WBUR Boston’s NPR For many freshmen around the country, college orientation this year will include more than learning to manage a meal plan or figuring out when to declare a major. It could also mean sitting through lectures about sexual behavior on campus, sexual assault and affirmative consent. Some also …
YouGov.com Faith strongly influences people’s attitudes to morality and whether or not they view monogamy as natural for humans  The recent Supreme Court decision which asserted that the right to marry is a constitutional right, including for same sex couples, has raised prompted some commentators to question whether the …
Fox News By Cody Derespina Judges across the country are saying “no” to the “yes means yes” standard of affirmative consent for date rape.  The legality of the standard – adopted on California and New York campuses by state legislatures and in effect on numerous other colleges throughout the …
News 4 On her website, Central Florida dominatrix “Goddess Jude” says she enjoys spanking, flogging, whipping and other fetish activities. The dominatrix also advertises “financial slavery” for clients who wish to “pamper” their mistress. Â Quick Clicks Dominatrix operates local ‘dungeon’ But in a lawsuit filed in Seminole County Circuit …
Patheos by Sable Aradia A few days ago now, Melissa Hill wrote in her new column “Dandelion Seeds” that she thinks that “Polytheism and Polyamory are a Natural Combination.”  I remember how difficult it was to be a new columnist, and how spectacularly I stuck my foot in my gob …
Huffington Post by Tim Ward The recent Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage makes it seem as if marriage equality has finally come to the U.S. But that is not actually accurate. The celebration is great step forward, but in truth, there’s more work to do if we as …
St. Augustine Record When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states must recognize same-sex marriages, dissenting Chief Justice John Roberts wondered whether polygamy will be next. Some legal scholars have responded that yes, the arguments for gay marriage could apply to relationships among more than two partners, as well. Â …
Get Religion By Richard Ostling It didn’t take long.  Four days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s epochal 5-4 decision to legalize gay marriage nationwide, a Montana threesome applied for a polygamous marriage license. If denied, the trio intends to file suit to topple the law against bigamy. Husband Nathan …
The Corvalis Advocate Polyamory has been gaining publicity over the last few years, from Newsweek’s “Polyamory: The Next Sexual Revolution?” to Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer’s open marriage, to Benedict Smith’s article in VICE about growing up in a polyamorous household. The recent Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage …
The NY Times By SANDY KEENAN Tyler Frahme, a University at Albany junior, had never even heard of affirmative consent, the unequivocal O.K. to sex that is mandated by state law. Nor was he in the habit of asking women for permission to proceed at every new juncture of sexual …
