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- June 1, 2026
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More Expansive Definition of Rape by European Parliament

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In the wake of the notorious Gisèle Pelicot case and similar scandals, a report overwhelmingly approved by the European Parliament called on the European Commission and all member states to adopt a uniform definition of rape based on “freely given, informed, and revocable consent.” Some European states still maintain a requirement to show use of […]

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- June 1, 2026
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Horny Homophobic Priest Daddy

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A Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, stood trial in Waco, Texas, on charges that he used his position as a spiritual advisor to sexually exploit vulnerable female congregants. FYI, this is the same man of God who has likened members of the LGBTQ+ community to “monkeys and animals and chimpanzees” in past sermons. During the […]

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- May 1, 2026
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Trans Inmate Wins Big Legal Settlement

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The Oregon Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $295,000 (well, $200,000 will go to her lawyers…) to a transgender woman for the mistreatment she endured by prisoners and guards alike while she was incarcerated in a men’s prison. She filed her federal lawsuit in 2021 and was later moved to a women’s facility. The […]

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- April 15, 2026
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Swedish Biker Prosecuted for Pimping His Wife

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In this rather astonishing and developing case, a 61-year-old man (and reportedly former Hell’s Angel) from Northern Sweden has been charged with forcing his wife into sex acts with 120 men, 26 of which have already been charged. The husband admits to playing madam but denies any wrongdoing. In Sweden, selling sex is not illegal, […]

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- March 1, 2026
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Sue Everyone but the Traffickers

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A lawsuit recently filed against a San Francisco apartment building claims it was negligent in failing to stop a 17-year old resident from engaging in sex work. The suit claims that maintenance personnel should have notice the presence of condoms and drug paraphernalia in her unit and that doormen should have noticed her provocative attire […]

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- January 15, 2026
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Uber is On Trial for Sexual Assault

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The food and people delivery company is on trial this week for a lawsuit by a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a driver she hired through the Uber app. The lawsuit specifies that the alleged victim was intoxicated when she got into the vehicle. Will 2026 be the year in which alcohol […]

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- December 1, 2025
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Protecting Rape Victims is Complicated

The Italian PM, Giorgia Meloni, flanked by the foreign minister, Antonio Tajani (left), and the deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, in parliament. Credit: Matteo Minnella/Reuters

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 […]

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- November 15, 2025
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France Redefines Rape

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In the wake of the sensational Gisèle Pelicot gang-rape trial, the French Senate unanimously approved a bill, previously approved by the National Assembly, to redefine rape as any sexual act without consent, defined as “freely given, informed, specific, prior, and revocable.” This makes rape easier to prove than the previous standard, which required an expression […]

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- November 1, 2025
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Pray and Prey: Fundamentalist Pastors and Child Abuse

An investigation by NBC news reveals a 50-year pattern of covering up child abuse by pastors, youth leaders, and church volunteers in the Assemblies of God, the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination. Aspects of the church’s theology, which emphasizes both forgiveness and divine “anointment” of pastors gifted with charismatic powers, have created an environment of reluctance […]

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- October 1, 2025
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Violence Against Intersex People

Since 2019, the rates of violence and harassment against intersex people have sharply increased within the European Union as found by the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights. The Vienna-based agency linked the rise to a wider climate of “increasing or persisting intolerance and bigotry, as well as intense online hatred campaigns.” Sirpa Rautio, director of […]

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