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An Area of England Has Basically Just Decriminalised Weed
Is this the start of cannabis' march to freedom in the UK?
In Budapest, LGBT Pride Behind the Police Barricades
Budapest's 20th Pride Parade will take place today, and LGBT activists are out to make a statement.
Hells Angels, Black Panthers, and Psychedelics: Criminal Defense Lawyer Tony Serra Is the Hippie Atticus Finch
Serra, who took a (probably LSD-inspired) vow of poverty and has been jailed twice for refusing to pay taxes, has been a go-to lawyer for what he calls "anti-government entities" since the 1960s.
Does an Australian Judge's Decision to Stop a Tattooed Woman from Breastfeeding Set a Dangerous Precedent?
"It certainly looks to be paternalistic," said an Australian law professor.
Australia's Thriving Art-Porn Industry Is Run by Women
Despite the country's generally repressive censorship laws, there's a growing subculture of women who make edgy, feminist and boundary-pushing pornography.
To Form a More Perfect Universe: An Interview with Space Lawyer Joanne Gabrynowicz
"Our issues involving space are seen through the lens of geopolitics on the Earth. Our problems originate on Earth, not in space."
A Group of Ugandans Are Shattering Stigma with the Country’s First LGBTI Zine
"This is a battlefield. Some fight on, some flee, some die. We are fighting for a free country. For the future."
Why There's No Uber for Sex Work
I talked to sex workers and advocates about why an app is not the solution to their problems.
How an FBI Informant Sent a Radical Environmentalist to Prison, and How He Got Out Again
The true story of a failed bomb plot, an 18-year-old informant, and a massive fuck-up by the US government.
Chimpanzees Don’t Have Human Rights, According to Court
Last week a Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court declared that chimpanzees are not people, legally speaking. This does not bode well for the wider and active great ape rights movement.
The Organisation Preventing Swedish Teens from Joining the Islamic State
SATA aims to change the minds of youths who are about to join extremist organisations. Last month, they managed to stop three kids who were on their way to Syria.
Bangladeshi Gang Rape
VICE News correspondent Tania Rashid traveled to Sylhet and met with both perpetrators and victims of rape, as well as local police, to find out what is driving Bangladeshi men to rape and abuse women.