So Amnesty International voted in favour of adopting a policy that calls for the full decriminalization of the sex trade. Hurray? Once the celebration or despair subsides we are left we a…
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The cases of Jian Ghomeshi and, most-recently, the Cindy Gladue murder case, have forced us to interrogate what “consent” really means, particularly with regard to sexual assault. We’ve had to take a…
The CBC announced yesterday that they would be ending their relationship with Jian Ghomeshi, host of cultural affairs radio show Q, and probably the most famous radio host the CBC has ever…
Hidden in a passage of Douglas Adams’ 1980 sci-fi comedy novel The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is one of the most interesting cultural problems of our time. While eating…
Consent is the magical fairy dust which turns rape into sex; trafficking into free speech; and sexualized abuse, torture, and subjugation into sexual liberation — or so many people claim. Many “sex-positive…
Emily Witt’s recent essay, in which she describes traveling to San Fransisco, where she watches a BDSM porn shoot for a Kink.com series called Public Disgrace, which depicts “women bound, stripped, and punished…
I don’t advocate against the sex trade because I hate prostitutes, but because I acknowledge the truth about what happens in the industry
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says no women have a penis, adding: “We should always have compassion and understanding and tolerance for those who are thinking about changing their gender. Of course…
A young detransitioned woman referred to as Layla Jane is suing the medical group and hospital that facilitated her medical transition between the ages of 12 to 17, which included puberty blockers,…
A new Netflix documentary claims to look at trafficking on Pornhub but acts as industry propaganda instead.
A documentary produced about the realities of transitioning minors was released, then immediately censored.
Many argue OnlyFans empowers women — ensuring they can work independently (and make a lot of money), but is it true?
After a man successfully applied to change his sex via self-declaration in November of 2021, Taiwan’s first women-centered organization to protect sex-based rights has officially been established.
Mermaids is going down, but what has been lost in the meantime?
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