51 posts tagged ‘social issues’
This Oklahoma State Senator Really Doesn’t Want You Watching Porn
Jezebel,
Oklahoma state senator Dusty Deevers (R) hasn’t even been in office a full month but he’s already making plans to introduce a bill to ban pornography. Not too concerned about being popular, it seems! The Christian pastor, religious extremist, and abortion abolitionist (he thinks people who have abortions should be… Read more...
Pornhub Has a New Kink: Consent
Gizmodo,
Pornhub notified performers this week that the platform is requiring proof of consent from anyone featured in its videos moving forward, according to emails seen by 404 Media Thursday. The policy update is Pornhub’s latest effort to verify that its performers are not being abused or sexually trafficked. Read more...
Planned Parenthood Affiliate in Missouri Now Supports Abortion Limit It Very Recently Opposed
There’s been a simmering debate in the reproductive rights movement about how to proceed now that Roe v. Wade is gone: Should advocates re-enshrine Roe at the state level, or, knowing the decision never guaranteed full access, push for something better? Read more...
Anti-Abortion Leaders Are Turning on Mike Johnson Because He’s Trying to Stop a Shutdown
When Mike Johnson was elected House Speaker over two long months ago, anti-abortion hard-liners celebrated it as a win: Finally, here was a fellow extremist, who compared abortion to the Holocaust and even blamed abortion for school shootings, presiding over the House of Representatives. But according to a new… Read more...
Google Breaks Another Promise About Tracking Your Location History
Google pledged to stop tracking user visits to abortion clinics shortly after Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022, which killed off the United States’ largest federal abortion protection. The measure aimed to protect abortion seekers from prosecutors, especially in the 14 states where abortion is now banned.… Read more...
Doctors Say Patients Are Scared to Ask Basic Pregnancy Questions in Chilling Senate Briefing
On Wednesday, Democratic senators hosted a briefing featuring testimony from two abortion providers and feminist author Jessica Valenti about the lived toll of abortion bans nearly 1.5 years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade—and just before the 51st anniversary of Roe next week. At one point, Sen.… Read more...
Kansas Republicans Are Trying to Pass an Abortion Ban After Kansas Voters Voted Against One
In 2022, Kansas voters overwhelmingly rejected an anti-abortion ballot measure that attempted to strike the right to abortion from the state Constitution—a right that had been established by a state Supreme Court decision in 2019. Now, Kansas Republicans are openly defying voters: Last week, eight House Republicans… Read more...
Ellen Degeneres' Hen Has Gone Home to Roost With the Duke and Duchess of Sussex
Breaking news in fowl fodder: Ellen Degeneres’ hen, Sinkie, has been rehomed! Now, I know this is overwhelming information so if you’re feeling faint, please do lie down now because the plot...chickens. Read more...