Archives > August 2006
A New CD With Songs on HIV/AIDS Prevention Launched
MedIndia - India, August 31, 2006
A CD intended to spread the message of HIV/AIDS prevention among young people has been produced by group of musicians as a part of the AIDS Responsibility Project.
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Testosterone Apocalypse!
Science a Gogo - USA, August 29, 2006
The researchers, from China and the UK, say that cultures like China and India that favor male babies have bred an enormous surplus of men who will struggle to find sexual partners and will likely find themselves marginalized in society.
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Gay Indian Prince Says He'll Adopt a Child
Gay.com - San Francisco, USA, August 29, 206
Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, who was publicly disowned by his family after coming out, has decided to adopt a child, the New Indian Press reported.
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More Youngsters Say, Let's Talk About Sex
Times of India – India, August 28, 2006
A recent study profiling sexual attitude and practices of 200 youth studying in premiere colleges in the city reveals that today's young believe that sex-education is inadequate, the society too conservative about sex and needs to become more liberal.
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First Gay Marriage in Nepal
Nepalnews.com - Kathmandu, Nepal, August 27, 2006
In what seemed as a strange event for general Nepali people, two men Anil Mahaju and Diya Kashyap got married on Saturday.
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An Opinion Survey on Commercial Sex Work
Hindu - Chennai, India, August 26, 2006
A study that attempts to, for the first time, scientifically map public opinion on commercial sex work and those plying the trade is currently underway in Chennai.
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No Topics Taboo When Teaching About Sex
New Straits Times - Persekutuan, Malaysia, August 26, 2006
A major exercise to arm students with knowledge about sex and reproductive health is ready to be rolled out and no subject is taboo — even if it is masturbation, homosexuality or abortion.
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Gays in Nepal Demand Legal Protection
PinkNews.co.uk – UK, August 25, 2006
The Blue Diamond Society, one of the bravest gay rights activists in the world, has publicly announced that they want Nepal to give the gays, lesbians and transsexuals protection under the law.
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AIDS Circus Shuts out HIV Patients
Bangkok Post - Thailand
The voices of people living with HIV/Aids were muted or often missing this week at the world's largest ever Aids conference in Toronto, an event meant to address their rights and unique needs.
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Sex In The University
Sin Chew Daily - Malaysia, August 24, 2006
The results of a study on the sexual habits of 18-25 year old students from 4 national and private universities revealed that 50% of Malaysian university students were sexually active.
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PM Stresses Need for Awareness on Human Sexuality
India eNews.com - Haryana, India, august 23, 2006
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday urged parliamentarians to help create more awareness on issues related to human sexuality considering the social and economic burdens imposed by diseases like HIV/AIDS on the young population.
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Researcher Fights for Sexual Re-Orientation
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India, August 23, 2006
For Tista Das, the struggle still continues from trying to establish her changed existence after a sex reorientation surgery to her fight against social ostracism.
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AP Govt Says No License Proposal for Sex Workers
Zee News - Noida, India, August 23, 2006
The Andhra Pradesh government yesterday made it clear that there was no proposal to issue license to sex workers as it might lead to social and legal problems.
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Born Free and Equal
INQ7.net - Philippines, August 22, 2006
A COLUMN written last week by Inquirer columnist Isagani Cruz on homosexuals stirred a tempest among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups not only in this country but also in other parts of the world.
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Go Ahead with Sex Education in Schools, President Asked
INQ7.net - Philippines, August 21, 2006
The Youth arm of the Reproductive Health Action Network (RHAN Youth) has launched an online petition asking President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the Department of Education, and Congress to implement a sex education program discontinued after a howl of protest from the powerful Catholic Church and other groups.
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Book on Adolescent Girls and their Sexuality Released
Lucknow Newsline - Lucknow, India, August 21, 2006
‘The world of adolescent girls’, written by Manju Agarwal was released by chairperson of the State Commission of Women (SCW), Dr Ranjana Bajpai, at Universal on Monday.
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Unsafe Sex Common Among Undergrads
Electric New Paper - Singapore,Singapore, August 21, 2006
A survey of sexual attitudes among college students in Kuala Lumpur has shocked the lecturer who conducted it. She found 11 per cent of college students were having pre-marital sex, but only one in five used contraceptives, reported the New Straits Times (NST).
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Visa power! Canada Welcomes Ahmedabad's Lesbian Migrant
Times of India - India, August 20, 2006
Sexual preference helped a 29-year-old woman from the city secure a permanent resident (PR) visa to Canada.
