Russian
officials define pornography
It seems that Russian officials have
finally learned to see the difference between erotica
and pornography. A draft law "Restricting the
Distribution of Erotic and Pornographic Products" gives
the previously non-existent [in Russia] legal definition
of pornography and limits the circulation of
pornographic products.
29-2-2008
Asian men seek wives from poor nations
Changing attitudes about love and
marriage in rich Asian countries such as Taiwan, Japan
and South Korea are pushing many desperate bachelors to
seek out brides in other, poorer nations around the
region. 29-2-2008
Iran's 'diagnosed transsexuals'
Homosexual relationships are banned in
Iran, but the country allows sex change operations and
hundreds of men have elected for surgery to change their
lives. "He wants to kill me. He keeps telling me to come
home so he can kill me. He had put rat poison in my
tea." 29-2-2008
Saudi Arabia: 'Vice' crackdown at malls
Saudi Arabia's religious police ordered
the arrest of 57 young men last week for "flirting" with
members of the opposite sex while hanging out at
shopping malls. 29-2-2008
The sordid tale of the Kawasaki love hotel murder
A Kanagawa Prefecture
man is now in custody awaiting trial for murder in what
appears to have been a case of "love hotel rage,"
according to Shukan Asahi. Yasuji Baba was arrested
earlier this month for the murder of 21-year-old Sumire
Abe, a coworker at the same high class love hotel near
an exit on the Tomei Expressway in Kawasaki.
29-2-2008
Male sex workers worry AIDS campaigners
With the number of male sex workers said
to be rising in the city, AIDS awareness activists are
concerned that these men are not as aware of HIV-related
risks as their female counterparts.
29-2-2008
Israel's top court backs plea deal in Katsav sex case
Israel's Supreme Court
accepted on Tuesday a highly controversial deal under
which former president Moshe Katsav avoided prosecution
for rape but pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
29-2-2008
