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Virginia Attorney General Wants to Criminalize Oral Sex 30 Jul 2013 | 11:20 am
The Attorney General of Virginia—I am not making this up—has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to allow Virginia to criminalize oral and anal sex. Early this year, a federal appeals court vacated the...
Young People Diss First Amendment; Porn Arrests Continue 26 Jul 2013 | 12:45 pm
Since 1997, the First Amendment Center has supported an annual survey of American attitudes about the First Amendment. Can you name the five rights guaranteed by the first amendment? (See below *) On...
Sex: Skeptics Say “Who’s In Charge Here, Anyway?” 18 Jul 2013 | 01:22 pm
I just returned from TAM, an annual gathering of about 1400 skeptics hosted by the James Randi Educational Foundation. There were scientists, philosophers, environmentalists, computer geeks—in all, a...
Book Review: Naked Truth, by Judith Hanna 3 Jul 2013 | 01:40 pm
Book review: Naked Truth: Strip Clubs, Democracy, And A Christian Right, by Judith Lynne Hanna (2012, University of Texas Press) Let me tell you why you should care about strip clubs. Or rather, let...
FAQ For Churches In The Era of Gay Marriage 1 Jul 2013 | 12:32 pm
In the wake of the DOMA and Proposition 8 Supreme Court decisions opening the door to same-sex marriage across America, churches have expressed anxiety. For years they’ve said that gay marriage would ...
Gardasil For Teens: Less Cancer vs. Parental Emotion 21 Jun 2013 | 11:58 pm
As more teens are being vaccinated against HPV and the sometimes-resulting cervical cancer, they are NOT having more sex, according to government statistics. So take that, Abstinence Clearinghouse....
Dan Savage: Humanist of the Year 5 Jun 2013 | 12:21 pm
Last week I had the privilege of introducing Dan Savage at a banquet honoring him as 2013 Humanist of the Year. Previous winners of this award include Gloria Steinem, Kurt Vonnegut, Jonas Salk, Margar...
Ten Things Humanists Need to Know About Sex 3 Jun 2013 | 01:35 pm
This weekend I spoke at the annual meeting of the American Humanist Association. I started by explaining why humanists need a better understanding of sex: 1. Some people are scared about sex, and are ...
NBA Player Jason Collins Comes Out As Gay 30 Apr 2013 | 09:15 pm
* I guess that means he can’t be a Boy Scout leader no matter how good a man he is. * How long until some kid in a gym tells another kid “You play good…for a straight guy”? * So the NBA has caught up ...
George Bush: The Man Who Tried to Ruin Sex 26 Apr 2013 | 01:30 pm
Southern Methodist University today unveiled the $250 million George W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum. President Obama and former Presidents Bush, Carter, and Clinton were there, along with digni...