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Naked News: Smoking & ED, obesity & the pill, Utah & gay marriage

• As if you needed another reason to quit, research shows that smoking drastically increases the chances of erectile dysfunction.
  
  
• Obesity, on the other hand, gets a free pass in the birth control department: Contrary to what was previously thought, obesity does not lower the effectiveness of the birth control pill.
  
  
• In completely unshocking news, Utah is the least supportive state in the union when it comes to same-sex marriage. Apparently polygamous marriages are okay, but only 22% of the state agrees with gay marriage.
  
  
• Oh god. Spencer Pratt is trying to sell a sex tape featuring his ex, Heidi Montag. Is this a sign of the apocalypse?
  
  
• Or maybe this is? A guy who learned from bad sitcoms that he could blame his girlfriend’s moods on her periods created Code Red, an iPhone app that tracks your girlfriend’s menstrual cycle.
  
  
• Stores in New York claim recession is good for sex toy sales — we’re going out less and apparently we’re not just watching movies at home.
  
  
• The first gay marriage case hit the Supreme Court exactly forty years ago this year. Surprise surprise, it wasn’t a happy result.

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