Just what we need: proposed Indiana legislation making sexting a juvenile offense has been sent to a study commission. One might ask a few questions about the sexting panic.
1. Is this actually a problem?
2. Does criminalizing sexting send a healthy, sex-positive message to youth?
3. Does criminalizing sexting open up free speech issues and add to [...]
Super Bowl is finally behind us, but here’s some analysis on the Tebow-Focus on the Family commercial: He’s My Timmy, who almost didn’t make it into this world… and from the link in the commercial, DON’T KILL YOUR BABY! Ah, yes, the crazy was waiting in the wings. By the way, don’t fall for the [...]
It’s been a relatively good week for gay rights in the US: a gay marriage vote passed the DC Council, and Houston elected an openly gay mayor. In California, however, it’s big business to oppose gay rights.
Here’s an interesting piece about biology, religion, and rights.
Over in Uganda, the fundie bigot who proposed the Kill [...]
Your intrepid webmistress’ life has run away with her again; she extends her apologies and this cornucopia of sex rights updates.
More on the GLBTQ plight in the Muslim world.
As Jezebel bluntly and so accurately put it, Why Sexualizing Little Girls Sucks for Grown-Ass Women.
GLBTQ teens are more likely to suffer eating disorders. Yet another [...]
… 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 [...]
Here’s the week in sex rights news on this harmonious date:
Here’s how anti-choice adoption centers really work.
More on the prostitution debate in Rhode Island.
Great news: Church of England drops case against fetish photographer!
On going to Canada to get married.
Gawker asks if “bonnet porn” can save the publishing industry. If you’ve been in Walmart lately, you [...]