AlterNet Blogs: Sex and Relationships

Focus on the Family Purchases Air Time During the Super Bowl to Push Their Anti-Choice Message

Jodi Jacobson — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:00:01 PST

The organization has reportedly hired Tim Tebow, a Heisman-winning college quarterback, to sling their fundamentalist message.

SCOTUS: Prop 8 Trial Will Not Be Broadcast (For Now)

Adam B — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 03:01:01 PST

It is the conservative majority authoring the opinion with the four remaining justices dissenting.

Prop 8 Trial Gets Heated: Are We Winning Yet?

Dante Atkins — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 11:00:01 PST

Yesterday was all about drawing the battle lines. Here's what happened.

Priceless: Divorce Rates Rising Only in States That Ban Same-Sex Marriage

Tara Lohan — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:25:01 PST

We all know all the right-wing family values stuff is bullshit, so this just helps put the icing on the cake.

Robot Sex? DNA Matchmaking? 6 Odd Sex Trends We May See Sooner Than Expected

Josey Vogels — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:01 PST

As we move into a new decade, here are a few of the sex and dating trends I predict we'll see.

Fox News Contributor Goes Off on Anti-Gay Rant

Jamison Foser — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:05:01 PST

This gets weirder and weirder as it goes on.

Expose the Bigots: Help Get the Prop 8 Trial Televised

Tara Lohan — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:51:01 PST

Act now and please pass this on.

Happy New Year, Unless You're Fat: Social Networking Site Kicks Out 5,000 Members For Holiday Weight Gain

Liliana Segura — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:59:01 PST

"As a business, we mourn the loss of any member, but ... our members demand the high standard of beauty be upheld," says the founder of BeautifulPeople.com.

Evangelical Bigots Visited Uganda Last Month to Warn of "Gay Agenda"

Melissa McEwan — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 07:54:01 PST

Three American evangelicals affiliated with gay conversion groups spoke in Uganda last month on "the gay agenda" and its threat to the traditional African family.

Argentina Hosts Latin America's First Gay Marriage

Andrea Nill — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:12:01 PST

And there is more good news coming from Latin America, too.

This Was the Decade For Same-Sex Marriage. Who Knew?

Melissa McEwan — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:45:01 PST

In the year 2000, I never would have imagined that we'd be seeing a global movement for marriage equality.

What Houston's Election of a Gay Mayor Tells Us About "Red State" Texas

Amanda Marcotte — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 10:00:01 PST

The election inadvertently revealed the dirty little secret that native (and liberal) Texans like myself have known for a long time: Texas is not a conservative monolith.

Honduran Gay Activist Walter Trochez Assassinated

Doug Ireland — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:57:01 PST

The best-known LGBT activist in Honduras was assassinated on Sunday after speaking out against homophobic crimes and killings by the forces behind the coup there.

Sex Workers Offer Freebies for Climate Change Delegates in Copenhagen

Tara Lohan — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:30:01 PST

It's not too late to get out there for part of the meeting.

Sweden Cutting Aid to Uganda Over 'Appalling' Anti-Homosexuality Bill

Amanda Terkel — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:55:01 PST

Although the U.S. has not yet taken an official position on the bill, other countries are speaking out.