The hunter-gatherer clan and group dynamics

Anthropologists believe human society had its origins in a clan of hunters, protectors, and gatherers. But very little is known about the actual group dynamics of these early human organizations. We can speculate,...

Issues are ENGINEERED

Before I discuss the main thrust of this article, allow me to rehash something constantly 'in our faces': human sexuality .. Mom, a woman in her 80s, conservative Catholic, agrees that we are 'born sexual creatures'. She thinks there's too much sexuality in media:...

Sex Toy Drive-Thru Opens in Alabama

Pleasures Opens America's First Sex Toy Drive-Thru An Alabama sex shop called Pleasures opened the USA's first sex toy drive-thru. This is a bold move, considering that sex toys are illegal in Alabama. Indeed, one...

Italy Opening World's First Prison For Transgender Inmates

Italy is opening world's first prison for transgender inmates. The prison, at Pozzale, located near the Tuscan city of Florence, will house approximately 30 transgendered inmates, and is scheduled to open in March...

Spain's first minor undergoes Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS)

Spain's first minor has undergone Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS). SRS is a term for the surgical procedures by which a person's physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are...

Utah Lesbian Lawmaker Christine Johnson Surrogate for Gay Men

Utah lesbian lawmaker Christine Johnson is giving the 'gift of life' to two gay men who are prohibited from adopting in Utah even though they are married. Utah prohibits unmarried couples from adopting and does...

Pakistan Supreme Court Orders Third Sex National Identity Cards

Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered a third sex be placed on National Identity cards. The move allows transvestites, eunuchs, and hermaphrodites to identify themselves as a distinct gender. Chief Justice of Pakistan,...

Black Church must find news ways to talk about sex and sexuality

The Black Church must find new ways to talk about sex and sexuality according to Pastor Joseph Tolton of Rehoboth Temple who, along with a group of activists in response to "ex-gay" gospel singer and minister...

Obama on DOMA , gay marriage: Rejecting MA lawsuits

One can only wonder if today's ruling will impact  gay community opinion on the  Obama administration  in a negative way.   The GLBT community may have thought Obama would take a radical stance on these issues,  but most are now enlightened on that...

Social institutions contribute to homosexual youth suicide

"Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well considered and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit." Erik Erikson Social...

ELCA adopts social statement on human sexuality

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), currently the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States with over 4 million members adopts social statement on human sexuality, opening its ministry to...

Patricia Mauceri Fired From One Life To Live Over Gay Storyline

Actress Patricia Mauceri has been fired from the ABC soap opera One Life To Live due to her concerns about taking part in a storyline that involved a gay character. Mauceri reportedly objected to having her...

SF Pride Parade 2009: Photos and Videos

Thousand gathered in downtown San Francisco Sunday morning for the 39th annual SF Gay Pride parade. The San Francisco Gay Pride Parade route went from Market and Beale Streets to Market and 8th Streets. The...

Stonewall Riots: 40 Anniversary Commemorates Birth of Gay Rights

Sunday, June 28 marks the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a landmark event in the Gay Rights movement. In honor of Stonewall, which took place after police raided the gay-friendly Stonewall Inn in...

Transgendered Model Closes Fashion Week in Rio de Janeiro

In a city that delights in shocking the prudish with each year's Carnival celebration, Rio De Janeiro's invitation only main fashion event of the year closed Friday with transgendered model Patricia Araujo. Beto...

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