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The Defiant, Sex Worker-Run Escort Sites Legally Skirting U.S. Laws

When SESTA-FOSTA made it illegal for U.S. sites to advertise any form of sex work, sex workers responded with a simple solution: internationally hosted escort sites like MegaPersonals and Tryst. But are these sites as free from regulation as they seem?

‘Shania Twain Made Me Gay’: The Accidental Queer Legacy of ‘Man! I Feel Like A Woman!’

Inspired by her fascination with the gorgeous Toronto drag queens she hung around in the 1990s, Twain’s 25-year-old masterpiece has resurfaced amongst queers looking to put their own stamp on gender

The Parents of a Teen Boy Who Died by Suicide After Sextortion Want His Story Known

Given the shame we have around sex, they want other boys — who are more likely to be a victim of sextortion and less likely to tell an adult than girls — to understand that it isn't something worth dying over

I Started the ‘Joe Rogan Is Dead’ Hoax

#RIPJoeRogan has become one of Twitter’s longest running and most popular jokes. But it all began back in 2014 with a meandering fake obituary written by a shitposter supreme