Young people between fifteen and twenty-four are having less sex. A survey of 5,300 young people (done between 2006 and 2008) showed the numbers having sex dropped from 78 to 72 percent since the last survey in 2002. It’s a small drop but considered significant. It’s also important to notice that there has been a ...
Sex sells, and Churches want in on the action. Spicing up sermons is a good way to put butts on seats, especially now when attendance is at an all time low. Personally, my layman’s understanding of the Bible is that St. Paul thought having sex wasn’t a good thing, but “it is better to marry ...
The UK consistently has the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Europe and the latest reports show that in 2009 these rates have dropped to the lowest in 30 years. The rate dropped by sex percent to 38.3 conceptions per 1,000 women aged 15-17. Half of these young women ended their pregnancies with abortion. With the ...
Sex education websites have been blocked on the WiFi service used on a Canadian public transportation service (BC Ferries) in case of “inappropriate photos” and “whatnot.” BC Ferries has blocked the usual suspects like ”child porn,” “hate speech,” “illegal activities”, “non-sexual nudity”, ”streaming media” and “file transfer services.” Also abortion and sex education are on this list. ...
When an awkward situation arises do you ever wish that you could stop time, figure out how to respond, and then deal with it? Educators are developing a virtual sex game to teach girls how to fend off advances. Using a motion-capture suit, they will be placed in situations and will earn points for the ...
The UK has the highest teenage pregnancy rate in western Europe. While we can’t blame teachers for what goes on outside the classroom, anything they can do to improve these young people’s sexual knowledge would be helpful. So what can teachers and schools do to help? Have integrated, comprehensive, age-appropriate sex education starting from kindergarten ...
We all know China has a one-child policy. And we have all heard that they aren’t exactly up to snuff with their human rights. But did you know that they are kidnapping family members, imprisoning people, and forcing sterilisation for having too many children?
Worried that the disease will not kill them fast enough, a law is making it’s way through Uganda’s parliament that proposes executing gay people who are HIV positive. The Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2009 also provides life imprisonment for those who participate in gay sex. Someone clearly misread the World AIDS day information pack. The “aggravated homosexuality” ...
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Dear Madame X, My boyfriend seems to have a man-crush on one of his male friends who he really...
