Progress is being made: A new order signed by Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schloesser, commander of Combined Joint Task Force-101, has lifted a ban on sexual relations between unmarried men and women in the combat zone. General Order No. 1 outlines a number of prohibited activities and standards of conduct for U.S. troops and civilians working for the military in Afghanistan. … Read More
Sulu Gay Marries
With California joining the ranks of Massachusetts in permitting gay marriages (and by that I mean marriages and not "civil unions"), the clerks’ offices throughout the state are busy with phone calls for couple lining up to get married. Among them, 71-year-old George Takei, Sulu of Star Trek fame, who is marrying his business manager and long-time companion of 21 … Read More
They Just Can’t Stop [Gay Marriage in NC and CA]
Here we go again. Just one day into the 2008 legislative session, Sen. Jim Forrester (R-Gaston) once again filed an anti-LGBT, anti-marriage state constitutional amendment. A similar bill is expected in the state House. Equality North Carolina is working to defeat these attempts to write discrimination into our state constitution. The proposed bill mirrors those introduced in the last four … Read More
These People Need To Get A Life
War, starvation, people losing their homes, global warming — but let’s worry about this, shall we?
But Is It Art?
Uh, I’m pretty broad-minded when it comes to art, but this is borderline, even for me: Art major Aliza Shvarts ’08 wants to make a statement. Beginning next Tuesday, Shvarts will be displaying her senior art project, a documentation of a nine-month process during which she artificially inseminated herself "as often as possible" while periodically taking abortifacient drugs to induce … Read More
Encouraging
The singles map (a reworking of the one published in the Boston Globe recently): Discussion here. Sadly, this only goes to the quantity of women (as compared to men), not their quality. But good news is good news!
They’re Heeeeere!
Pregnant men.
Child Abuse Caught On Film
This poor poor kid…. some parents are tooooo cruel:
A Major Victory For The Cause Of Freedom And Democracy
Deep in the heart of Texas, and just in time for Valentine’s, a court overturns the ban on sex toys: A federal appeals court has struck down a Texas law that makes it a crime to promote or sell sex toys. "Whatever one might think or believe about the use of these devices," said an opinion written by Justice Thomas … Read More
What Do I Care If Teens Have Sex?
Over at Slate, William Saletan notes the 35 year anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and tries to move the debate forward (good luck with that, Bill!!) by suggesting that pro-choicers like me embrace the idea that the ideal abortion rate is zero. Well, okay. Sure. Natch. I think the ideal abortion rate should be zero. I also think the ideal … Read More
Sign Of The Times
High schools students in Denver are demaning maternity leave. Pregnant students in a Denver high school are asking for at least four weeks of maternity leave so they can heal, bond with their newborns and not be penalized with unexcused absences. The request is unusual in Colorado’s public schools, where districts tend to deal with pregnant students or new moms … Read More
The Politics Of Sex
From the February issue of Playboy (so I’m told): More people under 40 have sex at least once a week than vote for president once every four years. 25% of all Republicans and 35% of all Democrats have had more than 10 sexual partners in their lifetime — a higher percentage than vote in congressional and local elections. 55% of … Read More
Not Exactly The Pina Colada Song, But Close
Reuters: WARSAW, Poland – A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment’s employees. Polish tabloid Super Express said the woman had been making some extra money on the side while telling her husband she worked at a store in a nearby town. "I was dumbfounded. I thought … Read More
The Creepy New Fad
Fake babies. So far, it seems to be a Britain thing. Apparently, women are ordering custom-made fake babies that look remarkably real, and then walking around treating them like, you know, real babies. They’re available on eBay, too. I’m not talking about doing it for a week or two as part of an exercise in high school home economics. These … Read More
Monkey Hookers
Hmmm: According to the report, a study of the primates conducted by Michael Gumert of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore found that the male monkeys must first groom the female before she will permit sex. The males use grooming as a form of currency to buy sex from the female, the study found.