The Greek Government has decided to expand the list of recognized disabilities to include pedophilia, exhibitionism, kleptomania and even pyromania. People who suffer from these conditions will now receive government disability pay. The National Confederation of Disabled People is up in arms, and criticizes the decision. The Confederation argues that pedophiles now get more money ...
In sex abuse cases, confidentiality clauses silence the victim and free the perpetrator. But there may be an end in sight. Scouts Canada has made the decision not to pursue victims who break their vow of silence by publicly speaking out about their experiences of sexual abuse. After suffering sexual abuse at the hands of ...
A priest with pixellated face and the Virgin Mary staring aghast at a positive pregnancy test. Is this art imitating life, or is it offensive sensationalism? Banksy’s Cardinal Sin sits amongst 17th Century religious art in Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery. His face is sawn off and replaced with small, square bathroom tiles, creating a pixellated ...
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a little brown girl who liked watching Disney movies and reading fairytales. Although she liked to believe that the fairytales were real, the little brown girl knew better than that. You see, this little brown girl was always pretty sensible. She knew that ...
Scouts Canada has a decades-old database listing the names of people banned from being a part of the organization due to pedophilia allegations. The organization has a policy forcing them to share any information like this with the police and child protective services. But, a lawyer named Robert Talach is suggesting that they should reopen ...
Ontario resident Robert Katigbak was acquitted of possessing child pornography in 2008 which he claimed was art in the making. But now the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously overturned the 2008 decision and want another trial. Katigbak says hundreds of images and video clips of “real children and real abuse” would have gone toward an ...
Is chemical castration the answer to Russia’s growing pedophile problem? Russian president Dmitry Medvedev believes it is and he has urged lawmakers to consider it. In the past year alone more than 9,500 sex crimes were committed against children in Russia, not including the countless incidents that went unreported. The proposed chemical castration process involves ...
Child beauty pageants are coming to Australia, bringing controversy along with the hair extensions and false eyelashes. An episode of the reality TV program Toddlers and Tiaras will be filmed in Melbourne, however feminists and child psychiatrists are calling for legislative measures to have it banned. While there has been smaller-scale pageant activity in the ...
There are many arguments for and against sex education being taught early and comprehensively. The opponents usually cite the fact that they don’t want their kids to have sex. Sex should be for adults in marriage (or at least long term committed relationships). Their kids would never do that, they raised them better. Kids need ...
Sex slaves and child soldiers are common in Afghanistan and the government has acknowledged this problem to the United Nations. The government is going to sign an agreement with the UN’s special representative for children and armed conflict on an “action plan to combat the problem.” This will be the first time they “officially acknowledge ...
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...
