Archives > October 2006
The Third Gender
KanglaOnline - India, October 30, 2006
The story of men trapped in the body of a women or else women trapped in the body of men, has been one of the least understood or empathized, although the phenomenon needs no proof, as it right there before us all.
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The "Can Do" Bar: Turning Tricks into Fair Trade
Chiang Mai City Life - Chiang Mai, Thailand, October 30, 2006
The "Can Do" Bar's grand opening on Friday, 16 September stood as not only a new Chiang Mai night spot, but as a stronghold for sex workers throughout Thailand.
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China Opens First Gay Health Clinic
Gay.com - San Francisco, USA, October 30, 2006
Amid an escalating HIV/AIDS crisis, the Chinese government has opened a health clinic for gays -- the first of its kind in the communist country.
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Veils Do Nothing to Stop Rapes
Daily Telegraph - Sydney, Australia, October 30, 2006
International studies have proven that statements like ‘if a woman is safely locked up at home in her veil, crimes such as rape would not occur’ are completely untrue.
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Divorcees With Gender Disorder to Challenge Law
The Japan Times - Japan, October 29, 2006
Two people who have undergone sex change operations to become women will file requests with family courts in Nara and Hyogo prefectures to change their gender registrations, sources said Saturday.
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Drunk's Wife Tests Domestic Violence Law
Reuters India - Mumbai, India, October 28, 2006
A battered wife in Tamil Nadu had her husband arrested for abuse on Saturday, testing a new law aimed at protecting millions of women from domestic violence.
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Experts Arriving Next Week for Congress on Sexology
Nation Multimedia - Bangkok, Thailand, October 28, 2006
With the main focus on sexual dysfunction, sexual behaviour and sexual education, the 9th Asia-Oceania Congress of Sexology will be held in Bangkok for the first time from November 1 - 4.
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India Flawed by Focus on Sex in Campaign Against AIDS: Study
TODAYonline - Singapore, October 27, 2006
India is making perilous mistakes in its fight against AIDS by assuming the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is being spread overwhelmingly by sex and especially by prostitutes, a study warns.
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Shanghai Legislators Specify Forms of Sexual Harassment
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China, October 26, 2006
Legislators in Shanghai submitted a draft to the city's legislature on Wednesday, which for the first time specifies forms of sexual harassment in China.
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IT Crowd has no Time for Sex
Hindu Business Line - India
In a conversation with Dr D. Narayana Reddy, Consultant - Sexual Medicine, he reveals that people don't have sex only for sexual pleasure; there are a number of reasons... as a reward or punishment or revenge, to defy authority, overcome loneliness or to prove to yourself you're still attractive.
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Lawyer Defends Rights of 'Er Nai'
China Daily - China, October 25, 2006
Four months ago, Zheng Baichun set up a Website offering legal advice to women in relationships with married men. Over 100 mistresses have asked for his help.
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Govt to Launch Ad Campaign Against AIDS
Times of India - India, October 25, 2006
In order to create awareness among people living with HIV/AIDS, the government has planned a series of ad campaigns, starting with information on providing free of cost Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) drugs in more then 95 state-run hospitals.
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Action Urged on Behalf of LGBT Rights in India
PinkNews.co.uk - UK, October 25, 2006
The women’s organisation Sangini has presented a statement to the United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) about the plight of gay people in the country.
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Health Workers Not Well-Informed on AIDS, Too - UNICEF
INQ7.net - Philippines, October 25, 2006
A study released on Wednesday by the United Nations Children’s Fund suggests that even health professionals are not that much more knowledgeable about the dreaded disease than the youth in the Philippines.
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Domestic Violence Act Comes into Effect Tomorrow
Hindustan Times - India, October 25, 2006
Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005, offenders can be jailed for a maximum of one year or fined up to Rs 20,000, or both.
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Clients Give Lessons on AIDS in India's Brothels
Reuters AlertNet - London, UK, October 25, 2006
Activists in eastern India battling to curb HIV/AIDS infections in one of Asia's biggest red light districts have recruited an unusual group of people to help fight the deadly virus - the customers of prostitutes.
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Espousing Women's Rights
Gulf News - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
From Shah Bano to Imrana, from 1985 to 2006, its been a long journey for the assertion of women rights in India.
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Illicit Advertisements not Allowed in Newspapers
China Daily - China, October 24, 2006
Twelve forms of advertising such as those featuring venereal diseases, tumors or induced abortions, will be banned from publication in newspapers as of November 1, as announced in a circular in its latest move to spruce up China's advertising and media industries, the Beijing News reported.
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Vietnam Bans Magazine for Publishing Sex-Relating Articles
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China, October 24, 2006
Vietnam has banned a local magazine for issuing articles on how to improve sexual performance, a Vietnamese official told Xinhua on Monday.
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HIV Infection Chinese Gay Men Climbing at Alarming Rate
247gay.com - Los Angeles, USA, October 23, 2006
In a Beijing survey, only 15 percent of 482 sexually active gay men understood that they were at risk of contracting HIV, according to a 2005 report by the United Nations UNAIDS.
