Apparently there is an increasing trend in lesbianism in UAE schools and parents and counsellors are working hard to try to tackle the issue. I know I should be used to this by now, but the UAE continues to astound me with how backward it is around sexuality and how discriminatory and ostracising the society ...
Mack, Morning Quickie
Focus on the Family is a conservative pro-life, anti-birth control, anti-sex education, anti-gay organisation. In spite of CBS’s rule on no advocacy in advertising, they have given approval for a 30 second advertisement to be played during the Superbowl tomorrow (February 7), a tv slot that will have up to 100 million viewers. CBS executives approved a script for ...
A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe in women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
Two men have been arrested in Malawi for putting up posters supporting gay rights. The Centre for the Development of People has recently been formed “to fight for the rights of homosexuals and other minorities.” This case comes soon after a gay couple in Malawi were arrested for “unnatural acts and gross indecency” when they attempted ...
The Pope has declared that the UK’s attempt at equality, in the form of the UK Equality Bill, “violates natural law”. Churches in the UK worry that they would be forced to hire gay and transsexual people. Because of the Pope’s declaration against equality, protests are being planned for his visit to the UK later ...
The British Government is going to allow fathers and mothers to share parental leave with up to three of the legal nine months being available to fathers and an additional three months unpaid. It’s about time fathers got some official recognition for their importance in the early life of their children.
BBC has started recruiting for women over 50 after accusations of ageism against the company. Looks like this could be a great opportunity for both ageist and “boys’ club” stereotypes to be dispelled.
Feminists have become one of the most misunderstood groups around today. At least 100 years ago, everybody knew it was about getting the vote, and in the 1960s it was about sexual equality. Amazon.com WidgetsThe Noughtie Girl’s Guide To Feminism, by Ellie Levenson, examines what feminism hopes to achieve today.
The British lingerie and sex toy chain Ann Summers has just opened its 134th shop. They are part of a mainstream sex shop trend proving that in the “consumers’ psyche – the pursuit of pleasure is no longer taboo. Prudes be damned.” Having worked in this industry and for several similar shops I can say this is ...
It’s finally official; Obama has lifted the ban on people with HIV travelling to the USA. This should be finalised by early 2010 allowing people with HIV to freely travel in the USA for the first time in 22 years. He said the entry ban had been “rooted in fear rather than fact”. He said: ...
Black women are generally heavier than white women, but they are also more confident, according to a study of...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend works long hours at his job. When he gets home, he is grumpy and...
Val McDermid’s A Darker Domain is a nicely constructed, complex tartan noir about a 20-year-old cold case; a murdered...
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. ~Francois de La...
Everyone’s always harping on about needing comprehensive sex education, but have you ever looked at the stats of who...
I read in the press this week that the previously popular theory that the male human chromosome was gradually...
Have you ever tried sex education classes for adults? Lots of the up-market sex shops offer educational workshops for...
All women are real. I don’t mean to jump the gun, but there, I said it. I’m just so sick...
