Last year, prominent Los Angeles photographer Paul Rusconi was arrested on suspicions of lewd acts with a minor and possession of child pornography. Rusconi had posted a photo of him with his two young daughters in a bathtub on Twitter. The girls’ nanny saw the snapshot and immediately called the police, accusing Rusconi of rape. The accusers were given ...
Knowing the law gives you the best tool to bend it but it doesn’t ensure you’ll get away clean, especially when your shady line of business means making big bucks from people’s desperation. Theresa Erickson, a lawyer specializing in reproductive law, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for faking surrogacy documents she presented to the San ...
Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have announced the birth of their surrogate son. Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John was a Christmas baby born on December 25th to an anonymous surrogate mother in California. But is Elton John too old for a baby? He originally said, ”I always said ‘no’ because I am 62 and I ...
For the many families who have difficulty having their own children, surrogate mothers are the best option. India is the capital of “surrogacy tourism” but where is the line between bribery and free choice for these women?
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