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Intervention Needed to Break Silence on Reproductive Health
Telugu Portal - Hyderabad, India, October 23, 2006
There is enormous silence in India around adolescent sexual and reproductive health issues, and this can be overcome through involvement of parents, in-laws, spouses and elders, says a new report by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) and partners.
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Vietnam’s Sexual Textbooks Inadequate
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam, October 22, 2006
Knowledge on sex has been added to the textbook for fifth-grade pupils, but it is ignored in the sixth and seventh grade textbooks and is only superficially mentioned in the 8th, 10th and 11th grade textbooks.
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Wife Sentence
The Sunday Times - UK, October 22, 2006
According to Yingying Huang, the deputy director of the People’s University-based Institute of Sexuality and Gender, China’s sex industry is a complex hierarchy – one that borrows from tradition but also mirrors modern Chinese society – with its own class system.
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Sexual Harassment at Workplace Continues
Hindu - Chennai, India, October 21, 2006
Notwithstanding the Vishaka judgment, sexual harassment continues to dog many women in the health sector, a study entitled "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace" and sponsored by the Population Council has said.
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Gender Bender: The Myth of Gender Equality in Tibetan Society
Phayul - Tibet, October 20, 2006
Although compared to other Asian and African societies, Tibetan society is quiet receptive and accommodative of women's rights, yet it still has a long way to go before it can sit on the perch of gender equality.
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Taipei's Yearly Gay Pride Parade has Share of Closeted Marchers
Taiwan Journal - Taiwan, October 20, 2006
Members of Taiwan's gay and lesbian community have held a parade in the fall each year since 2003, with participants journeying from countries across the region, including China, Singapore, Japan and Australia, to attend the event.
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German Project Approaches Sex Education from a Different Angle
Viet Nam News - Hanoi, Vietnam, October 19, 2006
A German bank-funded project on reproductive health care initiated in six provinces and cities has helped high school students and youth improve their awareness of issues including abortion birth control and premarital sex.
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Controversial Rape Case Verdict
BBC News - UK, October 19, 2006
A court in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has sentenced a father-in-law to 10 years in prison for raping his daughter-in-law.
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Sex Education in Indian Schools
Indian Catholic - New Delhi, India, October 19, 2006
India’s national examination board is set to introduce a new programme teaching pupils at kindergartens and schools about drug and sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, hygiene and nutrition. The step has been taken to enhance a positive sexual health and responsible behavior in children.
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Indonesia: Gays Fight Sharia Laws
ZNet - Woods Hole, USA, October 18, 2006
Indonesia's fledgling LGBT group, Arus Pelangi (Rainbow Flag), last Monday launched a national campaign against a welter of ultra-homophobic regional statutes based on Muslim Sharia law.
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Sex Education in Indian Schools
Blogger News Network - USA, October 18, 2006
India’s national examination board is set to introduce a new programme aching pupils at kindergartens and schools about drug and sexual abuse, HIV/AIDS, hygiene and nutrition.
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Ex-SP Booked in Sexual Assualt Case in J&K
Times of India - India, October 18, 2006
According to official sources, a former Superintendent of Police was on Wednesday booked on charge of sexually assaulting a woman police Constable here.
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Summit Talks: Nepal’s New Constitution and Homosexuality
UK Gay News - UK, October 16, 2006
The debate on the relevance of equal rights for homosexuals and transgender by the new constitution is not yet centre-stage as the priority for Nepal is to move from the current political deadlock.
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13% of Homosexual Students Severely Depressed: Study
China Post - Taipei, Taiwan, October 9, 2006
Almost 13 percent of homosexual college students are suffering from severe depression and are three times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a survey released by the Ministry of Education yesterday.
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Study on Unwanted Sex Within Marriage
Hindu - Chennai, India, October 13, 2006
According to a study "Consent and coercion: examining unwanted sex within marriage," carried out by the Population Council and the International Institute for Population Sciences, as a matter of right and health, it is imperative that sexual and reproductive health programmes address the issue of sexual coercion.
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Teen Charter Prepared
Hindustan Times - India, October 13, 2006
The first Adolescent Summit 2006, saw the youngsters coming into their own discussing issues from mental health of adolescents to new-age parenting and attitudes towards sexuality.
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Indian Schools to Introduce Sex Education Next Year
International Reporter - New Delhi, India, October 13, 2006
Indian schools have become very serious in introducing sex education for the young students. They have decided to teach nursery children about sexual health and drugs from next year to boost awareness of the dangers they face in the changing society.
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Adolescents Lauded for Sex-Ed Enthusiasm
Viet Nam News - Hanoi, Vietnam, October 12, 2006
Vietnamese youth received praise from a World Population Fund official for their participation in activities on raising awareness of reproductive health issues.
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Indonesian Gays Fight Back
Gay City News - USA, October 12, 2006
Indonesia’s fledgling LGBT group, Arus Pelangi (Rainbow Flag), last Monday launched a national campaign against a welter of ultra-homophobic regional statutes based on Muslim Sharia law.
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CBSE: Sex Education to Start from Kindergarten
Times of India - India, October 11, 2006
With adolescents becoming more and more vulnerable to drug and sexual abuse, CBSE is set to introduce from next year adolescent education in the curriculum for all classes from KG to XII.
