Tales of the City, the first of Amistead Maupin’s series of six novels, was originally serialized in 1978 with the final installment appearing in 2010. It’s likely you’ve heard of the series, if not read the books. Viewed through the eyes of Mary Anne Singleton, a young woman, from what the reader is meant to ...
Not all gay men are (anal) sex fiends. If you ask any Tom, Dick or Harry what they think gay men do in bed, the reply will probably involve an asshole, but a new study from Indiana University and George Mason University is set to challenge this widespread misconception. Apparently, anal sex is the least ...
British defense secretary Liam Fox is under investigation for breaching the ministerial code. His friend and former flatmate Adam Werritty accompanied him on official visits, had regular access to the Ministry of Defense and had business cards made describing himself as Fox’s advisor. Fox is hanging on to his job with a desperation I haven’t ...
Dear Madame X, I grew up in the 1980s, when AIDS warnings were run at every commercial break in the Saturday morning cartoon line-up. It worked. I’m petrified. The fact that I’m a gay man doesn’t make it any better. Although, they were effective because now I’m very diligent about suiting up before going ...
Australian homophobes suffered a major blow this week when an ad campaign for safe sex, initially scrapped by promoters, was reinstated. The advertizement, which features two fully-clothed men having a cuddle, one holding a condom, is part of the “Rip n Roll” campaign; a Queensland Association for Healthy Communities’ initiative that aims to promote safe ...
Unfortunately a lot of people, women especially, don’t think they are at risk of HIV infection. This is because it is still seen as something that is only a gay man’s disease or that men can pick up from sex workers. But this is wrong and today, World AIDS Day 2010, I want to make ...
In Cuba in the 1960s they had forced labour camps for gay people. Fidel Castro has just given an interview after several years of being off the map
A British MP has compared gay sex to fighting on the front lines of a war (as in life-threatening). The leader of his party is being urged to sack the homophobic naysayer. I’m not sure if that’s right, but this certainly needs to be addressed.
Mack, Morning Quickie
A lot of people say anal isn’t really sex. It’s a good alternative which preserves their virginity or keeps their numbers down. Whatever. The thing is that it still requires a condom and less than a quarter of women polled by the NYC Department of Health report used protection. The report, “Women, Unprotected Anal Sex ...
Dear Madame X, I have recently married a lovely man. He is a very kind and caring man from a religious family, but not at all religious himself. However, he often insists on having anal sex and does not seem comfortable with vaginal sex or with me facing him during sex. I think he may ...
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...
