Law and Politics

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Good News!

Federal judge: Gay marriage ban unconstitutional. Later I’ll post analysis. Now — well, now I am rejoicing. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the…

Oakland Cross-Dressers Will Soon Be Safer

Soon it will no longer be illegal to cross-dress in Oakland, CA. The final vote to change the law is expected on May 18. Of all the places I’d have thought cross-dressing would be legal, Oakland is high on the…

Y2Gay

Y2Gay: the database engineering perspective on same-sex and polyamorous marriage. Yes, it’s funny. But it’s also a fascinating practical issue, and the solutions presented seem eminently doable to me. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via…

The Court Passes

According to Xbiz, the Supreme Court has refused to hear the case against 18 U.S.C. § 2257, the federal law that mandates recordkeeping and labeling for anyone producing, publishing, or hosting adult images. I understand why they didn’t want to…

Love Is in the Air–And It Stinks

For all those June brides: The Jennifer Wilbanks Runaway Bride Wedding Kit! You can also buy a Jennifer Wilbanks action figure and even hot sauce. Now, you all know that I am in favor of any kind of consensual sex.…

Kinky Sex — A Life Sentence?

This was forwarded to me. Please pass it on. ‘Commonwealth v. Baker’ Poses Novel Question By Harvey A. Silverglate and Carl Takei If a man engages in kinky sex with consenting adult partners, should the district attorney’s judgment that such…

Be Careful Playing

I know a number of people who have kidnap fantasies — I do myself, but from the top. (Of course.) But you always have to be prepared for the police to take an interest. Naked Kidnap Fantasy Has Police Scrambling…