sexual consent
The day I found my rapists on Facebook
Seventeen years ago, this writer was gang-raped by three men who spiked her drink at a Sydney, Australia, pub. This week, emboldened by the courage of Saxon Mullins who bravely...
Pentagon spends $700K teaching soldiers when it's OK to kiss a woman
The Pentagon has forked out nearly $700,000 for training sessions by an organization that teaches soldiers when it’s fitting to kiss a woman. The recent "Can I Kiss You?" workshop...
Journalist investigating sexual harassment at Coachella ‘groped 22 times in 10 hours’
A journalist attending Coachella to interview women about their experiences of sexual harassment says she was groped 22 times in the space of 10 hours. And according to Teen Vogue’s...
Monica Lewinsky: #MeToo helped me re-examine affair with Bill Clinton
Monica Lewinsky said the #MeToo movement has forced her to re-examine the issue of consent after engaging in a sexual relationship with President Bill Clinton when she was a White...
Do we really need an app that proves sexual consent?
Could a controversial new app be the answer to this post-Harvey Weinstein era of #MeToo and #IDidThat by focusing on sexual consent? The opportunists behind the LegalFling app claim their...
Contracts for consensual one-night stands? There’s an app for that
One-night stands may soon become commitments thanks to an app that creates contracts for consensual sex. LegalFling, a new app from a Dutch blockchain company, claims to be the first...
Disney princes are sexual predators, professor claims
Prince Charming may not be so charming after all. Disney’s fairytale princes are sexual predators, according to a Japanese gender studies and sociology professor. Kazue Muta, an Osaka University professor...
Topless woman who attacked groper says she has no regrets
The topless woman who was filmed attacking a man who groped her at a music festival has defended her actions and her revealing outfit. Madeline Anello-Kitzmiller, 20, was wearing a...
All the ways dating got so much worse in 2017
No one ever said dating was easy. The endless dinners, flirtations and mixed messages have always frustrated singletons looking for love, but 2017 ushered in a whole new world of...
Men in general are confused about how sexual consent works, study claims
Study up, fellas. Consent is “an agreement between participants to engage in sexual activity,” the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network says. But some men conflate that with a woman’s...
Girl Scouts to parents: Don't force your daughter to give hugs this holiday
As the holiday season approaches, the Girl Scouts of America is sending a stern warning to parents: Your daughter doesn’t “owe” anyone in the family a hug. The organization is...
Kindergartners learning consent from 'empowered sexuality' group
C is for consent. A Montclair, NJ-based organization wants to flip the script on how kids receive sex ed — starting with teaching the concept of consent as early as...
'Stealthing' victims could sue partner under proposed state law
Creepy sex partners who engage in the practice of “stealthing” — secretly removing a condom during intercourse — could face stiff financial penalties under a newly proposed New York law. Victims...
Lawmakers want 'stealthing' classified as rape
Two US legislators are making a push for Congress to classify "stealthing" as rape. On Wednesday, two Democratic members of Congress — Ro Khanna of California and Carolyn Maloney of...
Woman interviews 100 rapists, finds almost no remorse
Anyone interviewing 100 convicted rapists would no doubt have a few things to say. But what Madhumita Pandey, an Indian doctoral student, has to say might surprise you. When Pandey...
This college condom consent campaign couldn't have gone worse
Social media users are going crazy over a seriously confusing condom wrapper. A user on Reddit shared a photo of the slogan-covered contraception after being handed some by a group...
College improv instructor coerced students into sex, probe finds
An improv comedy group instructor at the University of South Florida abused his position to coerce students into sex — sometimes with his wife after approaching students together for torrid...
How not to blow your first orgy
So you’re going to a sex party — now what? "Don't be the person to break up the orgy," says Effy Blue, a sex and relationship coach living in New...
The public-shaming mob's latest victims
Last week, a scandal surfaced on the reality TV show “Bachelor in Paradise.” The details were fuzzy, but apparently a producer felt uncomfortable during filming and accused one participant of...
Facebook shrugs at cruel pictures of sex with overweight woman
A man posts pictures of himself having sex with an overweight woman along with cruel, degrading comments. Facebook sees nothing wrong with it. The world's biggest social media network threw up its...