One-third of Bisexual Men are Autogynephilic

An internet survey of 254 bi-sexual men finds that over one-third of them are not really attracted to men, but to the idea of being treated like a woman by men. They have no desire to penetrate other men, but only to be penetrated in scenarios that are often masochistic. Their conventional attraction to women […]

Congress Targets Sex Dolls

There are few issues on which Republicans and Democrats appear capable of working together, but one is support of the CREEPER Act (Curbing Realistic Exploitative Electronic Pedophilic Robots Act 2.0). A group of 34 lawmakers sent a letter to the online platform Shein, criticizing it for having failed to prevent the sale of childlike sex […]

America’s Latest Homophobic Antics

The Trump administration continues to target LGBTQ+ folks through a variety of public policy moves, such as its recent demotion of World Aids Day. The state department has directed its employees and funding recipients to “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day [December 1] through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches or […]

Gender Telehealth Service Expands into US

British physician Helen Webberley has announced that her gender telehealth service Gender GP, which has provided hormone-therapy prescriptions in the UK since 2015, is now expanding into 12 U.S. states, with the intention to go nationwide. Although Webberley’s medical license in the UK has been suspended, her service operates with a network of cooperating physicians […]

Pornography Is Not “Inherently Harmful”

A parliamentary report from New South Wales in Australia offers a more nuanced view of pornography than is seen in most politically influenced studies. Although finding that Australian teens first access online pornography at an average age of 13, the report suggests they are more sophisticated consumers than is often recognized: they understand it is […]

Data on the Sex Recession

While some young people find it insufferable to read nostalgic articles by older people who complain that the youngsters aren’t fucking enough, this new article in The Guardian does highlight some hard data: the number of high school students who have had sex declined from 47% in 2013 to 32% in 2023, although this could […]

Celebrity Chef Hosts Sex Workers

Chef Paris Rosina hosts in her West London home a glitzy supper club every month, reserved for sex workers, both male and female. Called “Let Me Fill You Up,” they feature stuffed food as a key element of her menu: “I like food inside of food, basically.” The extravagant dinners usually come with a show. […]

Social Media on the Chopping Block for Youth Around the World

Governments are growing increasingly concerned with the effects of social media on children. Heavy participation on social media platforms is being blamed for youths’ struggles with screen addiction and bullying, as well as identified as a conduit for inappropriate explicit (often sexual) content. Australia’s social media ban (the world’s first) for anyone under 16 goes […]

Protecting Rape Victims is Complicated

As we reported in our last edition, France recently legislated a major change to redefine rape as sex without clearly expressed consent. However, a similar proposal in Italy, supported by both Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her center-left rival Elly Schlein, has run into political obstacles due to objections from Meloni’s coalition partner, Deputy PM […]