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The courts are showing no love for My Inner Baby

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Can role playing and infantile regression be sexual without involving sex? The Indiana Court of Appeals so ruled in upholding a lower court’s preliminary injunction closing My Inner Baby in Noblesville, IN, on the grounds that it constituted a “sex shop” in an industrial area not zoned for sex shops. The store, which does most […]

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Adolescents’ encounters with online porn

A newly published study of 1,004 Australian adolescents aged 16-18 brings bad news for those who continue to believe in the sexual innocence of minors. About 69% have encountered porn by age 16, and 40% of those who have seen it did so by the age of 12. While some, especially girls, first encounter it […]

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HHS releases systematic review of youth gender medicine

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In response to an executive order by President Trump demanding a systematic review within 90 days, the Department of Health and Human Services released on May 1 a 409-page document reviewing the history and evidence surrounding medical treatment of minors with gender dysphoria. Given Trump’s politicization of the issue during the campaign and his subsequent […]

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Lawmakers in conservative states continue to target same-sex marriage

Jeff Sralla, left, and his partner of 28 years, Gerald Gafford, wed in 2015 in Texas. AP Photo/Eric Gay

In his article for Mississippi Free Press, Paul M. Collins Jr., Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, summarizes recent efforts in multiple states to pass legislation aiming to upend same-sex marriage rights. Although 70% of Americans approve of same-sex marriage, Republican lawmakers are taking advantage of the political […]

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“Our Pleasure is Liberation” – An Analysis of Black Female Sexual Pleasure

In this small but mighty qualitative study of black women’s experiences of sexual pleasure from the Journal of Sex Research, scholars analyze sexual testimonies around the themes of emotional intimacy, out-of-the-ordinary experiences, physical intimacy, intentionality, open communication, and mindful presence. The article effectively contextualizes the research subjects’ – 25 American black women from the South […]

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Histories of sex and sexuality are uber useful right now

Left photo: Rebecca L. Davis. (Photo: Courtesy of University of Delaware)/ Right photo: The cover for Davis's book, "“Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America.”

Historian Rebecca L. Davis’s Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America was published last year, but journalist Marty Moss-Coane aired a wonderful interview with Davis on her radio show The Connection just last week. We think it’s well worth your time. Davis’ project is an in-depth and vast accounting of sexual […]

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What’s next for LGBTQ+ issues and the Catholic Church?

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So the Pope died, as you’ve probably heard. Pope Francis was an interesting figure in the Church. He seemed to raise public approval for his office, particularly amongst progressives, Catholic or not. Despite his jovial demeanour and his more tactful and compassionate approaches to controversial issues than past popes, journalist David Crary reminds us that […]

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Queer characters in children’s books causing alarm for some parents

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The Supreme Court is hearing a case that centers around elementary school curriculum, who gets to curate it, and queer visibility. The case is about how the Montgomery County school board in Maryland greenlit the use of five storybooks that contain LGBTQ+ characters, to which some parents objected, citing conflicts with their religious beliefs. Oh […]

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Last remaining LGBT-free zone in Poland has been revoked

Krakow, Poland. Photo from LGBQTnation.com.

HARD COPY: By 2020 about a third of the country had established “LGBT-free” zones, which were set-up to eliminate any “propaganda” that promoted queer identities and lifestyles. Two years ago, the far-right Law and Justice Party, responsible for having initiated these policies, was defeated in national Polish elections. Ever since, their anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has been […]

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Are “breastaurants” not as titillating as they used to be?

Hooters girls are pictured in a file photo taken at Hooters Manhattan on January 15, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images)

The US-based restaurant Hooters filed for bankruptcy protection about a month ago. Known for both its chicken wings and sexualized waitresses, it was founded in Clearwater, Florida in 1983. Given some recent tectonic shifts in the state of sexual politics, thanks in large part due to the #MeToo movement, Hooters closing over 40 of its […]

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