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After taking thousands of pictures around the globe with my trusty Pentax, I bought a digital camera last week.
If you already have one, this may sound pretty ho-hum. But to someone who spends hundreds of dollars on film every time he leaves...
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For anyone under 20, you might have read about it your history books, along with Gloria Steiman, or John Lennon and Yoko Ono doing their “bed in” for peace. But do you realize there is still a Sexual Revolution going on today? You may not recognize...
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Today starts WRAP Week: White Ribbons Against Pornography.
Sponsored by groups including Concerned Women for America (CWA) and Morality in Media (MIM), the goal of the week is “to educate the public about the extent of the pornography problem...
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• Because murder is a terrible thing, the state of Alaska wants to outlaw films depicting murder.
• Because physical abusing and raping women is a terrible thing, the state of Alaska wants to outlaw TV programs showing this.
• Because...
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I spoke at the University of Kentucky a few days ago as part of their Sex Week. The Family Foundation of Kentucky was terribly upset about the Week’s various activities, insulting the faculty organizer and demanding the school repudiate the...
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I continued my trip to Azerbaijan by visiting medieval times twice, from two entirely different—yet oddly related—directions.
Today I went to Krasnaya Sloboda, a small town in the foothills near Russia that is experiencing a...
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This is my 6th day of a two-week trip in Azerbaijan, a country bordered by Turkey, Iran, and Russia. To follow my exploits, see www.MartyInAz.com.
I gave several lectures in Baku this week: to psychologists, and to public health professionals at the...
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The Iowa Supreme Court has affirmed the conviction of 18-year-old Jorge Canal, who complied with a 14-year-old friend’s request for a photo of his penis. The young man is now forced to register as a sex offender, meaning his chances of getting...
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America has triumphed over Indianapolis for the third time.
In 1984, religious fundamentalists on the Indianapolis City Council teamed up with phony “feminist” Catharine MacKinnon to outlaw adult entertainment in the city. It was bad enough that the...
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Both sides agree—the whole fight over same-gender marriage and other civil rights for gays is about the right to decide what’s normal.
Now there’s nothing more normal than ice cream, and there’s no ice cream more delicious than Ben & Jerry’s....
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The newly released United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Guidelines on Sexuality Education advocates for the universal right to accurate, non judgmental sexual and reproductive health education. The...
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The drawing below is a vintage 1895 bicycle advertising poster, featuring a nude nymph flying alongside a winged bike. The ad appeared at the height of the European bicycle craze, which liberated women to leave the house without petticoats,...
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A whole lot of Conservative bigshots wrote a letter last week to Attorney General Eric Holder.
They lied and lied and lied about pornography, then asked to meet with Holder as soon as possible so they could tell him how to rewrite Justice...
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I’m back from Chicago, speaking at the annual conference of the ALA—American Library Association. 20,000 librarians under one roof—totally inspiring.
In addition to their deeper-funded and better–staffed cousins from the big cities, they came from...
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This weekend we celebrate the birthday of our country. Many will do this by participating in a parade, getting drunk, or displaying the Stars & Stripes. But there are other ways to celebrate the sacrifices that have made America the world’s most...