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Gary Pelletier
- May 17, 2025
Is Gender Affirming Care Gay Conversion Therapy?
Gary Pelletier
- May 17, 2025
Is kinky sex better sex?
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A slippery slope for sex and censorship
In this rather astonishing story an Australian female author was charged with child pornography for having written a fictional novel about an 18-year old woman's relationship with a man who has fantasized about her since she was a toddler. The
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Lack of partnered sex does not cause more masturbation
A longitudinal study of 2,562 Norwegian adults surveyed in their early 20s, late 20s, and early 40s, shows, contrary to widespread assumptions, that having partnered sex more often does not lead to less masturbation. Indeed, the women who had more
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Safety for queer and trans folk on social media platforms continues to decline
GLAAD, the LBGTQ Media Advocacy Organization, has released its 5th Social Media Safety Index (SMSI). In the words of GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, the SMSI “continues to be the leading analysis of anti-LGBTQ online hate, harassment, and
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Queers are skipping world pride due to detainment fears
World Pride launches shortly in Washington D.C. The festival, running from May 17-June 8 coincides with the 50th anniversary of DC Pride celebrations. This double-billing, combined with the threats to queer and trans visibility and rights from the Trump administration,
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