Should the Government Limit What Women Can Learn from Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing?
Bioethicists in Britain say yes. But there are no such limits in the U.S. yet.
Sex
Sexploitative Feminism: Hot Girls Wanted and How Not to Apologize for Mistreating Porn Stars
"Hot Girls Wanted" producers purport to care about sex workers' well-being but mock their privacy concerns.
New College Crime Bill Deputizes Professors as Campus Security, Further Federalizes Campus Rape Investigations, and Adds Huge Fines for Schools That Don't Comply
The bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act could cost colleges millions for failure to follow complex and costly new sexual-misconduct policies.
Drupal Developer Larry Garfield Ostracized Over Involvement in Sci-Fi Based Kink Community
The scandal has exposed odd taboos in the liberal-leaning Drupal community and how hypocritical their talk of tolerance can be.
Why Is Planned Parenthood So Popular? Because Government Thwarts Alternatives
Look beyond Medicaid to really cut dependence on Planned Parenthood while still ensuring that low-income women have access to medical care.
Yes, Porn Is Kinkier Than It Used to Be. It's Also More Feminist, Varied, and Inclusive
There may be "more rough sex" in today's pornography, but that's because the porn market is more diverse overall.
High Heels a Workplace Hazard? U.K. Parliament Debates Legality of Shoe Sexism
British citizens are asking their government to "make it illegal for a company to require women to wear high heels at work."
Does Gorsuch Stand with Scalia on Sodomy Laws?
An issue the Supreme Court candidate should address.
Soliciting Sex Could Lead to 10 Years Prison in Connecticut
State also mandates that hotels keep all guest records for six months, train staff on how to spot prostitution.
Updated! Hey, Here's That Obviously Fake 'Dossier' Claiming Trump Is Into Golden Showers!
In an age of forced transparency, we like to watch, right? But even Buzzfeed says its big scoop is bullshit.
Backpage Shutters 'Adult' Ads Section Following Years of Government Bullying
"It's a sad day for America's children victimized by prostitution," said victims services advocate Lois Lee.
Maryland Police Association Director Resigns Over Prostitution Charges
And he's not the only criminal justice official in the news for sex offenses this week...
4 Incredibly Dumb Ways the Government Is Spending Your Money to Punish People for Having Sex
And making a mess of civil liberties and people's lives in the process
Ask Elizabeth Nolan Brown Your Burning Questions About Sex Policy
And then donate to the magazine that lets you do stuff like that!
Listening to Sex Offenders
Their stories are stereotypical and repetitive in ways we've all heard a million times, all our lives-and mostly not from sexual offenders.
Porn-Regulating Prop 60 Faces Final Showdown Tonight in California
Condoms-in-porn measure pits adult-film industry and public-health groups against public hysteria and a would-be porn czar
Chicago Cop Arrested for Sex Trafficking and Child Porn, Accused of Paying Teens—Including Braces-Wearing 14-Year-Old—for Sex
A 26-year veteran of the department, William Whitley's record reveals 28 complaints against him, going back to 1991.
Man Found Not-Guilty of Rape Charges by Two Juries Still Required to Report All New Sex Partners to Police
British 23-year-old Nicholas Crawshaw is subject to a civil "Sex Risk Order" after cops weren't content to let his trials-by-jury stand.
Operation Cross Country X: Everything You Need to Know About the FBI's Annual 'Underage Human Trafficking' Sting In One Chart
Sex workers and their customers made up 72 percent of arrests in this "underage human trafficking" operation. Human traffickers? One percent.
Donald Trump Accused of Kissing Porn Star Jessica Drake Without Her Consent, Offering to Pay Her $10,000 for Sex
Drake did not agree to Trump's advances said lawyer Gloria Allred on Saturday.
Electoral Politics Is a Horrible Context In Which to Talk About Sexual Consent
People excited to see sexual-consent issues dominating cable news probably won't like where this is going.
Is Donald Trump Trying to Prove Feminists Right About Rape Culture?
A feminist screenwriter couldn't have come up with a better male chauvinist villain.
Rape, Nude Catfighting, Prostitution… Your Fall Guide to Officer-Involved Sex Crimes in America
Three U.S. police units facing new, multi-officer sexual-misconduct allegations
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart Creating National Database of Sex Buyers
"We are well on our way to developing...new ways to change their behavior."
Lewd Acts and Prostitution Among Charges for California Cops—If Alleged Victim Gets Out of Florida Jail
"If we don't have a witness," said Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O'Malley, "we can't prosecute these cases."
11 Oakland Cops Disciplined Over Prostitution Scandal Involving Exploited Teen
Four Oakland police officers have been fired and seven others suspended without pay.
Friday A/V Club: A Vintage Anti-Hippie Film Strip
A fever-dream film strip from 1967 calls the counterculture a communist/capitalist plot.
Pamela Anderson Warns That 'The Crack Babies of Porn' Are Nigh
In the Wall Street Journal, the ex-Playboy model blames online-porn for Anthony Weiner's texting troubles & kids propelled "warp-speed into the dark side."
Beyond Gay and Straight: New Paper Says Sexual Orientation Is Much More Complicated
All of us have "multiple sexual orientations ... across a variety of different dimensions."
Watching Porn Predicts Divorce? A Few Reasons To Be Skeptical
Watching porn "may have negative effects on marital stability," said sociologist Samuel Perry.
Texas Students Arm Themselves With Dildos to Protest Guns on Campus
Make love, not liberty? Students urge the state to protect "cocks not glocks" on campus.
Mandatory Minimums Aren't the Answer to Sexual Assault
We can't let one bad judgement tempt us signal feminism by sacrificing justice.
Teen Girl Sells Sex. Teen Boy Serves as Bodyguard. Teen Boy Gets Arrested by Homeland Security for Child Sex-Trafficking
If convicted, the boy-an 18-year-old homeless refugee from Ghana-faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in federal prison, with life imprisonment possible.
New Gay-Friendly GOP Targets LGBTQ Voters With Fabulousness, Fearmongering, While Democrats Embrace Hillary Clinton, Transgender Movement
From a limited-government, classical-liberal perspective, neither convention presented an inspiring future for LGBT activism.
Generation Safe Space Is Having Less Sex: Thanks A Lot, Capitalism. (Seriously, Thanks.)
Millennials are making different lifestyle choices, and that's fine.
Trump Campaign Strikes Right Note on Melania's Nude Pictures
This is probably the closest thing to a pro-sex-work stance that any major-party candidate has ever taken.
Sex, Booze, and Boehner's Warehouse: An RNC Nightlife Recap
Kid Rock and escorts and Trump porn, oh my
Republican Delegates Wish Party Would Get Over Its Porn Paranoia
"I don't know that it's the government's part to regulate sins and all of that."
"Is Porn Really a 'Public Health Crisis'?
We asked Republicans about their party platform position.
Oakland Cops Uncover Dead Colleague's Fling With Underage Sex Worker, Make Sure to Get Her Number for Themselves
"Buying a teen for sex is child abuse," warned Oakland city billboards as its police force passed around a teenager for sex.
Free-Speech Groups Urge Veto on Rhode Island 'Sextortion' Measure
The state's new "revenge porn" measure is "so breathtakingly broad...that it criminalizes activity that involves neither revenge nor porn."