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Vietnam Looks to Ease Up on Gender Change
All Headline News - USA, October 10, 2006
The Vietnamese Ministry of Health has submitted a draft decree to the government proposing the legalization of transgender people to undergo sexual transformation operations.
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No Law to Check Gender Harassment in Private Sector
The News - International - Pakistan
While the Women Protection Bill has become a victim of never-ending controversies, the federal cabinet has, at least, approved an amendment to a civil servants’ law to protect women from gender harassment at their workplaces.
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Astrology Can Detect Homosexuality - So Says India TV
Desicritics.org - Bangalore, India, October 8, 2006
"Astrology can reveal if an individual is Homosexual". No, this is not a joke but featured news on India TV featuring a couple of Indian astrologers who sincerely bragged about the technique by which they identify homosexual traits in a person by simply looking at the position of the stars in their Kundali
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Experts: Men Have Body Image Worries Too
China Daily - China, October 7, 2006
With all the attention these days on the effect paper-thin models and actresses can have on girls and women, it's worth noting that men can suffer from body image problems, too.
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AIDS Camouflaged by Low Testing Rate
Sun.Star - Philippines, October 7, 2006
WORLDWIDE, one child below 15 years old dies of Aids-related sickness every minute. In the Philippines, only 29 children have been reported to be infected with HIV since 2004.
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Pakistan Sitting on a Ticking AIDS Bomb
PakTribune.com - Pakistan, October 6, 2006
Shukria Gul, the first woman with HIV in Pakistan to come out publicly and campaign on behalf of fellow sufferers, now counsels those who have nowhere else to turn.
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UN: Women Face Greatest Threat of Violence at Home
Times of India - India, October 6, 2006
Violence against women by their live-in spouses or partners is a widespread phenomenon, both in the developed and developing world, as well as in rural and urban areas, the most comprehensive and scientific international study on the topic has confirmed.
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China Bans Adultery
Shanghaiist - Shanghai, China, October 5, 2006
The State Administration for Radio, Film, and Television (SARFT) is thinking about limiting the number of family dramas involving adultery themes during prime time television hours.
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Philippines Urged to Promote Condom Use More Aggressively
Raw Story - Cambridge, USA, October 5, 2006
Two United Nations organizations on Thursday urged the Philippine government to promote the use of condoms more aggressively in the predominantly Catholic country, especially among sex workers, to fight HIV/AIDS.
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Binh Dinh Says Get Checked, Then Marry
Viet Nam News - Hanoi, Vietnam, October 5, 2006
As many as 90 per cent of young people in the central province of Binh Dinh will be receiving a check-up prior to marriage from now until 2010.
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Welcome to the Dollhouse
Sun.Star – Philippines, October 4, 2006
Homosexuality in the Philippines is not uncommon, although it was only recently that gays have become more open about expressing their sexuality. The "coming out" of male homosexuals in recent years has helped a great deal in the acceptance of the "third sex," which in turn helped develop a self-confidence among these gay men.
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Nanditta Chibber / New Delhi
Business Standard – India, October 4, 2006
It doesn’t take much. It’s easy to say. So say it when you have to, like you’d say anything else. This is the message of Lowe India’s “Condom Bindaas Bol” advertising campaign, currently airing on TV.
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New Breed of Writers Find that Sex Sells
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China, October 4, 2006
In a conservative, predominantly Muslim society where sexual themes were forbidden until just a few years ago, Indonesian "chick lit" writers have pushed social and cultural boundaries by writing with candour on subjects such as extra-marital affairs, female sexuality and homosexuality.
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Legislation urged to Ban Gender Selection
China Daily – China, October 3, 2006
A population expert has called on lawmakers to make it a criminal offence to identify the sex of an embryo for non-medical purposes and also to outlaw abortions that are not medically justified.
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Study Reveals Gender Bias in Textbooks for Std I to VII
Pune Newsline - Pune, India, October 2, 2006
Maharshi Karve Shikshan Sanstha Women’s Study & Research Centre after a detailed study of 51 Marathi medium textbooks of Std I to VII, raised the issue of low representation of women in various aspects including illustrations, content and even the actual production of the books.
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The Gay Vote
ABS CBN News - Philippines, October 2, 2006
Seeking to represent the gay community through the party-list system in Congress is the group called "Ang Ladlad" (The Coming Out) its chairman, Danton Remoto, said there would have been no need for gay Filipinos to organize their own political party had the gay members of the Senate and the House of Representatives fought for the rights of the gay community in Congress.
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Now, a Helpline for HIV-AIDS Patients to Find Life Partners
Lucknow Newsline - Lucknow, India, October 1, 2006
THE Confederation of Indian Industries’ (CII) AIDS phone helpline has started another service — finding better halves for people suffering from HIV/AIDS.
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‘Quest’ Gives New Insight to Alternate Sexuality
India eNews.com - Haryana, India, October 1, 2006
Made in Marathi and English, the bilingual film, ‘Quest’ is about alternate sexuality and scrutinises other growing serious issues like HIV, euthanasia and divorce in the society.
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