20% of teens text nude/semi-nude photos of self.

According to the results of a survey released today by the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and CosmoGirl.com, 22 percent of all teen girls — and 11 percent of teen girls ages 13-16 years old — say they have electronically sent, or posted online, nude or semi-nude images of themselves. Read the rest of this entry »

Outrage over ‘chastity belt’ lingerie fitted with GPS tracking system

The “find me if you can” range of underwear has been described as a modern-day, high-tech chastity belt.

“It is outrageous to think that men can buy this, programme it and give it to their partners and then monitor them,” said Claudia Burghart, leader of a Berlin feminist group. “It is nothing more than a chastity belt for insecure men.”

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Double standard may exist for teacher-student sex cases

Yes, it does and not just in the way the criminal courts handle these cases.

“I think we still live in a chauvinistic society, where that young man is viewed almost as a hero, in getting himself an older, attractive woman. And it is that erroneous perception that fuels that disconnect,” said Robert N. Convissar, a criminal attorney and former executive assistant district attorney in Erie County. Read the rest of this entry »