Archives > August 2005
Keralites Becoming More Open About Sex
Hindustan Times - Thiruvananthapuram, India, August 29, 2005
The people of Kerala are becoming more comfortable talking about sex, hitherto a taboo subject not discussed openly.
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China Outlaws Sexual Harassment
CRI - China, August 28, 2005
China's legislature Sunday amended the law protecting women's rights to prohibit sexual harassment and empowering women to 'lodge complaints' about it.
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What Happened to the Female Condom?
Taipei Times - Taiwan, August 28, 2005
Since it was launched to incredible hype 13 years ago, the product has quite literally proved a lifesaver.
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Gay Revolution Puts Red China in the Pink
SMH.co.au - Shanghai, China, August 27, 2005
The word "tongzhi", or comrade, used to be the unisex, equalising term of address in the socialist world of Mao Zedong's New China. In one of the more delightful linguistic subversions of this fast-changing country, the term has been appropriated by China's male homosexuals to refer to themselves and has spread widely into the general community with the same meaning.
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Sodomy is No Longer Criminal, Court Rules
The Standard - Hong Kong, August 25, 2005
In a landmark decision, the High Court ruled that current laws on the age of consent discriminate against homosexuals.
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Women's Rights Better Guarded by Revised Law
China Daily - China, August 24 2005
Lawmakers yesterday discussed legislation to guarantee gender equality. The draft amendment of the 1992 Law on Protection of Rights and Interests of Women makes protection of women's rights a State policy and outlaws sexual harassment.
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Film Fest on Masculinity, Sexuality, Violence Begins Today
Newsline - Pune, India, August 19, 2005
The festival courtesy, Tathapi Trust, Samapathik Trust 'Pahal' and Open Space will have films on the themes of masculinity, sexuality and violence against women.
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Law protecting men from sexual harrasment proposed
Xinhua - China, August 18, 2005
A legislator has put forward a new proposal titled "Women Shall Not Harass Men" and suggested that it be amended into the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests, which is now being reviewed by China's top legislature in Beijing.
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First Lesbian Group Launched in Nepal
UK Gay News - Kathmandu, August 16, 2005
Nepal's Blue Diamond Society, a gay human rights organisation that also address HIV/AIDS, has launched a support group for lesbians in the country's capital, Kathmandu. The Mitini Support Group is calling on everybody in Nepal to respect the rights of sexual minorities.
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Fudan Offers Homosexuality Studies
Chinadaily.com - Shanghai, China, August 16, 2005
Fudan University is introducing an optional undergraduate course in homosexual studies, the first time any Chinese university has convened such a course for non-medical undergraduates.
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A Promise of a Better Life Lands 12-year-old in a Brothel
ABC News - USA, August 15, 2005
Robbed of an innocent childhood, Bhavani, a young girl from southeast India, escaped the brothels thanks to a guardian angel.
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Chatroom on Sexuality Wins Internet Award
INQ7 Interactive - Philippines, August 13, 2005
A government-run interactive opinion chatroom and electronic inquiry site on sexuality for young adults won an award last week for best practices in Internet-based public services from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
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Dare to Care
Bangkok Post - Thailand, August 8, 2005
On a variety of fronts, especially medical, queer people are facing the heat.
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Challenges in Reproductive Health
Gorkhapatra.org - Kathmandu, Nepal, August 8, 2005
Gita Kharel, 15, of Sharadanagar in Chitwan is a grade Nine student in a local high school. She still feels shy when she wants to talk about sexual and reproductive health matters relating to family planning, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV/AIDS.
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Psychological Perspective on Gender Issue
PeaceJournalism.com - Nepal, August 6, 2005
What is Gender? Gender refers to the relationships between men and women, their roles and responsibilities.
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Blue and Yellow Movies Give Way to Pink
Taipei Times - Taiwan, August 5, 2005
The first Asian Lesbian Film and Video Festival (ALFF) (��һ�Á������Ӱչ) is set to give rise to a new wave of homosexual movies at Spot -- Taipei Film House (̨�����c) from tonight through Wednesday.
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Let's Talk About Sex, Baby
INQ7 Interactive, Inc. - Philippines, August 3, 2005
All over the country, more and more young Filipinos are engaging in premarital sex. This is the finding of the 2002 Young Adult Fertility and Sexuality Study (YAFS) done by the University of the Philippines Population Institute.
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Sex and the Filipino Youth - Turning up the Heat
INQ7 Interactive, Inc. - Philippines, August 2, 2005
The last few decades witnessed the emergence of a different Filipino youth - less conservative, perhaps more assertive, and, most significantly, with minds of their own.
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Why Sex Helps Tech Sell...
Times of India - India, August 1, 2005
Easy to understand why India is witnessing a porn revolution now. It is just catching up with the world in its obsession with all things triple X.
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