Posted in Multiple Sclerosis, bound not gagged, tagged Blogs, New York on September 28, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I don’t really need anyone telling me what’s wrong with me. I experience the reality of what’s “wrong” with me every day. Thanks.
I’ll be reading some books, re-potting a plant, and spending time on Bound, not Gagged this weekend. And so it goes. . . .
I miss New York. Someone bring me some lights and [...]
Posted in Politics, Sex, tagged Gay, Homophobia, Homosexuality, Military, Peter Pace, Religion on September 27, 2007 | No Comments »
Joint Chiefs chairman again says gay sex immoral
Since General Peter Pace, the current chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is Christian and was raised to view homosexuality as “counter to God’s law”, then that must be central to policy governing America’s military.
Posted in Politics, Sex Work, prostitution, tagged Economy, Hungary, Social Security, Taxes on September 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Hungary’s move allows sex workers to be part of legal economy
The permits allow prostitutes to give receipts to customers and become part of the legal economy by paying taxes and making social security contributions, said Agnes Foldi, head of the Hungarian Prostitutes’ Interest Protection Association.
“From now on, no one will be able to ask me [...]
Posted in HIV/AIDS, Healthcare, tagged CDC, Children, Healthcare Policy, Journal of infectious Diseases, Mothers, Public Health, Women on September 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
From today’s HIV/AIDS policy updates:
HIV-Positive Women Who Become Pregnant Less Likely To Develop AIDS, Die of AIDS-Related Causes, Study Says
HIV-positive women who become pregnant are less likely to develop AIDS or die of AIDS-related causes than HIV-positive women who do not become pregnant, according to a study published in the Oct. 1 issue of the [...]
Posted in Hypocrisy, Sex Work, Trafficking, tagged Coerced Labor. Flawed Research, Sex Workers Rights on September 24, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m catching up on my internet life after a stressful weekend spent away from a computer. First, and most importantly, I got this link in my inbox this morning: Human trafficking outrages, with little evidence. I am just now reading the complete piece, and then I’m off to check the activity on BoundNotGagged.com, where their [...]
Posted in HIV/AIDS, Politics, Sex, tagged Abstience Only, Bush Administration, Condoms, HIV Prevention, Ideology, Public Health on September 21, 2007 | No Comments »
New York State Declines Federal Funds for Abstinence-Only Sex Education Programs, Health Commissioner Says
“The Bush administration’s abstinence-only program is an example of a failed national health care policy directive,” [New York State health commissioner] Daines said, adding that the policy is “based on ideology rather than on sound scientific-based evidence that must be the cornerstone [...]
Posted in Sex, tagged Books, Sex Education on September 18, 2007 | No Comments »
People like this scare me, evenmoreso the fact that they are raising future generations!
Critic of Sex Ed. Books refuses to return copies to library
Posted in Activism, Sex Work, bound not gagged, tagged Brothels, Flawed Research, Melissa Farley, Nevada, prostitution, Radical Feminism, Trafficking on September 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Last night, over at BoundNotGagged.com, there was much discussion among sex workers and our antithesis, radical feminists, about the “research” of Melissa Farley and the current campaigns in Nevada to force tougher penalities on prostitutes and their clients.
Posted in Activism, HIV/AIDS, Healthcare, Human Rights, tagged Africa, HIV Prevention, Poverty, Zimbabwe on September 13, 2007 | No Comments »
This abstract discusses the multiplicity of HIV Prevention barriers young girls in Zimbabwe face, and what one organization is doing to address those needs.
Group in Zimbabwe Works To Fight Poverty, Empower Girls To Reduce Spread of HIV, Reuters Reports
Posted in Fashion, tagged Airline, CNN, Southwest, Women on September 13, 2007 | No Comments »
Excuse Me, But Fuck That
