First sexual experience was rape for 1 in 16 U.S. women, study shows
The first sexual experience for 1 in 16 U.S. women was forced or coerced intercourse in their early teens, encounters that for some may have had lasting health repercussions, a newly published study shows. The experiences amount to rape, the authors say, although the national ...
Japan eyes stronger law to protect women from sexual exploitation
The welfare ministry is considering crafting a new law to strengthen the protection of women, including schoolgirls, from sexual exploitation, according to sources. The law would provide the legal basis for prefectural consulting centers for women, a role currently played by a law that deals ...
Researchers say 'extreme mating' killing tiny Australian marsupials en masse
A tiny marsupial found only in northwest Australia mates so intensely that an entire generation of males can die off during a single breeding season, researchers reported Friday. Biologists studying kalutas — a mouse-size marsupial found in the arid Pilbara region — believe they die ...
Suit settled over Chicago teen confronted by school about home sex video
The case of a Chicago teenager who killed himself after being confronted at school about whether he made a video of himself having sex has been resolved. A wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of 16-year-old Corey Walgren focused on the questions about how ...
South Korean petition to ban imports of sex dolls forces government response
A petition calling for a ban on importing life-size sex dolls into South Korea has gathered nearly a quarter of a million signatures as of Friday, passing a threshold that requires the president's office to respond to the matter. While sex dolls are not illegal ...
'Revenge porn' victims may be granted anonymity in U.K. courts by government review
People whose intimate images are shared online without their consent could win anonymity in U.K. courts, like other sexual abuse victims, under a government-backed review of "revenge porn" laws launched Wednesday. Sharing private sexual photos or videos without consent became a crime in 2015, with ...
American women will soon have another drug to help boost a low sex drive: a shot they can give themselves in the thigh or abdomen that raises sexual interest for several hours. The medication, approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration, is only the ...
Sex tapes apparently showing Mahathir aide with another man cloud PM's succession plan
Leaked sex videos purporting to show a potential successor to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad with another man have deepened rifts within the ruling coalition and raised concerns of a turbulent transition from the 93-year-old leader. The sex tapes, which are allegedly of Economic Affairs ...
Mexico City to decriminalize sex work and aim to cut trafficking
Mexico City lawmakers have given the green light to decriminalize sex work in the capital, hoping it will be a first step to a crackdown on sex trafficking that traps thousands of Mexican women and children. Lawmakers in Mexico City's Congress on Friday voted 38-0, ...
Women who suffer stress during pregnancy may produce boys with lower sperm counts and testosterone
Men whose mothers suffered stressful events such as divorce or job loss in early pregnancy are more likely to have fewer and less active sperm, researchers said Thursday. Among Australian 20-year-olds born of women who experienced at least three such events during the first 18 ...
With health insurance and time off, empowered sex workers in Thailand battle stigma
A group of women sit around a table making dream catchers with colorful bits of yarn, chatting about their families, work and the thick smog enveloping the city of Chiang Mai, in northern Thailand. Just another workplace scene — except the women are all sex ...
Osaka's Tobita Shinchi red light district to be closed for G20 summit to 'avoid causing disruption'
A major red light district in Osaka will be closed during the Group of 20 summit in late June, the first such occurrence in 30 years, a local restaurant association said Thursday. All 159 members of the Tobita Shinchi association will not operate during the ...
