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Putting penis size on the map

Male body
If you or your partner want to know how your penis compares to others around the world, there’s a map that can satisfy your curiosity. Warning: It does not tell you about how to increase penis size!

Pakistan’s Dr Sex busts masturbation myths

Ways to Make Love
Masturbation doesn’t cause sexual or physical weakness, says Pakistani sex expert Dr Syed Mubin Akhtar. It’s not a sin either, he says, at least as far as one strand of Islam is concerned. But many in his country believe it is.

Pink imam: it’s okay to be Muslim and gay

Sexual Orientation
Is it wrong to be Muslim and gay? One imam from South Africa is homosexual himself and argues that his faith accepts him that way. Muhsin Hendricks runs a foundation called The Inner Circle, which helps Muslims who are struggling with their sexuality.

'He sat me down on his lap'

Sexual Harassment
"He sat me down on his lap. My mind went blank. Even at age eight with no experience of anything sexual I knew I had to get away and fast.” Pranaadhika Sinha Devburman says life was cruising along until she was sexually abused by her caretaker.

'Abortion doesn't make girls depressed'

Unsure about being pregnant?
Having an abortion doesn't make teenage girls more depressed, say US researchers. Their findings clash with the standard thinking that abortion leaves some girls feeling eaten up by regret about not having the baby.

Condom too tight - maybe you're too big?

Safe Sex
Size does matter. Yes, we are talking about condom size! Condoms are more likely to break if too tight or slip if too loose says Theodoor van Boven, who runs the Condomerie, the "world's first specialised condom shop" in Amsterdam.

Living a silent lesbian life in Pakistan

Sexual Orientation
Fatima leaned in to share a secret she had revealed to only a few people: "I'm lesbian," she said hesitantly. "I think I knew since a very early age. It felt quite isolating. Like, I didn't see people or kids around me feel the same way."

Men allergic to own sperm get after-sex flu

Male body
Imagine if every time you had an orgasm it made you ill for a week. That’s just what happens to men with ‘post orgasmic illness syndrome’, or POIS, say Dutch scientists – they’re allergic to their own semen.