The British lingerie and sex toy chain Ann Summers has just opened its 134th shop. They are part of a mainstream sex shop trend proving that in the “consumers’ psyche – the pursuit of pleasure is no longer taboo. Prudes be damned.” Having worked in this industry and for several similar shops I can say this is ...
The announcement that sex education will be mandatory for all UK pupils from the age of 15 on is great news. Parents will not be able to opt-out their children unless they are 14 or younger (currently opt-out age is 19!). This is a great move by the government, but there is still a long ...
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.
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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 ...
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 ...
The British government has unleashed yet another obstacle for working mothers everywhere. Two female police officers, both mothers, have been taking turns caring for each others’ children while one of them works. Their arrangement has been declared illegal and the Department for Children, Schools, and Families (DCSF) wants them to each register as a child ...
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?
Mack // A professor who compared lectures to lap dances has been accused of not respecting women. Critics says he needs to retire, and students are making it a point to avoid the uni until he is forced out.
According to an article in the BBC there is a large black market for sperm donation in the UK. People are meeting online through unregulated sites and arranging either to have sex or receive samples from donors. I can understand the desire for children and the barriers to using regulated sperm donation, but this practice ...
The connections between and among women are the most feared, the most problematic, and the most potentially transforming force...
Is the wage gap just caused by women picking the wrong career?
If you put your faith in popular media you’d assume that men drool at the mention of sex but...
We all know that toy advertisements use a lot of gender stereotypes in their commercials. Girls get Barbies, clothes,...
Don’t worry if you have bad sex the first time you are with someone. New partners can be awkward...
I like to give credit where it’s due and recently I found myself whooping with delight at Britain’s Got...
Dear Madame X, I’ve heard that taking prenatal vitamins can help your nails, hair and can even relieve some...
Anne Fine’s Fly in the Ointment takes me quickly through the life of Lois, whose son is dead after...
