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  • Maryland Legislature to Employers: Hands Off Facebook Passwords

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    (También en Español) News of Note: Maryland Legislature to Employers: Hands Off Facebook Passwords The state of Maryland just passed the first bill in the nation that bans employers from asking for the social media passwords of job applicants and employees. Maryland should be congratulated for not only standing up for online privacy, but privacy…

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  • The Sexual Freedom Project: That’s a Good Question!

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    (También en Español) What does sexual freedom mean to you? Do you think it is fundamental human right? something we are born with? something worth fighting for? Leave a comment and let us know what you think, or make your own video or blog to share. We will send you a free VenusPlusX t-shirt or…

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  • Facebook privacy protection law shot down by Congress

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    (También en Español) News of Note: Facebook privacy protection law shot down by Congress The US House of Representatives has shot down proposals which would have prevented businesses from collecting Facebook log on credentials as part of their employee vetting procedures. The law had been proposed by Colorado representative Daniel Perlmutter. Perimutter suggested that the…

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  • The Sexual Freedom Project: Wellness

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    (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l14G5acOURk” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] How does exploration of sexual freedom affect you and help you ask for, and get, what you need? Is it a feeling of wellness that can’t be denied? Leave a comment and let us know what you think, or make your own video or blog to share. We will…

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  • Censorship in Egypt: From online porn to hugging on television

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    (También en Español) News of Note: Intimate scenes to be banned from Egyptian public TV (AGI) Cairo – A group of Islamic supervisors of the Egyptian Public Broadcaster will be in charge of removing ‘immoral ‘ footage from films the network has in its archives. The ban will apply to scenes featuring hugging, kissing and…

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  • Philo’s Manifesto from Venera Plus Iks by Teodor Sterdžen now in Serbian

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    In recognition of the SHARE2 conference in Belgrade this weekend, and the hundreds of attendees who have received bracelets and books from our good friend Khannea Suntzu, we have made a translation ofthe central statements of Sturgeon’s novel available here. We apologize that none of the rest of the web site is in Serbian; however, we…

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  • The Sexual Freedom Project: SMYAL

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    (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWNIVLaNUuE” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Have you heard of the Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) in Washington, DC? Issues of homelessness, employment, and access to medical and mental health services inordinately affect LGBT youth, in particular transgender youth, and SMYAL is a model for other programs across the country. Does your community have something…

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  • The Sexual Freedom Project: Quad S

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    (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wolfPW8l8Sc” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] It’s mutual admiration because VenusPlusX finds The Conference for the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (known as Quad-S) and its resources to be invaluable to activists promoting sex science as a tool of social justice. Advances in sex science convey more humane, fair, and intelligent law and policy, and…

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  • Christian Groups Take Issue With Anti-Bullying Laws

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    (También en Español) News of Note: Christian Groups Take Issue With Anti-Bullying Laws Focus on the Family is planning to counter the “Day of Silence,” an annual event to protest LGBT bullying set for April 20, with its own “Day of Dialogue”. The evangelical organization’s aim is to muffle an effort that “crosses the line…

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  • The Sexual Freedom Project: A Personal Journey

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    (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FmhVaY3c_o” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Was your own coming out gradual? Or have you always known? Were you out to other people before you fully realized you were gay? Has coming out changed the direction of your life or not? Has coming out changed your sense of social justice or another aspect of your…

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