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Court Gives Green Light to "Boobs on Bikes" Parade
Boobs on Bikes Parade, 2007. Photo by Craig Sydney. A note on the following post. Besides the fact that it’s entertaining news, we believe there to be a substantial civil liberties issue involved here and I, for one, consider erotica … Continue reading
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Tagged Censorship, Civil Liberties, Erotica, Freedom of Expression, Sexuality
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Circuit Court Upholds Ruling : Texas Sex Toy Law Unconstitutional
Texas Republican AG Greg Abbott denied appealBy Karl-Thomas Musselman / August 2, 2008 It looks like the 14th Amendment is going to win out over Texas Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a … Continue reading
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Tagged 14th Amendment, Civil Liberties, Constitution, Criminal Justice, Sex Toys, Sexuality, Texas
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HEALTH CARE : Depressed? Try An Anti-depressant and Get Really Depressed
Gives a whole new meaning to sex and drugsBy Duncan Echelson / The Rag Blog / July 22, 2008 Here’s a story from Jim Edwards’ blog NRx. He gives some facts and figures on how SSRI’s are having a devastating … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-depressants, Health Care, Medicine, Mental Health, Sexuality
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Sex Crimes in the White House
Fernando Botero / Abu Ghraib 57, 2005. Image © Fernando Botero, courtesy Marlborough Gallery, New York.Abu Ghraib and the Sexualization of TortureBy Naomi Wolf / July 7, 2008 Naomi Wolf is a best-selling author and essayist. NEW YORK – Sex … Continue reading
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Tagged Abu Ghraib, Human Rights, Iraq Occupation, Sex Crimes, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Torture
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It’s Larry Craig "Bobblefoot" Day!
Minor league promotion is homage to senator’s airport bathroom bustMay 22, 2008 Capitalizing on Senator Larry Craig’s restroom bust, a Minnesota minor league baseball team this Sunday is giving away a promotional item celebrating the Republican politician’s arrest last year … Continue reading
Death and the D.C. Madam
Deborah Jean Palfrey aka the D.C. Madam. Photo by Nikki Kahn, The Washington PostCall girls speak out about the suicide of Deborah Jeane Palfrey and the complicated truths it reveals about their lives.By Susannah Breslin / May 5, 2008 May … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Criminal Justice, Personal Freedom, Sexuality
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Signs of a Sick Society, Episode XXVII
No Picnic: Man Charged with Screwing a Patio Table Police in Ohio say that a married father of three has confessed to repeatedly having sex with his patio picnic table. Art Price, Jr., 40, has been charged with four counts … Continue reading
Republican Hit? Official Spitzer Story Questioned
Republican operative Roger Stone. GOP operative wrote investigators in NovemberIn the 1970s, he was on the payroll of Richard Nixon’s now-infamous Committee to Reelect the President. In the 1980s, he helped George Bush Sr. trounce Michael Dukakis by floating a … Continue reading