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Bettie Bondage, a queer Puerto Rican dominatrix, had her Facebook and Instagram accounts suspended more than half a dozen times this past year. Gender queer Filipinx educator, activist, and sex worker Mia Little had their Instagram permanently disabled twice without notice last year. For many adult industry entertainers, artists, and …

Last August, Tenley, 18, met her ex-boyfriend through her circle of friends. At first, she says, he seemed “like a completely and normal nice guy”: He was a pastor’s son, charming and attentive. “He told me at the beginning he was overprotective, but it was in a charming sort of …

Like most of the other major Democratic presidential candidates, Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been wary of taking a firm stance on sex work. On Thursday, however, Warren unveiled a comprehensive plan to protect LGBTQ+ rights. Under a section called “empowering LGBTQ+ workers,” Warren wrote, “I am also open to decriminalizing …

Kam McLeod, 19, and Bryer Schmegelsky, 18, confessed to the murders of three people in a collection of six videos shot before they took their own lives. The bodies of the Canadian teens were found on the shores of the Nelson River, a river in the Canadian province of Manitoba, …

ABC‘s20/20 will air an exclusive interview with Heather Tiffany Robinson, a woman who was raised by the brother of the serial killer who murdered her mother. In 2000, serial killer John Robinson was charged with the murder of multiple women, including the 1985 murder of Kansas City, Missouri-native Lisa Stasi. …

Update Tues., Sept. 10, 2019: This story has been updated to include comment from a Purdue Pharma spokesperson, who on Monday told NPR that Purdue Pharma is offering to give up the “entire value” of the firm as part of a settlement. “Additionally, the Sacklers have offered $3 billion in …

Millionaire and alleged sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his Manhattan jail cell Saturday morning, his death considered suicide by hanging. The financier and convicted sex offender was facing federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges. Law enforcement agencies confirmed to ABC News that Epstein was found hanging in …

Toby Lingle was cremated in a 49ers cap, a Star Wars T-shirt and sunglasses shortly after his funeral at Highland Park Community Church in Casper, Wyoming. He was 43. The outfit was the daily wear for an aggressively coarse and casual man. Lingle was that guy, the one who told …

Utah County Commissioner Nathan Ivie is a Republican. He is a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. And he’s gay. And he hopes that you will accept him as he is, for all three of those things. In an emotional video posted on his …

For all this talk about marijuana culture going mainstream, and corporate pot developing brands that appeal to everyone from soccer moms to achy grandparents, the truth is that, in the cannabis market, sex still sells. So, for that matter, do mansion parties, celebrities, private planes, custom cars and supermodels. This …