Sex News and Education: Abstinence and Sex Education // Current

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Taking (or giving?) One for the Greater Good

Remember when you were a kid and they had the sponsored runs at school. You went around and got the neighbors and your family to... more

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MIGHTY MOVIE PODCAST on HuffPost: Lynn Shelton on HUMPDAY

I do so love the comedy of discomfort — you know, the kind of thing that pokes us where we’re tender, has the nerve to... more

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Baseball Fans Delighted By New Between-Innings Fuck-Cams

Attendance may be down, but the fans at last week's game didn't care—they were too busy enjoying the... more

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How To Reel Her In (Part 2)

You got her NUMBER. Now get HER! --- HOW TO REEL HER IN (Part 2)

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Is shaving EVERYTHING about to be the norm for men as well?

I personally don't think that chest hair is sexy, but I the only men that should shave their chests and other body areas are... more

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RSO arrested for sex assault on a boy

Cindy Greunke, 42-year-old married mother from Fremont, Nebraka was arrested last week on suspicion of first-degree sexual... more

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British scientists claim to create human sperm

LONDON – British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father children.

The technique could in 10 years allow researchers to use the basic knowledge of how sperm develop to design treatments to enable infertile men the chance to have biological children, said lead researcher Karim Nayernia, of Newcastle University, whose team earlier produced baby mice from sperm derived in a similar way.

The research, published in the journal Stem Cells and Development, was conducted by scientists at Newcastle and the NorthEast England Stem Cell Institute.

Stem cells can become any cell in the body, and scientists have previously turned them into a variety of new entities, including cells from the brain, pancreas, heart and blood vessels.

Some experts challenged the research, saying they weren't convinced Nayernia and his colleagues had actually produced sperm cells. Several critics also said the sperm cells they created were clearly abnormal.

"I am unconvinced from the data presented in this paper that the cells produced by Professor Nayernia's group from embryonic stem cells can be accurately called 'spermatazoa," said Allan Pacey, a senior lecturer in andrology at the University of Sheffield.

Pacey said in a statement that the sperm created by Nayernia did not have the specific shape, movement and function of real sperm.

Azim Surani, a professor of physiology and reproduction at the University of Cambridge said the sperm produced by the Newcastle team were "a long way from being authentic sperm cells."

Nayernia said the cells "showed all the characteristics of sperm," but his group's intention was simply to "open up new avenues of research" with their early findings, rather than using the sperm to fertilize eggs.

Robin Lovell-Badge, a stem cell expert at the National Institute of Medical Research said that despite the questions raised, Nayernia and colleagues may have made some progress in obtaining human sperm from embryonic cells.

Nayernia said creating embryos from lab-manufactured sperm is banned by British law.

He said they only plan to produce sperm to study the reasons behind infertility, and will not fertilize any eggs.

Some lawmakers said provisions should be made to allow sperm derived from stem cells to be tested as part of potential fertility treatments.LONDON – British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an... more

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Woman Breaks World Record for 'Vagina Lifting'

A 42 year-old Russian woman is now listed in the Guinness Book of Records for lifting a 31 pound (14 kg) glass ball with her... more

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Rich women bear sons, poor women bear daughters

A new study has linked women's financial status with the proportion of boys and girls they can expect to give birth to. It... more

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First Human Sperm Created from Stem Cells

Researchers at the Northeast England Stem Cell Institute have created human sperm using stem cells from an embryo, claiming that... more

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Why Nice Guys Finish Last

Ricky Menezes, a 22-year-old from Marlborough, Mass., says he knows he will hook up with "about 20 girls" in the next... more

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Guardian story about provocatively dressed women more likely to be raped distorted and untrue

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I Love you, I protect you!

Abbiamo realizzato questa pubblicità a fine 2006 per conto della ONG Population Services International (USA) nel programma... more

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Ask-A-Guy - What Do I Do Now?

Things seemed to be going well up until this. Now what???

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Man died after negotiating £4 oral sex

A grandfather who was "looking for sex to his last breath" collapsed and sadly died after negotiating a £ 4 fee... more

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15 Tops Tips For Young Women

The top 15 tips women would love to step back in time and give to their younger selves.

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5 weird fetishes you didn't know about and will want to forget

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The Art of 'Outercourse'

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Forbidden Israel: Sex and the Settlers (and their Hypocrisy)

Excellent piece showing the utter hypocrisy in Israel and the settlers taking advantage of a defenseless people. The following are some excerpts and the intro, but you must read the whole article.
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Who is the most famous person in Israel? It's not Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or any other politician; not a war hero, nor a singer or a sports star.

No, the winner, hands down, is supermodel Bar Rafaeli. Well actually, Rafaeli has her hands up in her latest video, covering her breasts. She has her legs up, too, and just about every other part of her.
(http://www.youtube.com/v/60edgsfi2D8&color1=0x6699&color2=0x54abd6&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1)
She's wearing far less than she did on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue that made her famous. In fact, Rafaeli is wearing nothing at all. And she's so famous that even Israel's most prestigious, intellectual newspaper, Ha'aretz, posted her video on its Web site.

--No, a substantial majority of the settlers are not there for religious reasons, but because their government is pursuing power in the seemingly normal way -- using whatever method works to extend the reach of its dominance.

The specific method the Israelis hit on back in the 1970s was to use tax dollars to build whole modern towns in the West Bank, call them "settlements" (which sounds benign enough), and rent them out at far-below-market rates to any Israelis who wanted cheap housing. Ever since, lots of Israelis feeling an economic pinch have been tempted to move to the West Bank to ease the strain on the family budget.

--Once they are there, many have children, and even grandchildren. Israel calls it "natural growth." Well, the settlers are doing what Rafaeli seems to encourage us all to do -- what comes naturally. But when Israeli leaders insist they must expand settlements to accommodate this "natural growth," they are obviously using disingenuous arguments to justify political expansionism.

--None of this excuses the horrendous occupation policies that the Israelis have imposed on Palestine for some many years, nor the settlers who have taken advantage of those policies and added some horrendous excesses of their own. But Rafaeli's nude video, a perfect symbol of Israel's aspiration to be a normal nation, can serve to strip bare not only some of the motives behind Israel's support for the settlers, but also some of the hypocrisy of U.S. policy.Excellent piece showing the utter hypocrisy in Israel and the settlers taking advantage of a defenseless people. The following are... more