Similar Articles |
|
Reason February 2003 Jacob Sullum |
Dangerous Assumption Sex offender registration: One of the main rationales for singling out sex offenders is the assumption that they are especially likely to commit new crimes. That belief, although widely held, seems to have little basis in fact. |
InternetNews September 11, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
KIDS Act: How Far is The Law's Online Reach? The KIDS Act of 2007 would require sex offenders to register their e-mail addresses. But some think that goes too far. |
ifeminists January 26, 2005 Norma Jean Almodovar |
Who Will Rescue Us from Those Who Wish to Rescue Us Against Our Will? Radical feminists and religious conservatives insist that no distinction be made between consenting adult commercial sex and true sexual slavery. Does anyone believe that arresting a prostitute "for her own good" is of any value whatsoever? |
American Journal of Nursing July 2011 Dowdell et al. |
Original Research: Online Social Networking Patterns Among Adolescents, Young Adults, and Sexual Offenders The use of online social networks like Facebook continues to increase rapidly among all age groups and segments of our society, presenting new opportunities for the exchange of sexual information as well as unsafe encounters. |
ifeminists October 24, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
Do not believe sex offender registries The vague, ambiguous or entirely misleading charges that are sometimes listed in the registries, are intentional. The law enforcement agents and bureaucrats who handled these "crimes" are aware of how absurd many of the cases are. |
InternetNews January 30, 2008 |
Lawmakers Fight Online Sexual Predators New York lawmakers proposed legislation on Tuesday that would provide new protection from convicted sex offenders hanging out on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. |
Salon.com January 10, 2001 Amy Benfer |
A teen sex guru speaks Kids -- and their parents -- need to tackle taboos, says psychiatrist Lynn Ponton... |
Reason August 2002 Thomas Szasz |
Sins of the Fathers Is child molestation a sickness or a crime? |
Salon.com April 19, 2002 Amy Benfer |
What's so bad about good sex? "Harmful to Minors" author Judith Levine talks about why American parents are afraid of their teenagers' sexuality, says kids know the difference between coercion and consent -- and blasts critics who say she advocates pedophilia... |
American Family Physician April 1, 2003 |
Abstinence: Information for Teens What is sex?... "All my friends are having sex"... What are the risks of having sex?... What is abstinence?... "I had sex, but now I wish I hadn't"... How will I know I am ready to have sex?... etc. |
AskMen.com |
Infinite Jail Terms For Sex Crimes? The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of a federal law that permits sex offenders to be kept behind bars after they complete their prison terms. |
Reason May 2007 Cathy Young |
Assault Behind Bars How big a problem is prison rape in the U.S. -- and what can be done about it? |
ifeminists August 19, 2003 Wendy McElroy |
Law Needs New Category of Sexual Assault On Jan. 6, the California Supreme Court ruled that when a woman rescinds consent during sex, the man becomes guilty of rape if he does not stop immediately. Such laws trivialize the crime of rape and encourage false accusations that, in turn, threaten the credibility of actual rape victims. |
ifeminists April 26, 2007 Carey Roberts |
VAWA Casts a Long Shadow over the Duke Fiasco Here's the dirty little secret of D.A.s who prosecute sexual assault and domestic violence cases: many of the claims they pursue are as flaky as a pie crust and their chances of winning a jury conviction are slim. So why do they bother to go after the case? |
ifeminists June 16, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
A travesty of sex offender status Apparently, the annual World Naked Bike Ride in Boulder is an event intended primarily to protest oil dependency and to spotlight the vulnerability of cyclists on the road. |
InternetNews April 5, 2006 Roy Mark |
House Hears Online Child Porn Testimony The testimony was stark and dark yesterday as Congress took one of its periodic looks at child pornography on the Internet. |
ifeminists October 25, 2007 Carey Roberts |
Ready for the Next Wave of Sex Abuse Hysteria? Recent news stating that sexual abuse in the educational system is rampant should be evaluated for validity. |
InternetNews December 5, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
Life After Craigslist for Online Sex Trade Sex workers undeterred after crackdown on mega-classified site; law enforcement officials looking to expand online dragnet. |
ifeminists February 25, 2007 Stephen Baskerville |
Statistics from the Ministry of Truth The DOJ's recently declared that domestic violence has been cut in half over ten years. Men's advocates reply that the figures do not include violence against male victims. But larger issues are involved, like the manipulation of information (and us) by the government. |
American Family Physician July 1, 2000 |
Sex Isn't Working for Me. What Can I Do? When you have problems with sex, doctors call it "sexual dysfunction." Men and women can have it. There are four kinds of sexual problems in women. |
ifeminists June 22, 2007 Christobel Mackenzie |
Feminists Against Censorship Respond to New Child Abuse Law A London, England-area feminist group outlines why new pedophile legislation would not be helpful in protecting children. |
Reason April 2003 Nick Gillespie |
Lust-See TV: Small-screen sex and its discontents The Kaiser Family Foundation's studies of sex on TV merely suggest that Hollywood plays no great role in kids' most important life choices. |
ifeminists February 16, 2005 Wendy McElroy |
