Major changes in the world as of late:
Pluto is no longer a planet. I think this is amazing. Sorry, Scorpios. Your astrological sign is now ruled by a big ol’ ball of ice. Sexy and seductive, and controlled by a dwarf planet. I love it. (and imagine the poor little kids that tried so hard to memorize the planets, imagine their world shaking with this. No pluto? What, will there be only 49 states after they memorize 50?)
Plan B gets approval to be available over the counter. Talk about a long time in coming. For those who don’t know, Plan B is a high dose of birth control that works as an emergency contraceptive. It does the same 3 things that ‘regular’ birth control does, just faster: thickens cervical mucas (so spermies can’t climb up through), prevents an egg from jumping ovary, and–should the sneaky sperms meet up with the sneaky egg and join together–Plan B makes the uterine wall inhospitable to the egg that wants to lodge there. Plan B can be taken up to 3 days after intercourse. And now it’s available to women without a prescription.
Unless you’re under 18.
However! Should you be a mother or older sister or aunt of a teen girl, go get her an emergency pack of emergency contraception. Keep it in your medicine cabinet. Let her know it’s there, just in case she needs it (or has a “friend” that does). Let her know you will not be upset or angry if you look in the cabinet one day and it’s gone.
Soapbox pushed aside, stepping down now…..
Update on the fisting question posted as a comment on a previous blog:
Fisting scenes in porn are not technically illegal; they’re just strongly discouraged. Fisting is seen by many people as something “extreme” and dangerous. While it may be more extreme than some sex play (and less extreme than others), and while it carries the same risks as most penetrative sex, the act of fisting is a lot more common than most readers would assume. But, since there are such harsh judgements against the act, including fisting in your standard ol’ porn means you’d be a bigger target for FBI’s Anti-Porn Squad (which was obviously formed because the FBI has nothing better to do than punish me for crushing out on Belladonna).
So, long story short, fisting isn’t illegal, but it might as well be. But, if rules were meant to be broken, than rules that aren’t even rules were meant to be blown away…..now all we need is a pornographer who’s willing to step up and take a swing.
and now to my love and my dinner, both of which are patiently waiting….
…jameson.

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Thanks for the links! What a crazy world were small victories are still so stunted…
“18 was a good age restriction partly because that is the age at which it’s legal to buy cigarettes, so it would be an easy age for pharmacists to remember.”
Wow.
Also, I appreciated your “soapbox” rant about advice for parents/guardians to let their daughters know that the option is available. Let your sons know too.