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Exotic dancer uses labor law to sue D.C. club over wages
Quansa Thompson, an exotic dancer in Washington D.C., is suing her former employer, The House, in U.S. District Court, citing the the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 - claiming the club didn't pay her like
Published at 12:47 PM
Sex Bites: This week in sex
Zoe Saldana can't shut up about how much she loves sex. Larry Flynt will write a book on the sex lives of presidents. Same-sex couples will be counted on the 2010 census...
Published at 12:41 AM
A Gay in the Life: Please don't ask me, "Who's on top?"
I'd like to preface this post by noting that I am not easily offended. I grew up in a tattoo shop -- not because my parents were getting sleeves and forgot
Published at 11:31 AM
Having emergency contraception available preemptively doesn't change pregnancy or STI rates
A new study reported in The Cochrane Library found that giving women emergency contraceptive drugs before they're needed doesn't reduce pregnancy rates.
Published at 08:43 AM
Erectile dysfunction may be a sign of impending death
Not only do men with erectile dysfunction, ED, have to deal with impotence, now ED sufferers with heart problems have to worry about dying.
Published at 04:57 PM
My first threesome
It was like a blind date, except the part about her coming over to have sex with my husband and me. Alyssa claimed this was her first experience, but
Published at 08:43 AM
THE SEXIST BLOG
Cat-Calling, "Bystander Sexism," and How Sexual Harassment Hurts Men
It's been well-established that experiencing sexual harassment has a negative effect on women. But what about witnessing it?
A new study from University of Connecticut researchers Stephenie Chaudoir and Diane Quinn suggests that simply being a bystander to sexism is enough to inspire women to report higher identification with women as a group, and heightened feelings [...]
Published at 02:45 PM
The State of Transgender Hate Crimes in D.C.
Last month, D.C. police released a report breaking down every hate crime reported in D.C. [PDF] over the past five years. In 2007, changes to the D.C. Human Rights Act required police to begin recording hate-bias crimes motivated by the victim's "gender identity or expression"--in other words, crimes that specifically target transgender victims. Since then, [...]
Published at 12:32 PM
The Female Condom Goes Anal
As the District launches a new campaign encouraging women to put female condoms into their vaginas, some activists are focused on getting the device into a different orifice. Michael Petrelis, 51, has been promoting the use of the female condom among gay men since the 90's. "When I first learned about the device, I thought [...]
Published at 11:07 AM
Date Rape Anthem: Downset.'s "Ritual"
Hold on to your backwards hats and creatively groomed goatees, ya'll, because anti-rape anthems are about to go rapcore:
Date Rape Anthem: downset.'s "Ritual," an anti-rape song that rages against the machine . . . of gender hatred. Thanks to reader Chris Graffeo for the tip.
Relevant Lyrics:
How can I stand in silence while you [...]
Published at 01:15 PM
