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What Are Your Rights if Someone Posts Your Nudes or AI Deepfakes Online in Kentucky?

May 16, 2025 | Gov & Politics, Health, Sex

Learn your rights in Kentucky if your nudes or deepfakes are shared without consent.

Reproductive health clinics are losing federal funding — and conservative states will be hit hardest

April 7, 2025 | Gov & Politics, Health, News, Sex

The Trump administration’s cuts to Title X could disrupt medical services for close to a million people, predominantly low-income Americans.

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You’re Probably Washing Your Sex Gear Wrong: Tips to Prevent Mpox!

February 12, 2025 | Health, Magazine, Sex, Special ISSUE: Mpox

Mpox can spread through sex toys and gear. Learn how to clean and sanitize them to stay safe and prevent infection.

| Health, Magazine, Sex, Special ISSUE: Mpox

No Facts Refused Infodump: Grindr’s Response to Mpox & the Role of Product Design in Public He

February 7, 2025 | Health, Magazine, Sex, Special ISSUE: Mpox

Grindr’s Marielle Rodriguez led a successful mpox awareness campaign, balancing education with app integrity.

| Health, Magazine, Sex, Special ISSUE: Mpox

No Blue Balls in the Bluegrass State: 2024 Cruising Trends with Sniffies Download

January 21, 2025 Health, Sex

Since 2018, Sniffies has been putting queers on the map. Literally. The web app uses a geolocation interface that helps cruisers – mostly queer men – find one another through a real-time, often anonymous exchange of physical traits and sexual preferences. Grindr meets Nextdoor. Sniffies is certainly a grower, with some reports estimating user counts […]

Chemsex: Understanding the Risks, Realities, and Resources for LGBTQ+ Communities

January 11, 2025 Health, Mental Health, Sex, Substance Use

Chemsex, or combining drugs with sex, poses serious health risks but harm reduction and support can help. 🌈💊 Learn more about the realities, risks, and resources.

California Reports First U.S. Case of Severe Mpox Strain; Public Risk Deemed Low

November 18, 2024 Health, Sex

California health officials have confirmed the first U.S. case of a more severe mpox strain, clade 1b, in a traveler returning from Eastern Africa, according to the CDC. The individual was treated shortly after arriving in the U.S., and officials are working to identify anyone who may have been exposed. Despite this development, the CDC […]

Put Some (Doxy)PEP in Your Step: Can DoxyPEP Protect You From Mpox?

November 13, 2024 Sex, Health, Magazine, Special ISSUE: Mpox

Queer men have been using DoxyPEP to combat STIs. Can it help with Mpox, too?

J.D. Vance Is Spreading HIV Misinformation As Haitians Grapple With Fallout of False Trump Claims

October 8, 2024 Sex, Health

When Kyle Scott heard former President Donald Trump mention his town during the first and likely only debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, the feeling was not the joy of being acknowledged on a platform being watched by a reported 67 million viewers. He feared how the fallout would impact his neighbors and friends. I […]

Would you trust AI to scan your genitals for STIs?

September 5, 2024 Sex

Originally published by The 19th Your trusted source for contextualizing the news. Sign up for our daily newsletter. In March, health technology startup HeHealth debuted Calmara AI, an app proclaiming to be “your intimacy bestie for safer sex.” The app was heavily marketed to women, who were told they could upload a picture of their […]

Mpox declared global health emergency, Kentucky totaling 111 cases

August 16, 2024 Health, Sex

Louisville Vaccine Signups Kentucky Vaccine Locations The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that the mpox outbreak in Africa has become a global health emergency. A deadlier strain of the virus, clade Ib, is spreading quickly in the Democratic Republic of Congo and has reached at least four previously unaffected countries in Africa. The risk […]

Pornhub alerted users this week that Kentuckians will lose access to the site due to age verification requirements on July 10

June 26, 2024 Sex

This story was first published by Louisville Public Media When Kentuckians opened up the pornography video-sharing website Thursday, they were hit with a pop up. In all caps underneath a picture of the Kentucky flag, it read, “You will lose access to pornhub in 26 days.” Earlier this year, Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill — following in […]

Bowling Green born artist curates sexy, uncensored magazine for queer creatives

June 18, 2024 Art, Culture, Issue 5, Sex

photos by Brett Loudermilk I Will Follow You to BG ‘Cause That’s What Us Boys Are For In 2022, I stumbled upon an Instagram post of a sun-kissed bronze, tatted, and otteresque artist, Zain Curtis. He had recently gained notoriety from screen printing T-shirts with blood infused paint to raise awareness of the homophobic blood […]

Bringing up Boyslut: Discovering a shameless role model as a bi boi in the Bluegrass

April 29, 2024 Health, Sex

a review & manifesto I remember the first time I encountered Zachary Zane‘s bawdy reporting on the internet. I was searching for something that could help me make sense of my sexual identity. His shameless approach to writing about sex horrified me at first. One such story graced my Instagram feed during a distracted moment […]

Groups, goo and La Grange: A Kentucky Sniffies Download

January 3, 2024 Health, Sex

2023 was a mild-to-wild year for me. If I summarized my experience with hook-up apps in 2023, spotify-wrapped-style, my top artists would be … well let’s not overshare TOO much, but my playtime would be uhm… several dozens of hours. Seeking out fixes and fucks in the digital space takes a lot of time and […]

Rural Kentuckian, adult entertainer Lane V. Rogers adds UK Wildcat to résumé

March 7, 2022 Sex

When googling the name “Lane V. Rogers,” an abundance of media and information swarms the page. Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, Twitch, Onlyfans, and more. Click on a google image, and you’ll see the most precious human. Sweet face, greek god build, and that astrological Leo tattoo? Phenomenal. Lane V Rogers, aka Mr. Blake Mitchell, is a […]