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Male Contraception on the Way?
by Jason Stotts The Hindustan Times and the Scotsman (okay, I’m really not sure of these sources here, but they were the best I could find) are reporting that the WHO has been conducting trials on a new male contraceptive jab (shot) that seems to be passing trials with flying colors: The World Health Organisation…
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Himalayan Glaciers Not Melting
by Jason Stotts The Telegraph has a new story with a new report from the journal Nature Geoscience says that not only are the Himalayan Glaciers not melting, they are actually advancing. Dr Bodo Bookhagen, Dirk Scherler and Manfred Strecker studied 286 glaciers between the Hindu Kush on the Afghan-Pakistan border to Bhutan, taking in…
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ATLOSCon 2011
by Jason Stotts I meant to put this up the other day when Jenn sent out an e-mail, but better late than never, right? As you may be aware, planning and preparations for ATLOSCon 2011 (tagline: *This Year, We Kinda Know What We’re Doing!*) are underway! We are scurrying around like squirrels before a blizzard, making…
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Christianity Killing Gays Again, This Time in Uganda
by Jason Stotts As the result of the effort of christian evangelicals spreading their anti-gay nonsense, Uganda is becoming an even less hospitable place for gays. Last week, gays rights activist David Kato was killed in order to silence his message that homosexuality is not an abomination. On Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Kato was beaten to…
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Physical Differences Found in Transsexual Brains
by Jason Stotts Transsexuals have long said that they feel like they are trapped in the body of the wrong sex. Well, now science is giving them evidence that their feelings are correct. A new study is providing evidence that the brains of transsexuals are more like the brains of the sex they feel they…
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The Republicans are Still Our Enemies
by Jason Stotts With all of the congratulations and celebrations yesterday that the Republicans managed to get the socialist healthcare monstrosity ruled unconstitutional, paving the way for it to go to the Supreme Court, we need to remember that although we share a common enemy in the Democrats, the Republicans are our enemy as well.…
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Formspring: Sleep Sex
by Jason Stotts In response to my request for questions the other day, a reader asks: I’d love to see your thoughts on “sleep sex” aka sexsomnia. I think it raises some interesting ethical issues around consent, and I would just like to hear more about it from your perspective. Thanks! Unfortunately, I haven’t thought…
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