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May 12, 2005
Topics gay, web, focus, secretary, health, children, lesbian, address, education, teens, bush, united, family and sex
After several criticizing reports, the federal government revises its Website containing information for parents about educating their children about sex. In its first month, the site received about 5 million hits. Recently, the section on sexual orientation was changed to address some of the concerns voiced by the gay rights community.
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April 29, 2005
A Norwegian woman is sentenced to nine months in jail for rape - this is the first conviction of its kind for the Scandinavian court system. Back in January of 2004, a 31-year-old man reported to authorities that he had fallen asleep on the couch at a party and woke-up to find the woman performing oral sex on him. Norwegian law states that all sexual acts with someone who is "unconscious or for other reasons unable to oppose the act" are considered rape.
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April 25, 2005
NEW DEHLI, India(AHN)- Born with male and female genitals, Twenty-nine-year-old rubber tapper Kuttiyamma had been in love with, Laura, for 15 years. According to the Hindustan Times, Kuttiyamma made the decision to become a man and create a new post-surgery identity, Binu. But Laura became engaged to another man and Binu is suing her for breach of trust after spending 50,000 rupees ($1,150) on the sex change in southern Kerala state. "She had agreed to marry me after the surgery," the paper quoted Binu saying in the petition. "I took loans to pay the hospital bills. " Laura's fianc
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April 23, 2005
India uses condoms as more than a contraceptive. Only a quarter of condoms in India are actually used for protection during sex. The rest are used to in the manufacturing of saris, toys, and bathroom slippers. The condoms are valuable to manufacturers because of the lubricant on them. Sari weavers place the condoms on their thread spools and the lubricant on the prophylactics is rubbed off on the thread, making it move faster through their sewing machines, an Indian industry official explained. Sari makers also turn the condoms inside out, place them on their fingers and use the high-quality lubricant to polish gold and silver threads used in the traditional Indian women's outfits. India manufactures more than 1 billion condoms annually to check population growth and curb the spread of HIV/AIDS
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April 22, 2005
A brother and sister were arrested on felony incest charges after being caught having sex. Ronald Stewart Howze, 44, of Trafford, and Lori Ann Rotton, 41, of Smyrna, Ga. , were arrested around midnight on April 7, said Jefferson County sheriff's spokesman Randy Christian. They remain jailed Wednesday with bond set at $50,000 each. Authorities said Howze's wife believed her husband and his sister were having sex so she called deputies. The wife let the officer into their trailer home, and the deputy saw the siblings having sex in a bedroom. The officer had to reprimand the couple twice before they stopped and acknowledged that the authorities were there. The siblings were apparently drinking, Rotton has to be taken to the hospital because she was so intoxicated. Howze told the officer he wanted to "go out crazy" after being diagnosed with cancer. Tommy McFarland, an attorney representing Howze, said his client told him he could not remember what happened. Howze said he suffers from seizures and asked to see a psychiatrist, according to McFarland. Rotton is set to made her first court appearance Thursday. If convicted, Howze and Rotton could each be sentenced to 10 years in prison.
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