Indian men are the biggest ‘machos’, in everything from sex to housework. Eighty-six percent think changing diapers is strictly for women. More worryingly, nearly a quarter confess to committing sexual violence, like forcing a partner to have sex.
“The neighbours might think we're just roommates. I haven’t told them anything – I’m not a very social person anyway.” You need a thick skin to live in India as a same-sex couple.
Oral sex does not cause cancer. But unprotected oral sex with multiple partners could be the reason why some kinds of cancer are on the rise, researchers from the University of Wisconsin say. During oral sex you can pass on the HPV virus known for causing cervical cancer.
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!
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.
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. 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.
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.
