sex

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The ECJ ruled that the Hungarian law interfered with rights such as a ban on discrimination based on sex and sexual orientation, respect for private and family life and freedom of expression and information.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

"You cannot equate what is totally natural - that 10% of the population loves the same sex - with egregious crime," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Those files exposed a friendship between the convicted sex offender and Peter Mandelson, a Labour Party grandee and Mr. Starmer’s choice for ambassador to Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Notably it does not protect them from federal criminal violations, intellectual property claims or violations of sex trafficking laws.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026

But I’ve learned at least one thing: there are young people, even those of the opposite sex, who can discuss these things naturally, without cracking jokes.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank