Although Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government banned Pride gatherings in his country recently, around 100,000 people showed up to March on the 28th in a significant “fuck you!” showing of fierce resistance and solidarity. The amendment to Hungary’s constitution that led to the Pride ban was motivated by “child protection” according to the government. More […]
Here we go again speculating on young people’s sex lives
Hot off the press! Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation’s Fight Over Its Future explores Gen Z’s sex lives (or lack thereof!) and dissects some of the social, political, and psychological factors that may be contouring young people’s sexual subjectivity. Journalist Carter Sherman compares the different brands of sexual speculation that cyclically plagues each new […]
Have you heard of seminal plasma hypersensitivity?
An underdiagnosed sperm allergy is gaining more visibility. In fact, this is not an allergy to sperm itself, but to the proteins in the seminal plasma that carries the sperm. A 2024 study suggests that this allergy is more common than previously believed, partly because it often goes misdiagnosed. This condition does not solely affect women. […]
Terror threats cancel sex law conference
The June 26-29 conference of the National Association for Rational Sexual Offense Laws (NARSOL) in Grand Rapids has been indefinitely postponed at the last minute due to a bomb threat against the hotel, which chose to cancel the contract rather than run the risk of an attack. The threats came from individuals associated with the […]
Despite liberal laws Europeans grow more hostile to sex work
Public opposition to sex work has been growing in Europe, despite more liberal policies in some countries. A study forthcoming in the Archives of Sexual Behavior shows that decriminalizing sex work does not necessarily lead to greater public acceptance, as reflected on a ten-point scale. While public attitudes in Spain did become more liberal after decriminalization in […]
Madrasas are hotbeds of child sexual abuse
Despite Islam’s condemnation of homosexuality in the form of loving and consensual relations between two men or two women, it seems to be tolerated as an open secret when it takes place in the form of sexual violence and abuse in Madrasas in Pakistan. Many poor families entrust their sons to these religious educational institutions, […]
Supreme court upholds mandatory ID for porn websites
In a 6-3 ruling written by Justice Clarence Thomas (Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton), the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Texas law requiring cumbersome age verification mechanisms to enter sexually explicit websites, effectively jettisoning the 2004 precedent of Ashcroft v. ACLU. Critics have expressed concern that the real purpose of the Texas law is to […]
Death penalty for sex crimes
Florida prosecutors announce that they are seeking the death penalty against an African-American child sex offender who had been punished for an earlier sex offense and was then found to have molested his girlfriend’s two daughters over a long period. A 2023 law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis makes this possible. A number of state […]
If you find a 200-year-old condom you probably shouldn’t use it…
An exhibition called “Safe Sex?” about 19th century sex work opened recently at the Netherlands’ national museum. A nearly 200-year-old condom that is adorned with erotic art is one of the fascinating objects that is on display. If you need a break from the onslaught of heavy and depressing sex news as of late, be […]
Turning the table on penetration and power
A study recently published in the Journal of Sex Research examines the “Fourth Love” community in China. This group of women enjoys anally penetrating men with sex toys and are also dominant financially and romantically in their relationships. Additionally, their male partners prefer being submissive to their control. Members of this community are mostly young, […]