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Boys, The Balls Are In Your Court

Boys, The Balls Are In Your Court

May 17, 2011 No Comments

Birth control has always put the contraceptive ball in our court, but with potential new pills and procedures, it won’t be long before guys are scheduling their own birth control appointments. RISUG (reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance) could answer some prayers to the birth control gods. The new procedure perfected by Sujoy Guha of ...

UK Shamed By 1970s Immigrant Virginity Test

UK Shamed By 1970s Immigrant Virginity Test

May 10, 2011 No Comments

Wikileaks isn’t the only one to reveal the dirty secrets of the planet’s governments. Two Australian academics, Evan Smith and Marinella Marmo of Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, uncovered documents from the National Archives in London that suggest that at least 80 South Asian women were subjected to “virginity tests” upon their entrance to Heathrow ...

Don’t Take Tampons For Granted

Don’t Take Tampons For Granted

February 10, 2011 No Comments

Access to feminine hygiene products (oh,  how I hate that phrase, but what else could I call them?) is something that we probably take for granted in the Western world. We have thousands of pharmacies and corner stores selling pads, tampons, and even the environmentally friendly reusable cups. And even if we don’t have money ...

Surrogacy Regulations Introduced In India To Stop Exploitation

Surrogacy Regulations Introduced In India To Stop Exploitation

July 31, 2010 No Comments

For the many families who have difficulty having their own children, surrogate mothers are the best option. India is the capital of “surrogacy tourism” but where is the line between bribery and free choice for these women?

Boy ‘Born Into Brothels’ Now Film Student In New York

Boy ‘Born Into Brothels’ Now Film Student In New York

February 8, 2010 No Comments

Born into Brothels is an Oscar-winning documentary filmed by children of sex workers in Calcutta, India. Because of its success, one of these children, Avijit, now 20-years-old, has been given scholarships and is changing his life by studying film making at New York University. “When the film Born into Brothels was being made, we were not aware ...

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Dipping Your Nib In The Office Ink

Dear Madame X, I suspect that one of my female co-workers might have a crush on me. I think...

Slapping And Bad Sex

After the publication of his fourth and most successful novel The Slap, which was turned into a TV miniseries...

Quote Of The Week

The phrase “working mother” is redundant. ~Jane Sellman

Lazy Sunday Ali G Feminist Post

Ali G interviews Naomi Wolf about feminism!

I’m Not A Boob Man, I’m A Car Man

Some men are leg men. Some like bottoms. Some prefer breasts. Some men even like personalities. Me, I’m a...

There’s More To Me Than My Marital Status

Bloody Facebook. I knew there was a reason I became a reluctant convert. It’s all very well having hilarious...

Will Pregnant Snooki Be Any Fun?

Looks like the producers of Jersey Shore just got more than they bargained for! Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, one of...

Shave Your Ugly Beard!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend has grown a beard and I hate it! Can I tell him to shave?...

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