Archives > June 2007
The Virgin Diaries!
Times of India - India, June 30, 2007
With the western world creating an uproar with their abstinence movement, teen girls in India don't really care for abstinence.
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Not happening? Never mind!
Times of India - India, June 29, 2007
The Delhi High Court recently awarded annulment to a sexless marriage.
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Report: India Looking for Someone to Aggressively Promote Condom
International Herald Tribune - France, June 29, 2007
India needs a high-profile campaigner to promote safe sex in its fight against AIDS, as Thailand had in the 1990s with a senator who became known as Mr. Condom, a top official was quoted as saying Friday.
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AIDS Stigma: Father Forced to Deliver Baby
NDTV.com – Meerut, June 29, 2007
A man was allegedly forced to deliver his own baby when doctors refused to attend to his HIV positive wife in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district.
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Japan Shrugs off US Resolution on Wartime Brothels
Taipei Times - Taiwan, June 28, 2007
According to a Japanese government spokesman yesterday, Japan's relations with the US are ‘unshakable’ despite a US congressional resolution urging a further apology from Tokyo over wartime sex slaves.
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Mood Swings in 30s?
Times of India - India, June 27, 2007
A study, conducted by Institute for Social and Economic Change in collaboration with National Family Health Survey, has found out that 31.4 per cent of the 9000 married women aged between 19 and 49, across India, have experienced premature menopause.
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Work's the Matter, Lady. Keep Quiet or Get Out!
Times of India - India, June 25, 2007
While innumerable surveys cite women in corporates as equal to, if not better than, their male counterparts and those who have broken the glass ceiling continue to pat their own backs, the recent case of alleged sexual harassment at KPMG - one of the country's leading consultancy firms - forms that unpleasant blip on the horizon.
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'She' Couple's Sexual Status Being Found
Daily Times - Lahore, Pakistan, June 24, 2007
According to official sources of the Health Department, a final psychoanalysis would determine Shumail Raj and Shahzina Tariq’s current mental status in terms of sexuality.
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Lets Talk About Sex
CNN-IBN - New Delhi, India, June 23, 2007
The Indian society is opening up perceptions about sex and condoms are changing - but is it really true?
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Thailand Outlaws Marital Rape
China Post - Taipei, Taiwan, June 22, 2007
The National Legislative Assembly, appointed by a junta which seized power in a coup last year, on Wednesday amended current criminal laws and overwhelmingly passed the nation's first marital rape bill.
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Condom Row Hots Up - PM's Intervention
Central Chronicle - Bhopal, India, June 21, 2007
The row over a vibrating ring sold with condoms by a public sector firm intensified on Thursday with Opposition parties demanding its immediate ban and a minister of the ruling BJP in Madhya Pradesh seeking Prime Minister's intervention to stop its import.
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Sexual Harassment Cloud on Global Firm
Times of India – India, June 20, 2007
A former director of global consultancy firm KPMG has filed a sexual harassment case with the National Commission for Women (NCW) alleging that she was at the receiving end of objectionable e-mails and obscene and vulgar language by her seniors and was denied avenues of promotion
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Huge Rise in AIDS Cases in Nepal
Times of India – India, June 20, 2007
According to Nepal's National Centre for AIDS and STD Control, 1,883 housewives were found to be infected with HIV till mid-May this year while the number had been 765 till December 2005
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New Rape Laws Pass Assembly
Nation Multimedia, Thailand - Jun 20, 2007
The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) yesterday passed a bill that removes any loopholes for a man or a woman to escape being charged with the crime of rape
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Vibrating Condoms Attacked by Hindus as Illicit 'Sex-Toys'
Times Online – UK, June 20, 2007
A vibrating condom has become the latest target of Hindu nationalists who have outlawed sex education in many schools and suggested teaching teenagers yoga instead
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The Other Half of the Shroud
Tehelka - India, June 18, 2007
Opinion: Sonia Faleiro profiles women widowed by HIV and finds a grim story of violence, isolation and abuse.
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Editorial: Sexual Jeopardy
Sun.Star – Philippines, June 18, 2007
According to the April 2007 figures of the health department’s HIV/Aids National Epidemiology Center, majority of HIV/AIDS cases among Filipinos is still sexually transmitted.
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India to Host Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive, Sexual Health
Deccan Herald - Bangalore, India, June 17, 2007
India will host the Fourth Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Hyderabad from October 29 on the theme of ‘Exploring New Frontiers in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Right.
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Sakshi's Manual Educates Students on sexuality
Delhi Newsline - Delhi, India, June 17, 2007
Senses and soul is the name of a manual designed by Delhi based organisation Sakshi to educate students on the subject of sexuality.
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Government to Ensure Adolescent-Friendly Health Services
Kantipur Online - Kathmandu, Nepal, June 17, 2007
According to a Government plan, the Ministry of Health and Population is all set to provide sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services to adolescent population throughout the country through its health institutions.
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Reproductive Health Issues Among Poor Health and Lifestyle
Hindu - Chennai, India, June 17, 2007
Sex education needed in schools and colleges. Women should have right to make informed choice.
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Divine Initiative: Temple Spreads AIDS Awareness
NDTV.com - New Delhi, India, June 16, 2007
For quite some time now, religious places are being used to spread awareness about HIV and AIDS. However, this temple in Chandigarh has gone a step further by also testing people.
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Censors End Drag Artist's Show
BBC News – Islamabad, June 15, 2007
Pakistan's first and only television chat show hosted by a transvestite is being taken off air after falling foul of the censor, the host says.
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Vietnamese Project Wins Global Development Marketplace Competition
Nhan Dan - Hanoi, Vietnam, June 15, 2007
A Vietnamese project has won the 2007 Global Development Marketplace Award worth US $ 185,000 to improve the status of sexual and reproductive health and rights of hearing-impaired youth in Vietnam.
