Tag: Sexuality
Norforce recruit jailed for having sex with teenage girlfriend
A Northern Territory man has been jailed for having sex with his 14 year old girlfriend.[MORE]
Same-sex marriage won't happen: A-G
Robert McClelland says the Government will not move to legalise same-sex marriage.[MORE]
Trickle feed same-sex welfare changes: rights group
Welfare advocates want some of the Government's moves to end discrimination against same-sex couples to be brought in gradually.[MORE]
Same-sex couples' Centrelink hotline on way
Centrelink is setting up an information line to ensure same-sex couples know how their social security payments will change now that the Federal Government has moved to eliminate discrimination from federal laws.[MORE]
Red Cross claims no case to answer in gay donor case
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service says a gay Launceston man rejected as a blood donor was treated the same as anyone else in a high-risk category, so there is no case for direct discrimination. [MORE]
Thousands protest after California bans gay marriage
Thousands of gay rights supporters took to the streets of Hollywood late Wednesday (local time) outraged that the US state of California had voted to ban same-sex marriages.[MORE]
England adopts compulsory sex education
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British children as young as five will be taught about the birds and the bees at school under compulsory new laws.[MORE]
Older adults 'no old fools' on cybersex
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Cybersex is not just for the young with older adults using internet technology to liberate their libidos.[MORE]
Ex-councillor to fight gay discrimination ruling
A Former Cooloola Coast councillor from Gympie in the state's south-east, is appealing against an Queensland Anti-Discrimination Commission judgment that he made derogatory statements about homosexuals.[MORE]
England to start sex education for five-year-olds
Millions of children in England aged from five to 16 in state-funded schools are to receive compulsory lessons about subjects including drug use and sex.[MORE]
Sex education lacking: Study
A researcher from the University of Tasmania has found Tasmanian students are at greater risk of teenage pregnancy because of a lack of sex education in schools.[MORE]
Senate to mull gay couple law changes
Debate will begin in the Federal Senate today over proposed changes to remove discrimination against same sex couples.[MORE]
'Misguided' NT intervention blamed for man's suicide
The family of a Northern Territory man who killed himself two months ago has blamed the federal intervention for his death.[MORE]
Indigenous condoms aim to take the shame from the game
A family planning organisation says there's still a long way to go to make condoms available in the Northern Territory's Aboriginal communities. [MORE]
Young men attack gay festival in Bosnia
Bosnia's first gay festival has been marred as young men attacked the event in Sarajevo and clashed with police. [MORE]
Brisbane sex club gets green light to keep on swinging
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A Brisbane swingers' club is boasting that it is the first in the country to gain council approval.[MORE]
Family Planning Queensland urges better sex education
Family Planning Queensland says most schools in the state do not provide adequate sex education to their students. [MORE]
Gay safe sex poses low risk to blood supply, tribunal hears
A tribunal has heard Tasmania's blood supply is at an extremely low risk of infection gay men who practice safe sex donate.[MORE]
Gay blood donations 'a leap in the dark'
A Canadian risk analysis expert has given evidence at the hearing of a discrimination complaint in Hobart against the Red Cross Blood Service.[MORE]
Civil partnerships 'exceed expectations'
The ACT Government has been surprised at the number of couples taking advantage of its new civil partnerships laws.[MORE]
Risky sex not common: Witness
A social researcher has told an anti-discrimination hearing in Hobart that only a small proportion of the gay community engages in risky unsafe sex.[MORE]
Laws must protect children of same-sex couples, hearing told
A Federal Parliamentary committee has been told amendments to the Family Law Act need to go further to include issues surrounding the children of same-sex relationships.[MORE]
Anglicans fail to resolve homosexuality debate
Anglican bishops have failed to resolve the row over homosexuality that threatens to split the church.[MORE]
Porn star calls for tougher restrictions in NT
American erotic perfromer Bobbi Starr has used a visit to Darwin to call for Northern Territory laws on pornography to be made stricter.[MORE]
Sexualisation at mining expo 'a bit sad'
The head of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says he is concerned about the sexualisation of women at a major mining exhibition in north Queensland.[MORE]
