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Breast Cancer Screening De-Funded At Planned Parenthood

Breast Cancer Screening De-Funded At Planned Parenthood

February 1, 2012 No Comments

  Breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure has ended its relationship with affiilates of Planned Parenthood, effectively cutting off grants of approximately $600,000 per annum from Komen. Komen’s given reason is the pending investigation by Congress into Planned Parenthood, while Planned Parenthood have accused Komen of taking the decision following pressure from ...

Would Condoms Ruin Porn?

Would Condoms Ruin Porn?

December 30, 2011 2 Comments

The Porn Industry is about fantasy. Most of the women act and look far differently than those you would find in the real world. The men have larger than average penis size. And no one uses condoms. The fantasy aspect is a big part of the appeal. Because of this, many members of the porn ...

Is Sex-Ed Too Sexy?

Is Sex-Ed Too Sexy?

October 25, 2011 No Comments

Don’t we all wish that our sex education in school would have told us what sex was really about? Most of us have gone through the ubiquitous “Your body is changing talk” followed by the fear-inducing “Don’t do it or you’ll get pregnant” sermon. Yet, parents are still worried about a new sex-education campaign in ...

Do Canadian Tax Dollars Fund Abortion Abroad?

Do Canadian Tax Dollars Fund Abortion Abroad?

September 29, 2011 No Comments

It’s the same old story. The conservatives don’t want to fund abortion and liberals back a woman’s right to have the choice. In an alternate ending, Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper has funded “an international aid group that provides abortion along with sexual and reproductive health services,” despite promises that Canadian dollar tax dollars would ...

The Fucking Kids Are Getting Screwed

The Fucking Kids Are Getting Screwed

September 26, 2011 No Comments

Unprotected sex is on the rise, STIs are spreading like wildfire and education is sorely lacking — everywhere. A worldwide study, involving 6,000 people from 26 countries found that teens are clueless about contraception and sex. Unprotected sex went up 111 percent in France in three years, which makes the American increase of 39 percent ...

When Doing Good Feels So Great

When Doing Good Feels So Great

September 2, 2011 1 Comment

A new brand of condoms make doing good feel downright orgasmic. Sir Richard’s Condoms are the Tom’s Shoes of sex. For every condom that is sold, the group donates one condom to organizations such as Partners in Health, based in Haiti. This way, those of us who can afford to get it on safely can ...

“Plenty of Syph” Ad Campaign Shocks and Awes, Delivers Huge Results

“Plenty of Syph” Ad Campaign Shocks and Awes, Delivers Huge Results

August 3, 2011 1 Comment

Syphillis-awareness ad campaign, “Plenty of Syph,” pokes fun at the online dating world to help spread awareness. Sometimes the most shocking or controversial ads are the ones that get the most done. Such is the case with “Plenty of Syph,” the Alberta-based PSA that pokes fun at dating website “Plenty of Fish” to get the ...

Harlequin Romances Wrecking Our Relationships

Harlequin Romances Wrecking Our Relationships

July 8, 2011 No Comments

Thick black hair, smouldering good looks, barrel chest, 6’2”; the strapping fireman bursts into your blazing apartment, risking his life to whisk you from the flames, scaling the 10-storey wall to deliver you from danger — but not before he ravishes you on the balcony. It’s a lot to live up to. Mills and Boon, ...

Time To Get Back In The Stirrups: Pelvic Exams Are Not Obsolete

Time To Get Back In The Stirrups: Pelvic Exams Are Not Obsolete

July 6, 2011 No Comments

With the news that annual pelvic exams (pap or smear tests, depending on your geography) might not be necessary, women across the world are cheering the end of the stirrups. A year after the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists relaxed the exam requirements, a new article in the Journal of Women’s Health suggests they’re ...

Safe Gay Sex Campaign Triumphs

Safe Gay Sex Campaign Triumphs

June 6, 2011 No Comments

Australian homophobes suffered a major blow this week when an ad campaign for safe sex, initially scrapped by promoters, was reinstated. The advertizement, which features two fully-clothed men having a cuddle, one holding a condom, is part of the “Rip n Roll” campaign; a Queensland Association for Healthy Communities’ initiative that aims to promote safe ...

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Night Buses: The Final Frontier

Meh, the night bus. It isn’t ideal, but with the price of trains nowadays and the hellish standing-up-from-Edinburgh-to-Manchester situation...

Quickie Sex Tip

Ladies, learn to know the signs of ovulation! So many women have no idea and so many headaches and...

Why We’re All Still In Love With Jordan Catalano

Remember that time when I was with my friends and I saw you playing pool with your friends and...

Angry Sex Is Not Hot

Dear Madame X, My girl is hot but every single time we get into a fight she is all...

Love, Family, Food, And Gender Transition

My first encounter with Kitchen, Banana Yoshimoto’s 1988 novel (translated into English in 1993 by Megan Backus) was in...

Quote Of The Week

A slut is a person of any gender who has the courage to lead life according to the radical...

Lazy Sunday Single Cat Lady Post

We know that a lot of women love cats. And we know that a lot of single women supposedly...

Men’s Evolutionary Eating Habits

  The other night, I was watching one of the many, many cooking-based shows currently broadcast, wall-to-wall and round-the-clock,...

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