Researchers are recruiting for a trial birth control injection for men in Scotland. Getting an injection to lower sperm count will work better than condoms and is fully reversible. Research on male contraceptives continues to progress and hopefully in the near future men will be able to share in the responsibilities as much as women. ...
How do you fare? 15,000 women from 20 countries were polled about which men are best in the sack. Spain produced the best lovers while the Germans odor was off-putting enough that they came in last. The second worst were the Brits for being too lazy and Americans came fifth, a penalty for roughness. The ...
HatManJim // A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe i n women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
Mack // A sex guide for those over 50 has been published in Manchester. Seniors are advised to have sex nightly and watch sexy movies, leaving taxpayers irate that over £8,000 went to improving the love lives of their senior citizens in the time of a recession.
Morning Quickie
A website is now available to review sex workers in London. You can now review sex workers like you would a hotel and pimps are using this to generate business online. The Equalities Minister in the UK wants to shut this down to prevent prostitution and human trafficking in the lead up to the Olympics there ...
Dear Madame X: I LOVE sex! And I love my girlfriend too. But I feel bad when I don’t want to have sex with her. Even if she is also not into it I feel like I’m not a good enough man. It’s like I should be having sex with her EVERY night, TWICE! Otherwise ...
A girl has died shortly after getting the HPV vaccine. She was 14 and got this vaccine in school, as many youngsters have done since the vaccination program came out to help protect these girls from cancer. This is an incredibly controversial issue. Ever since the vaccine came out in 2006 for certain strands of ...
Mick // Roman Polanski has been arrested for having sex with a 13 year old girl in 1977. The director was taken into custody as he landed in Switzerland on the way to the Zurich film festival, Saturday night. Swiss government officials would not comment, but referenced the extradition agreement between the United States and ...
HatManJim // A weather-beaten eye cast over the media: HatManJim looks at a story in the headlines and as a feminist with a penis (Menimist? Femi-meni-mist? I just believe in women’s rights, I’m not having gender-reassignment. OK?), attempts to map the sexism inherent in the press, without inadvertently saying anything lecherous about breasts.
Mack // The UK is currently debating whether it should allow young people to have sex legally at the age of 14 instead of its current 16. The question: does the law do more harm than good?
If you’re interested in feminist discussions of pornography, there are a number of must-read texts you should check out...
I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves. ~ Mary Shelley
Funny ladies seem everywhere at the moment, but the life of a comedienne is a hard graft. What does...
So the papers have a fair bit in them this week about Australia’s decision to make all combat roles...
Ever read lists of top things women should know or try in their lives? Schmutzie tells us why these...
Feeling horny but don’t have a lover around to help you scratch that itch? Masturbate! There’s no need to...
Just when you thought your favourite TV show was safe, Renee Martin from Womanist Musings reminds us how...
Dear Madame X, My girl unfairly compares me to her ex all the time and complains that I’m not...