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Only Number Falling in Human Trafficking Cases is Age, Police Say
VietNamNet Bridge - Hanoi, Vietnam, June 14, 2007
Despite efforts by the mass media to stem the problem, droves of women continue to be smuggled from Viet Nam to China to work as sex slaves.
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Gay Bars Bring HIV Awareness Out of Closet
China Daily - China, June 13, 2007
Nineteen gay venues in Beijing have launched a joint education campaign to help curb the spread of HIV/AIDS among their clients.
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Over 600000 Women Suffering From Uterus Prolapse
Gorkhapatra - Kathmandu, Nepal, June 13, 2007
A research carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) has showed that 600,000 women of reproductive period are suffering from uterus prolapse in Nepal. Among them, 200,000 are in dire need of treatment.
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China Uses Gay Bars to Spread Safe Sex Message
PinkNews.co.uk - UK, June 13, 2007
Free condoms, AIDS awareness posters and even safe-sex themed dance performances are some of the tools being used by venue owners in Beijing to educate their patrons about the dangers of HIV.
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Survey: At Least More Than Half Chinese Accept Premarital Sex
People's Daily Online - Beijing, China, June 12, 2007
According to a newsletter of the survey, "Sexual Behavior and Sexual Relationships of the Chinese: Historical Development 2000-2006" by the Institute for Research on Sexuality and Gender at Renmin University of China, at least two thirds of those surveyed approved of premarital sex.
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FPAI Launches Advocacy Programmes Across Country
Hindustan Times - India, June 11, 2007
As the inclusion of sex education in schools face criticism in several states, the Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) has decided to launch `Life skills education' for school children.
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Condoms for Indian Porn Watchers
BBC News - UK, June 11, 2007
A year after a programme was launched to sell condoms at theatres showing porn films in India, health officials say the response has been overwhelming.
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Ice Babies
Times of India - New Delhi, India, June 9, 2007
Children without sex is what the future holds if the new technology that allows babies from frozen eggs catches on.
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HIV-Positive Pupils Barred by School After Parent Protest
Times Online - UK, June 9, 2007
Five HIV-positive children were turned away from their classrooms after their school defied a government order to re-admit them. The pupils, aged between 5 and 11, were denied entry to the private school in Kerala state when other parents threatened to withdraw their children.
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Olympic Drive on Condoms and HIV
BBC News - UK, June 7, 2007
According to a leading charity the 2012 Olympics in London provide a huge opportunity to promote condom use and awareness of HIV.
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People Okay with Premarital Sex: Survey
China Daily - China, June 7, 2007
A majority of Chinese people, including women, believe pre-marital sex is ‘not a moral problem,’ once considered a taboo, a latest survey has revealed. The survey, "Sex and Sexuality of Chinese 2000-06" conducted by the Institute of Sexuality and Gender at the Renmin University of China and financed by the Ford Foundation, found that roughly two-thirds or 64 per cent said premarital sex was "acceptable" today.
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Anti-Trafficking Cell Set Up
Times of India - New Delhi, India, June 5, 2007
The United Nations Fund for Women is helping Stree Adhar Kendra to set up an anti-trafficking cell in Pune. The help would involve providing support for out-reach centres, organising awareness programmes and having joint workshops with government agencies including the police on the question of rescuing and rehabilitating trafficked girls.
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Judicial Probe Sought into Attack on Sex Workers
Hindu - Chennai, India, June 5, 2007
The Karnataka sex workers’ union members alleged that as they protested in front of the police station at Channapatna, they were attacked by anti-social elements, even as the police stood as bystanders during the entire episode, and in some cases assisted the goondas.
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Party in Pink
Tehelka – India, June 9, 2007
Part of the ongoing campaign for the legalisation of gay rights, the Nigah Queer festival presented the hard politics alongside a series of events exploring varied forms of queer expression in cultures from India, Israel and Canada, to Hong Kong and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Vietnamese Project to Teach the Deaf About Sex Wins International Support
Thanh Nien Daily - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, June 3, 2007
Talking about sex with your hands, a World Population Foundation (WPF) project to teach hearing-impaired Vietnamese youths about sex, won a World Bank Development Marketplace award last week.
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Same-Sex in the City Remediation
The News - International – Pakistan, June 3, 2007
Opinion – Huma Yusuf: Somewhat titillating yet exceedingly tragic, the story of Shumail Raj and Shahzina Tariq -- the couple who have brought the gay marriage debate to Pakistan -- has already made headlines and generated endless blog posts across the world.
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WHO Prescribes HIV Testing for All
Times of India - New Delhi, India, June 2, 2007
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rolled out a new recipe to fight the HIV\AIDS epidemic: doctors should urge all their patients to undergo the HIV test rather than recommending it only to a few. Of course, people who don't want to undergo the test can choose to opt out.
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Non-Marital Sex Among Risk Factors for HIV in Bangladesh
Financial Express.bd – Bangladesh, June 2, 2007
Despite a still low HIV prevalence, various risk factors including non-marital sex are posing increasing threat of HIV/AIDS in the country for lack of proper communication strategy. Since HIV/AIDS was first detected in Bangladesh in 1989, a total of 874 cases of HIV positive and 240 cases of AIDS were reported and confirmed in 1996.
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China Riots Rooted in Child Policy, Financial Woes
Boston Globe - Boston, USA, June 1, 2007
The so-called "one-child" policy is one of the most widely applied policies in the world's most populous country, enforced by legions of petty officials facing farmers who lack any safety net except their children.
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New Regulations Will Ban Commercial Matchmaking
China Post - Taipei, Taiwan, June 1, 2007
The current practice of helping Taiwan citizens find foreign spouses through commercial operations will be outlawed soon, according to a legislative plan.
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