Based on these statistics from Guttmacher Institute, the official policy of the U.S. is that we welcome lots of unplanned pregnancies. Poor women have a sharply elevated rate of unplanned pregnancies. Instead of encouraging walk-in street clinics with free birth control, many of our politicians vilify the idea that anyone would have sex without intending to get pregnant. The result is exactly what we see in these statistics.
What does the phrase "pro life" actually mean? The following list from Addicting Information doesn't apply to everyone who calls himself or herself "pro life," but it's a useful list to consult when someone claims they are pro-life. They might mean one or more of the following, each of which is elaborated at Addicting Information: 1. Anti-Abortion: 2. Anti-Choice 2. Pro-Fetus 4. Pro-Birth 5. Pro-Controlling Women 6: Pro-Abuse 7. Anti-Sex 8. Pro-Religious Control 9. Misogynist
Suspiciously often, those who are most vocally anti-gay turn out to be gay. In this experiment, men who were the most opposed to male homosexuality were shown to have particularly strong homosexual urges for other men. Classic reaction formation.
This article analyzes statistics regarding 10,000 porn stars, and the author arrives at some surprising conclusions based on the data alone.
My relationship with the Boy Scouts of America was not the most pleasant. I was an oddity, to be sure. I think I was at one time the only—only—second class scout to be a patrol leader. Second class. For those who may not have been through the quasi-military organization, the…