A study of 1,513 Swedish adolescents from age 14 to 17 reveals a surprising degree of variation in sexual orientation during this developmental phase. Most striking is the fluidity of those who at some point in their trajectory identify as lesbian or gay: only 17.6% of girls and 29.4% of boys who so identify did […]
No, this is not a headline from The Onion. In his crusade to find the causes of the autism “epidemic” (which is mostly a function of an expansive definition and willingness to diagnose the condition), Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has now identified a new culprit: male circumcision. This is based […]
Here’s a bit of good news on the free expression front: Terri Lesley, a former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and 2SLGBTQ+ themes, will be paid $700,000 US after settling a lawsuit. Under the settlement agreement, Lesley is dropping her lawsuit. Lesley says she fought to keep […]
Merely weeks after a similar case we reported on, a federal judge has dismissed another defamation suit based on unsupported use of the “P-word.” This case involved the rap star Drake’s ongoing verbal battle with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar. In the Judge’s ruling, she concluded, “‘Not Like Us’ is replete with profanity, trash-talking, threats of […]
Heteronormativity is a cultural, social, and political framework that institutionalizes heterosexuality as the standard and preferred sexual orientation. Heteronormative familial discourses play a significant role in socializing children, and what makes them so influential is their ability to naturalize certain behaviors and desires. Children are taught that “this is how things are” or “how things should […]
In a new documentary, British investigative reporter, Stacey Dooley, who has previously produced work on the exploitation of women and children, examines the harsh restriction placed on individuals on Florida’s sexual offence registry. The restrictions leave individuals with very few options for housing and jobs, making it difficult for those individuals to move on from […]
Minnesota State Senator Erin Maye Quade has introduced a bill (SF1119) to ban the distribution of deepfake apps or software that can transpose faces of real people onto nude bodies. This is the first time that legislation has attempted to penalize not only malicious users of such apps and social media companies that allow such […]
Although trans-female athletes are a tiny group, they continue to attract an inordinate amount of attention from both trans activists and their political enemies on both the national and local levels. The Trump administration’s Department of Education Civil Rights Office has sued Minnesota for allowing trans students to compete in women’s sports, alleging that it […]
In granting bail to a 15-year old boy who lured a female classmate into a sexual encounter at his house, India’s Supreme Court urged the state of Uttar Pradesh to institute comprehensive sex education earlier than the 9th grade, “so that children are informed of the changes that happen after puberty and the care and […]
An Ohio man residing on a busy road has posted a giant banner pointing to the next-door neighbor’s house and identifying him as a sex offender based on a 2002 offense of statutory rape, for which he served two years in prison. Passing motorists are encouraged to honk in support of the effort to force […]
