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Don’t Be “That Guy”

Don’t Be “That Guy”

July 11, 2011 No Comments

In an effort to decrease incidents of sexual violence, Vancouver police are taking action into their own hands by placing blame into the perpetrator’s. Don’t Be That Guy is the provocative new ad campaign created to stop sex assault in its tracks. Since “the campaign targets men willing to have sex with partners too inebriated ...

Unhappiness Leads To Sex And Alcohol For Kids

Unhappiness Leads To Sex And Alcohol For Kids

November 10, 2010 No Comments

Unhappy young people are more likely to drink and have sex, researchers have found. I think we can all agree that we already knew this. But what this study has done which is different is look specifically at 11- to 14-year-olds. Over 3,500 young people were surveyed about their general well-being, school life, family life, ...

Pregnancy, Alcohol, Poverty: British Culture Needs A Serious Makeover

Pregnancy, Alcohol, Poverty: British Culture Needs A Serious Makeover

February 22, 2010 No Comments

The UK has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in Western Europe and the government is constantly putting money into sex education programs, birth control, and the like to help reduce this. But I have a more radical (realistic?) idea on how to curb teenage pregnancy: the culture of alcohol and drinking in the UK is the ...

Oral Sex And STIs

Oral Sex And STIs

January 13, 2010 No Comments

Dear Madame X, I have a problem with drinking and last time I blew a complete stranger (in a dirty bathroom stall). I was too drunk to be any good so the whole thing only lasted about a minute before he got limp and said don’t bother. I didn’t use protection. How bad is this? What ...

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

Mooncup Menstrual Cup