Spousal Rape Case Sparks Old Debate When indications of violence are absent, it is reasonable for the legal system to require a higher standard of evidence to convict a husband of rape. |
HBS Working Knowledge May 5, 2011 Maggie Starvish |
How 'Political Voice' Empowers the Powerless An increase in female political representation seems to be giving female crime victims in India a voice in the criminal justice system, according to new research by Harvard Business School professor Lakshmi Iyer and colleagues. |
InternetNews July 6, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
NJ AG Pushing MySpace For More Data MySpace parent-company Fox Interactive Media has until Monday to respond to demands from New Jersey's new chief law enforcement officer to provide more details on convicted sex offenders who have profiles on the social networking site |
Salon.com August 24, 2000 James R. Kincaid |
Hunting pedophiles on the Net Is the truth about cybercrimes against children tamer than fiction? |
Salon.com January 8, 2001 Jennifer Foote Sweeney |
The virginity hoax A federal study reveals the terrible failures inherent in teen vows to chastity... |
Reason May 2006 Cathy Young |
The Great Fellatio Scare Is oral sex really the latest teen craze in America? |
Salon.com May 21, 2002 Lara Riscol |
Go out and get a piece, son! Right-wing moralizers wink at boys' sexual foibles -- it's unfettered female sexuality that they think is leading us into perdition... |
Sports Illustrated April 14, 2000 William Nack & Don Yaeger |
Every Parent's Nightmare The child molester has found a home in the world of youth sports, where as a coach he can gain the trust and loyalty of kids -- and then prey on them |
AskMen.com Chris Riddell |
Libido-Killing Foods I did a little research and narrowed it down to 20 such foods, which might put the kibosh on your sex drive. |
American Family Physician May 1, 2004 Daniel Knight |
Health Care Screening for Men Who Have Sex with Men Recommendations on health care screenings for men who have sex with men, who are at increased risk for STDs such as HIV infection, anal cancer, and psychologic and behavioral disorders. |
PC World May 2001 Gregg Keizer |
Safe Kids Try these 23 parent-approved tips to defend children and teens against Internet dangers--from overzealous marketers to online criminals... |
InternetNews May 21, 2007 Nicholas Carlson |
MySpace Releases Predator Names to AGs MySpace complies with an open letter request penned by eight attorneys general. |
Reason February 2003 Sara Rimensnyder |
Birds Do It A new study on teen sex is likely to confound both proponents and critics of sex education programs. |
Salon.com February 25, 2002 Janelle Brown |
What family values? The director of the Child Witness to Violence Project argues that President Bush isn't doing enough for kids who see too much... |
Reason February 2002 Cathy Young |
Excluded Evidence The dark side of rape shield laws... |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Brendan O'Neill |
Disturbing the Peace On the inalienable right to "excessively noisy sex." |
InternetNews December 8, 2006 Roy Mark |
Senators Want More Protection For Social Networks Proposed legislation would require registered sex offenders to submit e-mail addresses to authorities. |
ifeminists January 4, 2009 Martin Green |
A defense of pornography Pornography is an anathema in polite society, while hundreds of millions use it in private. This is 'cognitive dissonance' on a huge scale -- saying one thing and doing another. |
Fast Company October 1, 2007 Aimee Rawlins |
The Hard Sell Sex sells, or so goes the adage, but does it sell to everyone, all the time? Not always, according to Tom Reichert, a professor at the University of Georgia who examined men's and women's reactions to sexually charged ads. |
InternetNews July 25, 2006 Roy Mark |
House OKs Stronger Online Child Protections Wide-ranging legislation targets persons deceptively luring children to sex sites. |
ifeminists April 14, 2009 Carey Roberts |
Abuse Excuse: How Liberalism Keeps Women in their Place Liberals have become the unapologetic predators of women, gleefully playing on their fears and psychological vulnerabilities, all in the name of curbing domestic violence. |
InternetNews December 6, 2006 Ed Sutherland |
Can MySpace Protect Its People? MySpace said this week it has found a way to protect its users from convicted sexual offenders, but Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal calls it "ineffective." |
ifeminists May 11, 2009 Wendy McElroy |
Sex offender hysteria kills children I simply do not believe society now produces 10x, 20x, 100x more sexual offenders than it did a few decades ago when children walked home from school alone and safely. |
Salon.com June 2, 2001 Cliff Rothman |
In defense of Andrew Sullivan Whatever discrepancies exist between his public words and his private actions, the attempt to smear him sexually is a vendetta masquerading as journalism... |
Salon.com December 11, 2000 Michael Castleman |
Teach your children well Both liberal and conservative sex ed activists have it wrong: We should stop saying that sex is dangerous and help parents talk to their kids instead... |
Salon.com August 7, 1999 Susie Bright |
Don't be sore The hysteria over herpes is way overblown. |
Health March 2006 Joan Raymond |
Rx for Passion Want a better sex life? Just follow the advice from psychotherapist and sex educator Laura Berman as contained in her book The Passion Prescription: Ten Weeks to Your Best Sex Ever! Here's an interview with the author. |
Reason January 2004 Cathy Young |
Kobe's Rights: Rape, justice, and double standards The case of Kobe Bryant's alleged sexual assault raises some serious issues about the way the justice system treats rape complainants and defendants. |