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Women Lovers in Working Class India
Tehelka - India, August 19, 2006
An unusual new book by Maya Sharma documents the lives of lesbian women in rural and unprivileged India.
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Chinese ED Patients Reluctant to See the Doctor, Survey Finds
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China, August 19, 2006
The incidence rate of erectile dysfunction (ED) among Chinese men is high but only 10 percent of sufferers are willing to seek treatment, according to a survey of Chinese men's health and quality of life.
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Tackle the Taboo
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, Australia, August 17, 2006
In China, until recently, HIV was considered a foreigner's disease and those who contracted the virus were assumed to have participated in "foreign" practices.
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AIDS Spiraling Out of Control in Asia Because of Men's Behaviour
News-Medical.net - Sydney, Australia, August 16, 2006
According to a New World Bank report, more than 5.5 million people are infected with HIV in South Asia and India has over 60% of Asia's estimated HIV infections.
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Let's Talk About Sex
The Australian - Sydney, Australia, August 16, 2006
So in China, what you have is a framing of youth and sexuality in terms of freedom and mobility, with mobiles phones being the most obvious badge of this new freedom.
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Sex Workers March for Rights at AIDS Conference
Scotsman - United Kingdom, August 16, 2006
Sex workers and their supporters from 21 countries marched on Wednesday through the 16th International AIDS Conference to demand their own place not only at the conference, but in their own societies.
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Helpline for Girls!
Times of India - India, August 16, 2006
Alarmed by the rising sexual harassment cases among school children, CBSE has asked schools to create a helpline for women and girl students.
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International AIDS Meet Stresses on Good Sex
Hindustan Times - India, August 16, 2006
Tens of thousands of red, yellow, pink and blue condoms have flooded downtown Toronto. But talking about sexual pleasure is a somewhat sticky issue at the world's largest AIDS conference.
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Male sex sending HIV out of control in Asia-group
Reuters AlertNet - London,UK, August 15, 2006
AIDS is "spiraling out of control" in Asia among men who have sex with other men, activists warned on Tuesday -- and the epidemic is likely to spread because many of these men also marry or have sex with women.
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At Large - Pass or Fail?
INQ7.net - Philippines, August 15, 2006
Several Philippine NGOs will be presenting to the CEDAW Committee of the United Nations their "shadow reports" on the state of women's rights in the Philippines.
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China's Gays Fear Health Forum
PinkNews.co.uk - UK, August 14, 2006
Beijing's first government-run gay Internet forum after two months on line and only 1,000 hits.
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Sex DVDs Spark Chaos
Shanghai Daily - Shanghai, China, August 12, 2006
An offer for free sex education DVDs at an adult products expo sparked mayhem yesterday, with over-eager visitors grabbing anything they could get their hands on, including for-sale videos.
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Sex No Longer a Taboo as Adult Products Show Spices Up Shanghai
China Daily – China, August 12, 2006
Despite prolific reproduction, recent history has given China the image of a country where sex is taboo, a reputation Shanghai's third ADCEXPO adult toy and sexual health exhibition, which opened on Friday, should do much to revise.
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Vietnam Takes a Major Step to Prevent HIV/AIDS
MedIndia – India, August 11, 2006
According to a report in the Thursday edition of a local newspaper, Vietnam News, inns are to be allowed to sell or distribute condoms for the first time in Vietnam.
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HIV Infection Rate Surging Among Gays, Bisexuals in Asia
TODAYonline – Singapore, august 11, 2006
The AIDS virus is spreading rapidly among homosexuals and bisexuals in Asia, driven by stigma, ignorance and government inaction, according to a report issued.
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Youngsters Make Up Most New HIV Victims in Vietnam: Expert
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, August 11, 2006
A recent survey by the UNFPA found that 20 percent of Vietnamese aged 14 to 24 had sexual intercourse but 80 percent of them did not use condoms during their first intercourse.
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Rising Gender Imbalance May Leave Millions Wifeless
China Daily – China, August 11, 2006
China's unbalanced sex ratio may cause serious consequences as millions of men will be unlikely to find their spouses around 2020, said a Chinese demographer.
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Special Courts Needed to Deal With Child Abuse Cases: Chief Justice
The Hindu - Chennai, India, August 10, 2006
According to Justice A.P. Shah, Chief Justice, Madras High Court, ‘it is imperative that the present provisions of criminal laws, inadequate to deal with child abuse cases, be amended and special courts are established to deal exclusively with cases relating to child sexual abuse and exploitation.
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Study Shows Problems of Erectile Dysfunction
China Daily – China, August 10, 2006
As many as 50 per cent of Chinese men aged between 40 and 70 are suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED), according to research released this week.
