Archives > November 2005
Sex Diseases On Rise After Bar Ban: Tests
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India, November 29, 2005
The ban on dance bars has begun taking its toll on the dancers. A recent health camp at Malvani, Malad (West), recorded an increased incidence in sexually transmitted infections (STI) and mental problems among the out-of-work dancers.
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Delhi Shows The Way In Battle Against AIDS
Hindu - New Delhi, India, November 29, 2005
Students of Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia in the Capital now have the option of finding out their HIV/AIDS status within the confines of the university clinic where all the data would be kept confidential.
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Movie On Third Gender Just Happened: Sivan
Hindustan Times - India, November 26, 2005
Director Santosh Sivan, whose film Navarasa on third gender released Friday, hopes youngsters will now look at this fringe community very differently.
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When Teachers Turn Shy, To Whom Do Students Turn?
Ludhiana Newsline - Ludhiana, India, November 26, 2005
Teachers are so reluctant to discuss sex matters with students that they leave out the academic portion with lesson on reproduction, says DPI (Secondary).
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Genital Infection Troubles Chinese Women At Reproductive Age
Xinhuanet - Beijing, China, November 24, 2005
Among the 250 million married women at reproductive age in China, more than half suffer from genital infection, said Li Honggui, vice-president of Chinese Demography Society (CDS) Thursday.
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Durex Is Fine, But Is India Ready For Sex Toys?
Indiatimes News Network - India, November 24, 2005 When it comes to making love, Indians are not only the safest but are also the most committed to their partners and do not find their sex life monotonous, according to Durex Global Sex Survey.
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Sexual Abuse Rears its Ugly Head in City Schools
Times of India - Hyderabad, India, November 20, 2005
Although corporal punishments are a thing of the past in Hyderabad schools, many children complain of various other modes of 'disciplinary actions' in schools. Now, a more pressing problem is on the rise as many cases of sexual abuse are also coming to fore.
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HEALTH-ASIA: Sex Education Can Be Creative Say Experts
Inter Press Service (subscription) - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 20, 2005
Many Asian countries now have sexual health education in schools, but teachers often focus on health and biology and leave out the very issue they need to address -- sexuality, said experts at a regional conference here, this week.
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Conference Call For Implementation Of Sexual Rights
Bernama - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 20, 2005
The third Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health (APCRSH) which ended Sunday called on governments of the world to respect sexual and reproductive rights of their people.
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Homosexuals Better-Accepted, But Not for Child-Adoption Rights
EastDay.com - Shanghai, China, November 18, 2005
A recent survey indicates young people are more broad-minded about homosexuals as a group, with 75 percent of those polled accepting homosexual acquaintances, 37 percent among their friends and 21 percent among their relatives. However, few people agree with allowing homosexual couples to adopt children.
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Legalise Homosexuality: Sneha Theeram
Webindia123 - Kannur, India, November 18, 2005
''Sneha Theeram'', an organisation for protecting rights of homosexuals, demanded the Central and State governments to legalise homosexuality in the country.
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Compulsory Screening of Recruits for HIV/AIDS Contemplated
Webindia123 - Hyderabad, India, November 17, 2005
On the lines of the US and Europe, a proposal for compulsory screening of Army recruits for HIV/AIDS was being considered, Surg. Vice-Admiral V K Singh, Director General, Armed Forces Medical Services.
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Red Light Blinking
Hindustan Times - India, November 15, 2005
No government can ignore the rights of prostitutes while they attempt to tackle trafficking of women and children. In being harsh on traffickers, the victims should not be equally punished
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Islam and Respect of Woman Rights
Yemen Times - Yemen, November 14, 2005
Arabs used to deprive women from many legal rights prior to Islam such as inheritance shares. However, Islam came to stop this unfair treatment towards women; women in Islam have legal rights similar to those of men but with some variations.
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Gays in Guangdong show unity and pride
China Daily - Guangzhou, China, November 11, 2005
Homosexuals in South China's Guangdong Province are striving to gain recognition. On Monday, Zheng Yuantao and a dozen other gay men attended a speech in Guangzhou by Li Yinhe, a renowned researcher in homosexual studies, entitled "Emotion, sex and social reform."
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Most Chinese Unsatisfied With Sex Lives
China Daily - Shanghai, China, November 9, 2005
When it comes to their sex lives, Chinese are among those who "can't get no satisfaction."
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Global AIDS Gag Holds Critical Funding Captive to Politics
ACLU (press release) - New York, USA, November 9, 2005
The American Civil Liberties Union today expressed deep concern about a U.S. government policy that ties the hands of public health service providers and those who work with them in the global fight against AIDS.
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'Sexual Revolution' In Place
China Daily - Guangzou, China, November 8, 2005
Once a taboo topic in China, sex is now becoming something that can be discussed at the dinner table.
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Chinese AIDS Patients Stand Up to Return to Normal Life
Xinhua - Zhengzhou, China, November 8, 2005
As China is becoming serious withthe HIV/AIDS epidemic with high-profile measures, Chinese AIDS patients act with their government. They not only overcome fear and discrimination, but also endeavor to be activists of the society and return to more or less a normal life.
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First Sexual Health Exhibition to be Held In S'pore From Nov 18-20
Channel News Asia ? Singapore, November 7, 2005
Southeast Asia's first sex exhibition opens this month in Singapore. Sexpo 2005 will be held at Singapore Expo from November 18-20 with full approval from the authorities.
Miniature sculptures were put in dowry boxes to teach young couples how to consummate their marriage, along with a more detailed description on what to do. This early form of Chinese sex education dates from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
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Going On a Gender Jihad
Calcutta Telegraph - Calcutta, India, November 6, 2005
Islamic feminists from around the world recently launched a 'gender jihad' against 'male chauvinistic or sexist readings of the Islamic sacred tests'.
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The Lives of Mumbai's Bar Girls: Part 6
Tehelka.com - India, November 5, 2005
Bharatanatyam dancer, owner of nine dance schools. Outcaste turned hero, gorgeous, flamboyant, Laxminarayan Tripathi embodies all the schisms in the world of the dance bar: the ignominy and the freedom, the pride and the pathos. As the voice of an entire community of hijras, she strikes an ironically hopeful note in the last profile in this series.
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Sex-Worker Activist Takes on City Hall
Taipei Times - Taiwan, November 3, 2005
The criminalization of prostitution in Taipei City put many women out of a job or forced them to take their work underground. One woman has dedicated her life to making sex work legal again.
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