Iran
sex changes get mullahs' money as regime persecutes gays
Nasser didn't think
much of Iran's Islamic regime -- until it paid for him
to become a woman. Growing up in the city of Mashhad,
Nasser knew he was different from the other boys,
sneaking around in his aunt's skirts and experimenting
with makeup. At age 14, he told his parents he wanted to
have a sex change. 15-2-2008
Iranian sisters face stoning for adultery
Two Iranian sisters convicted of adultery
face being stoned to death after the supreme court
upheld the death sentences against them, the Etemad
newspaper Monday quoted their lawyer as saying.
15-2-2008
India: Sex and the city youth
While
love was on top of the minds of many a young Mumbaikar
on Valentine's Day on Thursday, a recent study showed
that young people in urban Maharashtra are groping in
the dark when it comes to issues relating to sex and
reproductive health. City doctors and researchers added
that they worry about the risky sexual practices by this
age group. 15-2-2008
HIV ignorance is no defense in Singapore
Every weekend, men from Singapore take a
one-hour ferry ride to Indonesia's Batam Island for
cheap golf, beer and sex. About S$70 ($49) hires an
island prostitute for the day, compared to just an hour
with a Singapore hooker. The trade has contributed to a
doubling of Singapore's HIV infection rate in the past
10 years, the government says.
15-2-2008
Thailand: No sex on Valentine's for teens
Alarmed by polls showing one in four Thai
teens celebrated St. Valentine's Day by having sex last
year, police swooped on motels, malls and parks to
ensure youths behaved themselves on the "Day of Love".
15-2-2008
Taiwanese momther forced young daughters into prostitution
A mother in
Tainan County, southern Taiwan, was found to have
allegedly forced her three young daughters to serve as
prostitutes for more than two years. The woman and five
patrons were arrested and questioned by police just
before Chinese New Year.
15-2-2008
India: Let boys marry at 18
Flying
in the face of the trend among most youth these days to
marry late, the Law Commission proposed Wednesday to
lower the legal age for marrying to 18 for boys - the
same as for girls. 15-2-2008
Filipina wartime sex slaves get medical treatment
More than two dozens so-called comfort
women received medical treatment when Governor Eddie
Panlilio visited the remote farming village of
Mapanique. For the first time, a government doctor
checked on the health of the elderly Filipino women who
were among those raped by Japanese soldiers after their
attack and pillage of Mapanique on November 23, 1944.
15-2-2008
Israeli court approves extradition of US Orthodox Jew wanted for sexual attacks
An Israeli
court on Sunday approved extradition to the US of an
American Orthodox Jew wanted on suspicion of multiple
sexual attacks two decades ago, the Justice Ministry
said. 15-2-2008
