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• In the News (#947)

  

  News editors run sex trafficking hoaxes as fact…and…suggest there is an epidemic of paid child rape in America. – Rory FlemingForward and Backward... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Summer Solstice 2019

  

  The apparent path of the sun will reach its northernmost point at 15:54 UTC today, marking the longest day of the year and the beginning of summer in the... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Blind Spot

  

  It makes partisans and other tribalists nuts that my positions are based in principles and probable results rather than tribe-membership “sending messages”. Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#946)

  

  The best way to avoid breaches of sensitive personal data is not to collect and retain such data in the first place. – Neema Singh GulianiLack of Evidence Stigm... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #468

  

  It’s always relaxing to go and spend the weekend at Sunset, but I’m going to have to figure out a way to get myself to actually write when I’m out here because ... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• All Over the Place

  

  In the past few weeks I’ve seen my name and my work all over the place! The War on Whores is starting to get more attention, and this coming weekend I’ll be... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #467

  

  Something is broken in our society when millions feel the need to self-medicate in this way.Two weeks ago I featured “Popcorn”, and now here’s another... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#945)

  

  I usually assign 1984 to my students; now we will be living it. – a teacher in Lockport, NYDysphemisms Galore If this headline had been written by a normal adul... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Sumer is Icumen In

  

  Long-time readers know that I have kind of the opposite of seasonal affective disorder; because I’m so high-strung the short, gloomy winter days actually bring... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• From the Top

  

  Lately I’ve been getting a larger-than-usual number of enquiries from guys who’ve never seen an escort before. Some of them find me through this blog, some via... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#944)

  

  Those who engage in sex work are our constituents. – Brianne NadeauSurplus WomenThe only way pigs want to “make sure you’re safe” is by locking you in a... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #467

  

  I promised I’d show y’all a photo of the lovely steel rose sculpture a gentleman gave me three weeks ago, but I’m afraid photography is not one of my strong... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Help!

  

  As the Beatles said in a song that isn’t the one this column is named for, “I get by with a little help from my friends”.  And that’s what this is; a request fo... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #466

  

  It’s a good day for a chokehold. – “Officer” Reuben CarverDr. John, the legendary New Orleans musician, died this week. Actually, “institution” would be a more... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#943)

  

  The[se] cops were nothing but video voyeurs. – John Wesley HallWhere Are the Victims?In which renting rooms to people in a legal trade is pretended to be a... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Starfish

  

  People who define sex work as the selling of a body, or who say sex isn’t work, are telling you a lot about their own sex lives. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Still Consenting

  

  I’ve got an article on sex work, money and consent in the new print edition of Reason, and I think y’all should show your support by picking one up! But if you... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• In the News (#942)

  

  I don’t know where the justice is. – Roger Byard, on prosecuting a mother for an infant’s unexplained deathBlunt Instrument The government’s latest sleazy trick... Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Diary #466

  

  I would think it’s obvious to anyone who isn’t a complete moral imbecile that when one voluntarily accepts responsibility for a living creature, human or not,... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY

• Links #465

  

  I’ll kill your fucking dog. – Doug McLeodRegular readers know that I’m a fan of instrumental pop and electronica, but you may not realize how long I’ve been a... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2019 LOVE & SEX, SEXUALITY