Usually we don’t regurgitate her column here, but this week, our editrix takes a stand against those who want to suppress the dialog on sex, desire and pleasure over at BlogHer and we think it’s well worth the read: Here’s what is at stake: Recent censorship of online discussions o[...]
Archive for the ‘Freedom’ Category
Porn Cop Prevails!
The Porn Cop fiasco over in Hollywood, Florida, has come to a settlement agreement. The decision ensures Mike Verdugo, the police officer who was terminated for his role in a gay porn film, retains his certification as a law enforcement officer. While Verdugo’s termination based on omitting hi[...]
It’s A Good Day For A Gay Wedding
Proposition 8 was overturned last week, and today, chief judge Vaughan Walker lifted his temporary stay on wedding ceremonies, meaning gay couples so inclined will be able to wed here in California after Wednesday, August 18. “The evidence presented at trial and the position of the representat[...]
Cop Fired For Role in Porn
Mike Verdugo is a police officer in Broward County, Florida — or was until the Hollywood, Florida Police Department fired him over a role he played in a porn flick. Verdugo, who served on the force for 10 years, appeared in the reality television show Design Star and was recognized by a fan, w[...]
Return of the Junior Anti-Sex League
Frightening speculation via The Next Web this morning, though not entirely unsurprising. Apparently, The Telegraph is reporting that a number of erotic novels have disappeared from the top UK sellers list of iBooks. They report this seems to have occurred overnight. Analysts with whom they spoke tol[...]
Google Kicks Cougars Out
Earlier this month, the site CougarLife.com, which connects older women with younger men, got a bit of a nasty shock from Google. The search engine giant, which was receiving $100,000 a month from CougarLife to manage its advertising and place it on content pages, told CougarLife that its ads, which[...]
Laura Bush Supports Gay Marriage and Abortion
Remember American Wife, the book by Curtis Sittenfeld, about an American first lady who is wife to a conservative warhawk and who stands beside him despite how much she disagrees with him on issues? Probably not because, well, who reads anymore? Anyway, it was said to be loosely based on Laura Bush.[...]
The Apple App Store: 1984′s Junior Anti-Sex League v2.0
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that Apple banned Pulitzer-winning satirist Mark Fiore from its app store for ridiculing public figures (um, he’s a satirist, like, hello). Apple CEO Steve Jobs has since called the ban a mistake, but he’s not done ruining [...]
Wisconsin Sex Ed: Between the Law and a Lawyer
When it comes to sex ed, some Wisconsin teachers are officially screwed. The state requires them to teach about contraception, but Juneau County District Attorney Scott Southworth has proclaimed that if any of them do, he’ll press charges. Leslie Madsen-Brooks covers the issue at BlogHer: R[...]
Georgetown Students Rebel Against Campus Anti-Choice Policies
Last weekend, Georgetown students rose in revolt against the campus’ anti-choice policies during tours by prospective students. These anti-choice policies force students to go off campus for condoms and birth control. The Washington Post reported on the incident: As groups of prospective stude[...]