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June 30, 2004

70s transvestite 'zine

Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others

Scans of the covers of three issues of Astounding Transvestite Tales.

Doesn't want 'poofs' sharing a bed in his inn

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Homophobic Scottish hotel keeper.

Beware women with stained teeth

Sex Workers

Human smugglers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are quickly learning the questions bureau officials would ask during the interviews.

Botox suggested for vaginismus

Sexual Health

Injections of the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox could help a sexual disorder.

June 29, 2004

Spanking: do you want to spank or be spanked?

BDSM

Exploring the sane and wholesome side of spouses, partners and lovers who enjoy spankings.

Being gay still a crime around the world

Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others , • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Of the 70 countries that punish homosexuality, nine punish it by death.

Celibacy

Sexual Health

Anthony Thomas' documentary on role of clerical celibacy in the Roman Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis.

St. Paul recommends regular sex

Just Plain Funny

A look at a new translation of the Christian scriptures: Good as New: A Radical Retelling of the Scriptures.

Vatican's condom bigotry

Sexual Health

Cardinal Trujillo, who is known in the Vatican for his hard-line stance on contraception

June 28, 2004

Sex workers ready for Republican delegates

Sex Workers

Republicans set to invade New York City this summer to hire high-priced escorts and strippers.

On the Down Low

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Black men on the DL author: his secret life existed. But when she caught him in a lie and with another man, the marriage collapsed.

A Goddess on her knees

BDSM

A good little submissive isn't maybe what she would consider herself.

Dominatrix runs for parliament

Heterogeneous

Canadian prodomme Carol Taylor Marijuana Party candidate.

June 27, 2004

Abusive husbands deserve whatever they get

Sex Crime

Aisha Napoleon-Davis defends herself from a classic case of battered woman's syndrome

June 24, 2004

Have your hair cut & find the man of your dreams

Amorous Web, Cyber Sex

Online dating in beauty parlors and hair styling salons.

European queens

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Members of commons laugh at openly gay member over queens remark.

June 23, 2004

Gwen Araujo & trans panic

Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others

Trial of three men accused of killing transgendered teenager Eddie Gwen Araujo ended in a mistria

Ron Jeremy on Republicans

Laws and Politicians, Mostly Bad

Film star Ron Jeremy on politics, labor unions and the movie business.

Dominatrix with Madonna-whore complex

BDSM

Domatrix and performance artist.

Aguaje

Sexual Health

A fruit from the Amazon jungle

June 22, 2004

Excess fat causes erectile dysfunction

Sexual Health

Improving blood circulation, a benefit to overall cardiovascular health, was the main reason cited for higher scores on erectile function.

The Pink Lotus Bathroom

Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others

Restroom transvestite students at the Chiang Mai Technology School in Bangkok Thailand.

Invisible Trade

Sex Workers

Escort agencies are perfectly legal businesses, and there are clients who really only want company

Al Goldstein loses his finger

Amorous Capitalism

House became a landmark in 1996 when he installed the upraised middle digit

June 21, 2004

America's vulgar tongues

Heterogeneous

History of American slang, profane terms were incorporated into the lower-class vernacular of most languages

Helpless heterosexuals

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Straight men unable to groom themselves properly require the queer eye of gay businesses.

Was J. Edgar Hoover gay?

Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others , • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Silly rumours that J. Edgar Hoover was gay or a crossdresser.

Women's pursuit of pleasure: hooray!

Gender Studies

Female sexuality celebrated in Boston filmmaker Maryanne Galvin's new documentary The Pursuit of Pleasure.

June 19, 2004

Getting older; who is a twink; love isn't always happy

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Being a gay man and growing older. Exploring the idea of the gay twink male and what it is like to fail in love.

June 18, 2004

AIDS Activists vs Larry Flynt

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual , • Sexual Health

Larry Flynt's responsibility to set an example, Michael Weinstein, president of the AIDS Health Care Foundation

Slut redefined

Gender Studies

Terms for judgement of others sexuality redefined for the 21st century woman.

Hairy legged women

Gender Studies

Study of the shaving habits of women who do and don't shave their legs.

June 17, 2004

Once a man, always a man.

Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others

XY chromosomes define divorce case involving Houston Texas transsexual.

Sodomitical monkeys

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

The golden monkey is a nationally-protected animal that lives in Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Hubei provinces.

Even ProDommes need to be careful

BDSM , • Sex Workers

Dominatrix needs to be wary and cautious with new clients, they may be dangerous.

One man's torture is another man's ... ?

BDSM

A standard menu stuff for any dominatrix operation.

Femdom feminization & sexism

BDSM

Gender politics of male sissification.

June 16, 2004

How many men shave their crotch hair?

Gender Studies

American men would rather shave their genital hairs than their chest or back

Father Jose Mariani

Religious Meddlers, Do-gooders

Autobiography, No Beating About The Bush, The Life of a Priest, tells of the life and loves

June 15, 2004

A man with a whip in his hand

BDSM

Passion Trader is a vintage paperback showing a man holding a whip.

Not tonight honey, mommie took aspirin

Sexual Health

Avoid taking any unnecessary drugs while pregnant or nursing

Girlfriend

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Hindu extremists Shiv Sena protest Girlfriend an Indian movie featuring gay women.

June 10, 2004

Sex is funny

Amorous Links

Sex humor news weblog.

The genetics of infidelity

Gender Studies

It is estimated that just 23% of women are not faithful.

Semen mixed with acrylic gel: but is it art?

Just Plain Funny

Examples have so far turned up on walls of New York's New York's Guggenheim and Metropolitan Museums, Philadelphia's Museum of Art and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC

Women's libido may be heightened during ovulation

Sexual Health

Biological factors promoting intercourse during a woman's six fertile days

June 09, 2004

Yummy young widows

Gender Studies

The image of the young widow in American lowbrow popular culture.

Are you, is he a twink?

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual , • Richard Evans Lee

A twink must be smooth and youthful. How young?

Vote for Melissa Sue Robinson

Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others

Robinson said the law isn’t fair to transgender candidates who legally change their name

Homosexuality is a foreign white threat

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Gay civil rights and marriages in South Africa. Homophobia in other African countries.

Mr. Empire State Leather

BDSM , • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Hinesburg resident William Cross won the Mr. Empire State Leather Contest, held at the Phoenix Club in Albany, NY

Don't tease the straight men

Gender Outsiders: Transgendered & Others , • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Transvestites who disguise themselves as women have been murdered when their heterosexual dates discovered their real gender.

June 08, 2004

Damn that pre-frontal cortex

Sexual Health

Strong emotional ties to another person inhibit not only negative emotions but also affect the brain circuits involved in making social judgments

Better sex makes for better grades

Sexual Health

German sociologist Werner Habermehl: regular sexual activity significantly increased mental capability

June 07, 2004

Virtual crushes, loving someone you never met

Amorous Web, Cyber Sex , • Gender Studies , • Heterogeneous , • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual

Has someone's instant messages, personal ad, online profile, weblog made you want them, feel as though you love them?