via the Village Voice As you might recall, Craigslist removed the adult services category from the site last September, under intense political pressure, which was founded on the argument that the classifieds were being used to promote child sexual trafficking and underage sex work. Deborah Richardson, the chief program officer of the Women’s Funding Network, […]

Much of the writing about porn rests on the assumption that porn causes harm to the viewer, even though there isn’t actual research to support that claim. A new research project showed up in my in-box and I think it has the potential to finally answer some of the questions about porn. Porn Research is […]

This image from Post Secret is exactly why we need Planned Parenthood. Over the last several months, Planned Parenthood has been under even more intense attack than usual. Despite the fact that abortion accounts for only 3% of their services (36% of their services were for contraception, 31% for STI screening and treatment, 17% for […]

This post also appeared on the Good Vibrations Magazine. It isn’t news that people who step outside the gender binary face violence, prejudice, and discrimination. But for the first time, there’s a large-scale study that researchers, policy makers, and equality advocates can point to for proof. Injustice at Every Turn is an impressive accomplishment by […]

Is anyone really surprised by the news that LGB youth are about 40% more likely to be punished by school authorities, police and the courts than heterosexual kids who do the same things? Just as driving while Black or flying while Muslim result in people being targeted for more intense scrutiny and harassment, people who […]

A few months ago, I wrote about some research showing that when porn becomes legal in various places, the rate of sex crimes stays about the same or decreases. This is contrary to one of the common anti-porn arguments that we’ve heard from various directions. And now, there’s even more evidence showing that porn doesn’t […]

Clipped from: www.nytimes.com (share this clip) An article on the NY Times site caught my eye today. It seems that a lot of heterosexual men are having a hard time dealing with their partners’ financial success. The idea that men are supposed to be the breadwinner dies hard, and it’s making some guys upset when […]