabian Sea with no friendly ports available for R&R, the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is finally headed home, with its first stop in the Thai resort of Pattaya, famous for its vibrant red-light district. Once upon a time, letting horny sailors seek companionship in a port of […]
More Monkey Business in Thailand
Holy hypocrites are not limited to Christian clergy, as we reported in our last issue. The 66-year old abbot of a prominent Buddhist monastery in Thailand was arrested after it was discovered that he had embezzled nearly $3 million in funds intended for his temple, with the assistance of a 47-year old woman with whom […]
Louisiana Can’t Find a Surgeon to Castrate Sex Offender
Tough-on-crime legislators in Louisiana passed a law in 2024 allowing those convicted of a sex offense with a minor under 15 to be sentenced not merely to mandatory chemical castration, but even to surgical castration. However, the first defendant to receive such a sentence doesn’t need to worry about it anytime soon, as the state’s […]
Grassroots Sex Worker Journalists Challenge Anti-Porn Laws
Today, sex workers face an aggressive wave of anti-porn policy purportedly addressing online safety. Under the guise of protection, lawmakers advocate for legislative measures such as the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), state-level age-verification mandates, the Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act (SISEA), and the Survivors of Human Trafficking Fight Back Act. However, sex worker journalists […]
Rape on Navy Transport Ship Dismissed
Elsie Dominguez, a civilian engineer working aboard the U.S. Navy ship Carson City, alleged that she was raped by the ship’s captain, Sanchez Padilla, while unconscious in her stateroom in December 2021. She sued the U.S. government, arguing that institutional failures, which included inadequate protections and responses to her report, contributed to the assault and […]
Key Sandusky Accuser Recants
Ever since the publication of science writer Mark Pendergrast’s 2017 book The Most Hated Man in America, there have been serious doubts about the validity of the methods used to convict the Penn State football coach of molesting boys who participated in his Second Mile Program. The charges against Jerry Sandusky were largely set into […]
How’s That Abortion Ban Going?
After the Dobbs decision, near or total abortion bans were enacted in 13 states. It was generally expected that the abortion rate in those states would go down. However, the number of abortions has gone up in states that enacted bans. NPR looks at possible causes. One may be the MAHA and pro-natal movement spreading […]
Drag Show Ban Overturned, Again
The judicial system has reaffirmed to Texas that its Senate Bill 12 (SB 12) – which would restrict some public drag shows if enforced – is unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner initially struck down the law in 2023, but the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later revived it and sent the case back […]
Sexual Choking Death Provokes New Calls for Better Sex Education
The death of a 16-year old Australian girl after being choked during consensual intercourse has provoked new alarms over the pervasiveness of this risky practice among young people. Even non-lethal choking can lead to permanent brain injury, as a recent study establishes. A survey of 18-35 year old Australians revealed that well over half had […]