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  • (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_abGulqQAfI” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Have you ever felt homophobia or discrimination from one group within the LGBT community? Where does this anger come from? How can we cope with anger without bigotry? Make a video, write a poem, song, or an essay — or even create an original work of art — and…

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  • (También en Español) News of Note: PayPal backtracks on “obscene” e-book policy (Reuters) – PayPal, the online payment service owned by eBay Inc., is backtracking on its policy against processing sales of e-books containing themes of rape, bestiality or incest after protests from authors and anti-censorship activist groups. PayPal’s new policy will focus only on…

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  • (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Afw5pYJSZd4″ pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] What does fluidity mean to you? Why does it sometimes prompt rejection, and a feeling of being out of place within the LGBT community? Or, conversely, does it lead to wider acceptance of different kinds of sexuality? Make a video, write a poem, song, or an essay — or even…

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  • (También en Español) News of Note: Utah legislature passes bill requiring ‘abstinence-only’ sex education — or none at all Utah legislature has passed a sex education bill that allows schools to decide whether they will teach students about human sexuality and in the event that they do, requires that it use “abstinence-only instruction materials.” The…

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  • (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnpFvsuGzis” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Though the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was a giant step forward, the fact remains that there is still a long way to go in terms of equal rights in the military for women, in the gay community, and especially in the trans community. How do you feel…

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  • For more on A Course in Immortality… Click here for 0.7 What Will My Life Be Like? También en español The erotic is the universal foundation of personal growth in Love. Through increasingly wise worship of the power of erotic joy you have been saved from uncertainty; apprised of your immortality; harmonized with the absolute realities…

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  • (También en Español) News of note: Use Birth Control? You’re Fired! You may want to sit down for this one. Arizona legislators know that whether or not her insurance covers it, a woman may get the prescription she needs to prevent an unintended pregnancy. They want to give her boss the right to control that…

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  • (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xde9Sc-XKEU” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Did you attend Creating Change this year? How was your experience? A number of people VenusPlusX interviewed there, for its Sexual Freedom Project, wanted to mention that the structure of the program made them feel separated and sequestered into their chosen labels and groups in the name of creating…

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  • (También en Español) News of Note: Pot Legalization Foe Getting Rich off the Drug War “The lobbyist who helped kill California’s Proposition 19, the 2010 ballot measure that would have legalized recreational marijuana, has constructed an entire business model around keeping pot illegal. While fighting against the proposed law, lobbyist John Lovell accepted nearly $400,000 from…

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  • (También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW2jSp3U-Hs” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Sometimes the best defense is a good offense when it comes to the media and other outside influences. How do you manage or deal with outside influences that affect your personal choices and sexual freedom overall? Make a video, write a poem, song, or an essay — or even…

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