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Nepal Joins the Cause of 'Comfort Women’
Telugu Portal - Hyderabad, India, August 9, 2006
Cutting across social differences, Nepal, one of the worst suffers of sex abuse, Wednesday joined a regional campaign to uphold the rights of the "comfort women" of World War II.
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Make Love, Says Kerala Church
Times of India – India, August 9, 2006
The Catholic Church in Kerala has given out a call to the laity to go "back to basics" and have more babies if they are economically well-off.
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India, China Look to Thailand on AIDS
Bangkok Post – Thailand, August 2006
As HIV/AIDS infections rise rapidly among women in India and China, some experts are urging the world's two most populous nations to learn from the experience of Thailand.
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Philippines to Report on CEDAW Implementation in August
Philippine Information Agency – Philippines, August 8, 2006
The Philippine Government is scheduled to present its combined 5th and 6th periodic report on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) during the 36th session of the CEDAW Committee at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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Thailand Bans "Good Penetration" Condom Brand
ShortNews.com - Regensburg, Germany, August 8, 2006
A brand of condoms who's name translates to "Good Penetration" has been banned in Thailand as health officials beleive the name could encourage younger Thais to have sex.
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China's Censors Shine Spotlight on Karaoke
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney, Australia, August 7, 2006
With their control over newspapers, television, magazines and the internet secure, censors in China are now turning their attention to the nation's karaoke parlours.
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Philippine Congress Should Stand Up for Basic Fairness
BBSNews - Charlotte, USA,August 7, 2006
The Philippine Congress should move quickly to enact a landmark bill to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to members of the legislature.
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View: Bill Proposes That Only Women Judges Will Try Rape Cases
Times of India – India, August 7, 2006
Among the many proposed amendments to the CrPC is trial of rape cases only by women judges. The underlying assumption of the proposed change is that women judges would be more sensitive to the plight of raped women.
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Abortions Up in China as Taboos Weaken
The Japan Times – Japan, August 7, 2006
Parallel to the economic revolution in China is a sexual revolution, particularly among youth, which is having far-reaching consequences on their health and quality of life. Even today, despite progress in many areas, many Chinese, especially the older generations, consider sex shameful or dirty and refuse to talk about it.
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Don't Give Me an Art Attack!
Daily News & Analysis - Mumbai, India, August 6, 2006
In a perfect world, artists Sanjeev Khandekar and Vaishali Narkar's exhibition 'Tits n Clits n Elephant Dick' would have raised little more than an eyebrow.
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No Sex in Your Diet? You May Be Anorexic
Times of India – India, August 6, 2006
According to psychiatrist, Sanjay Chugh, ‘Sexual anorexia is an obsession where avoiding sex becomes a physical, mental and emotional tryst with oneself’.
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Four More Arrested in Sex Racket
Kashmir Observer - Srinagar, India, August 5, 2006
The CBI on Saturday arrested four persons, including a policeman, in connection with the sex racket case after questioning them for last two days.
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Sexual Minorities Rally in Chennai
Chennai Online - Chennai, India, August 5, 2006
In an attempt to urge the Tamil Nadu government to sensitise the public on issues relating to lesbians, gays, bi-sexuals and transgenders, members of the sexual minority community from all over the state are joining hands to conduct a rally in Chennai on August 9.
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Survey Shows 'Dangerous' AIDS Ignorance in China
Malaysia Star – Malaysia, August 4, 2006
Chinese city-dwellers are ignorant about their risk of contracting AIDS and may be primed to spread the fatal and incurable virus, according to an Internet poll scheduled for release on Friday.
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China’s National TV Channel Could Become Condom Brand Name
Indiantelevision.com - Andheri, India, August 3, 2006
A bizarre trademark application could see the name of China’s flagship state television channel being used as a brand name for condoms.
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Writing Their Own History
The New Nation – Bangladesh, August 3, 2006
In the true spirit of historical strength, lawmakers' voices are drowning even as the sex workers who arduously filed petitions a hundred years ago and the sex workers of today make their voices heard through political articulation and sheer presence.
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When 300 Gay Men Party, It Rocks!
Times of India – India, August 2, 2006
Homosexuality is no longer a subject to be brushed under the carpet, with many celebrities "coming out" in the open.
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New Law May Allow Condoms in Vietnamese Guest Houses
Antara - Antara, Indonesia, August 2, 2006
Guest houses in Vietnam may be allowed to sell condoms without fear of prosecution next year under a new law on prevention of AIDS, activists and local media said Friday.
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