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LGBT Russians Urge Us Not To Boycott The Sochi Olympics

Backlash against LGBT discrimination in Russia is gathering strength, with calls for boycott against the 2014 Winter Olympics. But what do Russian LGBT activists have to say on the matter? We have seen that violence against the...

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Samuel L. Jackson Is corrupting your kids! . . . Or is he?

This video reminded me of an anecdote I heard once about Alfred Hitchcock receiving a letter from an angry father claiming his daughter now refused to shower after watching Psycho. Hitchcock sent a note back, simply saying ‘...

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‘Dramatic’ Fall In HIV/AIDS Deaths

According to a press release by UNAIDS, HIV-related death rates fell from 2.3 million during its peak in 2005 to 1.6 million last year, with the number of new infections falling by a third since 2001 to 2.3 million. Furth...

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Is Sex An Effective Tool For Empowerment?

Sexuality has occasionally been employed by women as a campaigning tool for gender equality. This has been manifested numerous times in campaigns such as SlutWalk, which aims to fight against the notion that women ought to be ...

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LGBT Russians Urge Us Not To Boycott The Sochi Olympics

Samuel L. Jackson Is corrupting your kids! . . . Or is he?

‘Dramatic’ Fall In HIV/AIDS Deaths

Is Sex An Effective Tool For Empowerment?

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