SACRAMENTO, CA — California became the first state in the nation to ban phthalates this week. Phthalates are toxic plastic softeners commonly used in lower-quality sex toys along with baby teething rings, plastic toys, IV bags, nail polish, and many other items. Researchers...

VANCOUVER, BC —The Sex Party will face off against Canada Postal Authorities on Monday as legal arguments begin in Federal Court over a pamphlet that was refused delivery because it contained a photo of a penis sculpture and an interpretive painting of two people having...

SOUTH AFRICA — Thousands of South Africans recently attended the first sexually-themed exhibition held in their country. Sexpo South Africa featured lingerie and lingerie models, adult novelties, and porn DVDs along with classes on pole dancing, female ejaculation, sensual...

PHOENIX, AZ — Jeffrey Kilbride of Venice, CA and James Schaffer of Paradise Valley sent millions of unsolicited porn ad emails from their Phoenix-based business and now they each have been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison as part of the nation’s first...

GREENVILLE, MN — At the Black Frog Restaurant, the customers know that “Naked Lunch” refers to more than just the ground breaking and mind bending William S. Burroughs novel of the same name. At least it used to. Alas for those who enjoy the food, fun, and atmosphere of the...

LYNN, MA — A year ago, “Master” Gary LeBlanc played host to British sub Adrian Exley and did what his guest had asked him to do. LeBlanc bound Exley in thick plastic and duct tape, put a leather hood on his head, and placed a plastic straw in his mouth to breathe through....

LOS ANGELES, CA — Female sex workers, generally sexy women, and all who have an appreciation for high quality fetish garments in Las Vegas are urged to be on the lookout for an assortment of fashion items stolen from the Los Angeles, CA shop of designer and style maven Ms....

SOUTH KOREA — At an internationally-attended conference held on the island of Jeju, more than 100 representatives from 21 countries, including leading manufacturers, government standards bodies, and aid groups pored over 42 pages of specifications and testing requirements...

MONTGOMERY, AL — In spite of the Religious Right’s loud proclamations of moral purity, its leadership has consistently had supreme difficulty living up to its hype, especially lately. In the most recent in a series of fundie Christian sex scandals, Gary M. Aldridge, senior...

PRAGUE — Accusations of human trafficking are all the rage these days, in spite of repeated research indicating that when it comes to sex trafficking, the numbers just don’t add up. Less scandalous forms of wage slavery are rife, however. Nonetheless, prosecutors are eager...