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California's Marriage Equality

California's Marriage Equality

Click here to see Gil Herdt talking about 'Gay Marriage Acceptance' with ABC7 News!  

eActivism

eActivism

Sex workers have been using technology both to enhance their work lives and to organize as a movement. For example, sex workers used listservs, blogs, and online video to address the scandal involving Randall Tobias. The administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Tobias had enforced the policy requiring that U.S.-based

Hear the Experts

Hear the Experts

The Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Abortion Ban, an extremely controversial piece of legislation that an anti-choice controlled Congress passed in 2003. Know what steps you can take if you disagree with the decision.

Indonesia's Politics of Porn

Indonesia's Politics of Porn

What does a lace ceremonial blouse have to do with pornography?

Tangle with Toys

Tangle with Toys

A recent Supreme Court decision, Lawrence v. Texas, struck down a Texas law that criminalized same-sex sodomy. In a vague opinion, the Court explained that the Constitution’s due-process clause gives consenting adults a right to engage in private sexual acts. Why then did the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

I Just Can't Stop Loving You

I Just Can't Stop Loving You

Why are we so fascinated by Michael Jackson? Is it our cultural anxiety over "otherness?" Or a perverse desire for a queerly androgynous body?

Rough Ride

Rough Ride

Suppose you own a line of clothing with the brand name Evil Pussy or you manufacture beverage containers filled with booze under the brand Suck & Blow. Or, imagine you have a successful television show on the Bravo network called Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Now, further suppose that you want to protect your brand name by trademarking

The Homosexual Puzzle: How Courts Deal With Sexual Harassment Claims Brought

The Homosexual Puzzle: How Courts Deal With Sexual Harassment Claims Brought

Imagine for a moment two men, Sam and George. These men work at the same office, performing the exact same job. In fact, Sam and George are identical in every way but one: While Sam is straight George is gay. Now, imagine further that the exact same coworkers harass Sam and George. These harassers grab Sam and George’s genitals and poke

Inside SRSP, Reckless Vectors

Inside SRSP, Reckless Vectors

Guest editor Heather Worth talks about the criminalization of HIV transmission

Abortion as Moral Panic

Abortion as Moral Panic

Visitors to the United States are often astonished at how central the abortion issue is to American political life. A candidate's position on abortion often comes to define his or her candidacy, whether the race is for a local city council seat or for the presidency. This is almost unknown elsewhere in the world.