Interview with Max Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah. It’s a must-read for understanding what’s behind the nonsense social conservatives want to inflict on us.

Some thoughts on sex and morality, especially considering Alabama’s absurd dildo ban. And here’s more on just how common [...]]]> Housekeeping: PAPER will now be updating on Tuesdays. And now, on to the links:

Interview with Max Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah. It’s a must-read for understanding what’s behind the nonsense social conservatives want to inflict on us.

Some thoughts on sex and morality, especially considering Alabama’s absurd dildo ban. And here’s more on just how common sex toy use is.

A new study zipping through the blogosphere postulates that the Pill makes women prefer less masculine men. That’s the study in a nutshell; there’s some interesting stuff here, and the scientists are wise to conclude with wishing for more research to be done.

HPV vaccines could wipe out cervical cancer within 50 years. Remember, though, that we all have to get the vaccine for this to happen.

Guttmacher’s in the news, for a study on the costs of unsafe abortions in developing countries and by showing that abortion restriction does NOT reduce abortion. And in horrifying abortion news, Oklahoma now mandates that personal details of all abortions be shown online. Thankfully the constitutionality of this measure is being challenged—but it’s more proof that anti-choicers will sink to any low.

Speaking of low, here’s some debunking of anti-choice starlet Lila Rose.

No surprise: women’s genital self-esteem affects their sex lives.

A new book studies why women have sex. This book takes an evolutionary psychology bent, and the author interviewed in the linked article seems… reasonable. But isn’t there something horribly wrong when this question is being seriously asked?

About Outrage, the new HBO documentary chronicling how repressed gay lawmakers have hurt GLBTQ Americans. Incidentally, Republican Gomorrah discusses this to an extent, too.

Good news for gays in California: Schwarzenegger signs two important GLBTQ rights measures into law.

And here’s some more on DADT. As in, some real nonsense that tries to defend the policy. Read it and get your bile up.

Think your kid is getting sex ed? You may be mistaken, like New Yorkers are.

Speaking of nonsense, Egypt is now freaking out about fake hymen kits, saying it will promote promiscuity in women. Yo, drop the patriarchy already.

Florida schools are banning freak dancing. Hm. Meanwhile, here in our own fair city, a pedophile has just been ordained as a minister at a Pentecostal church. We guess they learned nothing from the ongoing Catholic example.

Speaking of sex offenders, doesn’t it make sense to differentiate between violent and nonviolent? The Courier-Journal thinks so. Read the comments at your own risk.

Weird: bestiality is going to the SCOTUS. Well, for the record, PAPER does not approve of bestiality.

Yay Al Franken! His amendment barring companies that discourage female employees from filing sexual harrassment suits from sweet government contracts passed. Awesome. And, eat it, Halliburton.

Finally, on a fun very NSFW note: http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/rasputins-foot-long-preserved-penis”>Rasputin’s preserved penis is a star exhibit at the Russian sex and erotica museum.

HA! New Albany DVD, LLC v. City of New Albany, Indiana, No. 05-1286 may lead to sane sex industry regulations in New Albany, since the sex-negative reasoning will have to be substantiated. And that simply cannot be done with credible [...]]]> … but your intrepid webmistress is most exhausted. Happily though, I come bearing many links today.

HA! New Albany DVD, LLC v. City of New Albany, Indiana, No. 05-1286 may lead to sane sex industry regulations in New Albany, since the sex-negative reasoning will have to be substantiated. And that simply cannot be done with credible evidence.

Cervarix is being approved for women by the FDA, and Gardasil is being approved for men.

Uruguay is legalizing gay adoption!

FINALLY: legislation is being introduced to repeal DOMA. Fittingly, it’s called The Respect for Marriage Act.

Britain formally apologized to Alan Turing.

This could be interesting: a new documentary about a gay, Christian, Owner/pup couple.

More proof that anti-choicers aren’t going to be so easily satisfied: a Florida group is trying to illegalize birth control.

A worldwide sex offender registry is being talked about. Done right, this could be an incredible good—but done wrong…

And here’s another story about a sex-negative, “family values” politician being a perv in his private life. Likewise, here’s a horrifying story about boys being abused in the Islamic world. Repression’s a powerful, malignant thing, people.

Here’s a true American hero: porn store owner steadfastly continues to sell sex toys, though they’re banned in Alabama. Unfortunately the law banning sex toys has just been upheld, but lawsuits will continue to follow.

About the sex-negative nonsense Miriam Grossman has just published.

A new study explores the evolutionary aspects and wide presentation of homosexuality in the animal world.

Read a feminist man’s experience with a prostitute.

A new exhibition shows preserved corpses in sexual positions.

A new study suggests genetics have more to do with age of first sexual experience than absentee fathers.

And finally, cross your fingers: Operation Rescue might be going under.