We’ve talked a lot about FOSTA SESTA, the recent legislation that purported to combat trafficking but actually just made it far more dangerous and difficult to be a sex worker of any kind. On this show we’ve discussed the chilling impacts of this set of laws on freedom of speech across social media platforms and … Continue reading
My latest for Philly Weekly is on Trump’s ban on transgender people in the military. Somehow James Deen is back, despite multiple rape allegations. Doctors’ ignorance of vulvas is leaving women with botched labiaplasties. Social media sites are deleting sex workers out of existence. Omaha teen leads support group for sexual assault survivors. Poster uses … Continue reading
Redefining masculinity in the modern era. Photographer recreates vintage sexist ads, with gender reversal. Sexually assaulted by a fellow Marine and the Corps didn’t believe it. How Burt Reynolds changed the way we think about sexuality. HIV meds inhibiting libido? The dark side of the male fitness internet. Why are men exaggerating their number of … Continue reading
GOP Congresswoman says porn leads to shootings in school. Kitty Marion: the actress who became a suffragette terrorist. New Zealand honors sex worker rights activism. Denmark considers ban on circumcision. SCOTUS deals blow to Planned Parenthood, narrowly sides with bigoted baker against same-sex couples but won’t let Trump punish ACLU in Jane Doe abortion case. … Continue reading
Through the course of talking to educator, producer, activist, and sex worker Andre Shakti, I developed a total friend crush that makes me wildly unobjective on the quality of this interview. Andre does a ton of amazing sex positive things and we packed a whole hell of a lot into this episode including conversations on her … Continue reading
Terrorism and gender. California creates third gender option for IDs. Finally, a man is the arm candy in Wonder Woman. India’s first transgender sports meet. Lego’s gender bias is worse than it was in the seventies. Ireland is getting its first gay Prime Minister. To be pregnant and trans. Teen commits suicide after getting in … Continue reading
Queer YA books to read this summer. Ways we ignore children’s agency and perpetuate rape culture. The law recognizes poly parents; next step: media. Chechnya has opened a concentration camp for gay men. Federal court rules women can bare breasts in public. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao discusses the gender preparation gap. Male rape victims … Continue reading
