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What is a Prostitute?

It was 2000 and I was at a dinner party in Cairo. I was sitting with *Malak, a belly dancer, and we were eyeing up a young woman who had large oval eyes thickly lined with black kohl and a wide mouth painted salmon. It was the first time Malak and I had seen her at Haroun’s house. After she’d been introduced around to the group of

Exposing Oppression in Egypt

Up and coming filmmaker Maher Sabry exhibits his passion for human rights activism through his stunning work. All My Life, Sabry’s debut feature length film, is the first unapologetic look into the struggles and pleasures of gay men in Egypt. The film centers on the Queen Boat case of 2001, where fifty-two men were arrested at a

Slow Times in Mixtlan, Mexico

I didn’t know how tough my senior year of college was going to be. What I thought would be a year of drinking, partying, and fun-filled memories had turned into sleepless nights, article deadlines, and an abundance of stress. I knew I had to do something reinvigorating for Christmas vacation.

'Hallo boys! I'm horny Ulla of Sweden'

When opening a Swedish pornographic magazine from the 1960s, a blonde woman looks you in the eyes and says “Hallo boys! Jag är kåt-Ulla of Sweden.” Although the Swedish constitution regulated obscene materials at this time, pornographic magazines were still considered a huge problem, and the expansion of the industry at the end

Love at Your Fingertips

Texting is changing the rules of traditional courtship in the Philippines. Is a similar phenomenon happening in the United States?

Low Tech People, High Tech Love

Cell phones, SMS technology, and message manuals are altering romance and sex among Southern China's migrant workers.

The Politics of Marriage

Those familiar with the U.S. political climate over the past few years have witnessed repeated appeals to same-sex marriage as a touchstone political issue. Politicians across the political spectrum have mobilized the “gay marriage” debate to rally conservative and liberal voters alike and bring them to the polls. When compared with

Did you know that...?

The Indonesian parliament is considering an anti-pornography law. Early drafts of the bill would have outlawed anything "arousing sexual desire." What are pornography laws in other parts of the world?

Indonesia's Politics of Porn

What does a lace ceremonial blouse have to do with pornography?

New EU Resource Center

The European Sexuality Resource Center, located at the International Information Centre and Archives for the Women's Movement in Amsterdam, is a coalition of European organizations working on sexuality. The ESRC aims to improve the quality of sexual life by promoting networking and the sharing of information on sexual health, sexual rights,

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