New CDC Report Examines Drug Use and Sexual Behavior

CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has issued a new report, “Drug Use and Sexual Behaviors Reported by Adults, United States, 1999-2002.” The report uses data collected over a 4-year period from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).

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When Sex Toys Turn Green

It is, perhaps, a measure of just how mainstream sex toys have become that there are now budding consumer and environmental awareness campaigns being waged over them. The biggest controversy is about the materials from which many toys are made.

Wealthy Gay Donors a New Force in Politics

A new force is emerging in American politics: wealthy, gay political donors who target state-level races. Last year, they funneled millions of dollars into dozens of carefully selected campaigns. Their goal: to elect gay-friendly governors and state lawmakers.

Police Out in Force at London's Annual Gay Pride Parade

Police were mounting a heavy presence Saturday around London's annual gay pride parade, a day after two car bombs were found in the city center. Security for the event, which draws tens of thousands of revelers, was reviewed after the discovery Friday of the explosives-packed Mercedes parked just meters (yards) from the parade's finishing point at Trafalgar Square. The event and the bombs — which did not detonate — are not thought to be linked.