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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 »

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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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Sexologists Can Infer A Woman’s History of Orgasms By The Way She Walks

This headline spread like wildfire through respected medical sites, not so respectable sex sites and blogs of the curious. Despite the sensationalism, few have bothered to investigate the validity of the research or the researcher. But there are reasons to doubt.

Sex Missionary Under Fire

Because of the difficulties of getting ethical approval in Britain for his research, Brody often uses European subjects….he is concerned about the tacit censorship of academics whose work does not fit the politically correct ideology of the left.

The immediate question would be: why do British professionals consider his research unethical? Read the rest of this entry »

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Older couples who live in Western countries and who enjoy more equality between men and women are most likely to report being satisfied with their sex lives, according to a study on sexual well-being, aging and health that was conducted in 29 countries by a University of Chicago research team. In contrast, older people reported less satisfaction with the physical and emotional quality of their sex lives in countries where men have a dominant status over women.

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Sexologists Can Infer A Woman’s History of Orgasms By The Way She Walks

Amazing how “expert sexologist” Stuart Brody can inject so much subjective propaganda into a “scientific” article. His conclusions read like a man’s wistful yearning for the good old days when men controlled women’s sexuality. Read the rest of this entry »

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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 »

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Hey, guys, your precious jewels are on the forefront of stem cell research. You may become your own best source of replacement parts.

WASHINGTON – Cells taken from men’s testicles seem as versatile as the stem cells derived from embryos, researchers reported Wednesday… The new type of stem cells could be useful for growing personalized replacement tissues, according to a study in Thursday’s issue of the journal Nature.

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