Menstruation is a fact of life – but in many parts of Africa, it’s something that young women dread. A South African research group is working to change this.
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New research questions whether claims of a ‘national sex revolution’ in China are actually nothing of the sort.
Pornography has implications for public health, but scholars need to think critically about the issue and look past rhetoric.
Its attitude to porn and anal sex suggests the government would benefit from some sex ed classes too.
Asking patients about sexual matters is universally recognized as an important part of collecting a patient’s medical history. But many physicians don’t take sexual histories from their patients.
There has been something of a moral panic around sexting – but research suggests that it can create safe, empowering spaces for young people exploring their sexuality.
The damaging polarisation around queer issues in Australian politics is out of step with community sentiment.
Many babies are born with a genetic variant that can result in the child being neither a typical boy or girl. There has been considerable debate about whether the child should be treated.
About 80% of students experience some kind of gender-based bullying in their primary and high school years. But research shows that teachers often fail to intervene or are not equipped to deal with it.
South Africa’s foremost contemporary dance festival is celebrating its 28th birthday in 2016. It has remained relevant, vital and – despite the format’s esoteric nature – hugely popular.
A recent onslaught against gays and lesbians in Indonesia shows a fresh wave of moral panic over homosexuality in the world’s most populous Muslim country.
Safe Schools Coalition has been the focus of hot debate, but there is little evidence to support the anxieties around its mission.
Moralising commentaries about the Safe Schools Coalition are out of touch with social research about gender and the realities of the ways that young people understand their own sexual and gender identities.
What is often overlooked in discussions about the sexual appeal of breasts is that they have not always been regarded as irresistibly attractive in all points in history and across all cultures.
Young people need to learn how to discuss, negotiate and articulate their own sexual desires and boundaries, and to respect those of others.
Sexuality is proving a destructive issue for the church.
There was a time when virginity was a disease, and sex (preferably marital) was the only lasting solution.
A review of some of the top arts and culture stories from the past year.
Surveys of sexual practice conducted between 1921 and 1995 found that women tend not to have orgasms during penile-vaginal sex. And yet men’s and women’s magazines continue to offer ‘lessons’.
Should opposite-sex couples be allowed to enter civil partnerships? Many same-sex couples already in one think so.
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Associate professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Associate Professor in the Specialty of General Practice, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
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Reader in Human Rights Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate professor Sexualities and Genders / Sociology, Western Sydney University
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Associate Head, School of Psychological, Social & Behavioural Sciences, Coventry University
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VC Fellow, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Australian Research Centre for Sex, Health & Society, La Trobe University
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Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University Schools, University of Sydney
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Professor of Media and Communication and Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Keele University
