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Ringtone Promotes Safe Sex In India

Catherine StrawnAugust 20, 2008 //

There are many ways to let people know you’re into having safe sex. The easiest being to verbalize your needs: “I will not sleep with you unless you use a condom.” If you lived in India, you could always let your phone tell people for you. A cell phone ring tone was launched August 8 and features a singer chanting the word “condom” 50 times. So far it has been downloaded 60,000 times. “A ring tone is a very public thing,” said Yvonne MacPherson, the country director of BBC World Service Trust India. “It’s a way to show you are a condom user and you don’t have any issues with it.” We can think of a few other ringtones we wish existed… Keep reading »

It’s Never Too Late To Spawn

SimchaJuly 7, 2008 //

It’s a rare man with super sperm that can impregnate a woman when the two of them are in their seventies. The late conservative Senator Strom Thurmond, fathered a child at 74, comedian Charlie Chaplin helped his wife conceive at 73, and abstract artist Picasso made a baby at 68. And all this was before Viagra! Now science has made things possible for any Tom, Dick, and Harry with in-vitro fertilization. Thanks to IVF, Charam Singh, who is in his mid-70′s, and his 70 year-old wife just gave birth to twins over the weekend in India. Congratulations?! So we get why Angelina Jolie wants to spawn over and over again with Brad Pitt, but why on earth would this woman want to take a loan out to pay all the expensive medical bills, not to mention take her va-jane out of retirement? The Panwars already had two daughters and five grandchildren together, but it wasn’t enough for them. They wanted, and finally got, a male heir to pass their family farm onto. Thanks chauvinism! [BBC via Dlisted]

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Illegal Sex Workers In India Elligible For Life Insurance

Catherine StrawnMay 22, 2008 //

Commercial sex workers in India now have the option of purchasing life insurance policies even though their line of work is illegal in the country. When a few sex workers approached the Life Insurance Corporation of India, the company agreed to provide coverage provided the sex workers get routine medical check-ups since they’re at a high risk for HIV/AIDS, and so far, about 200 have signed up for life insurance. The goal is to bring 50 percent of the 1.2 million sex workers under the insurance coverage by the end of 2008, according to the “Committee for Indomitable Women,” and some sex workers hope this is a step toward legalizing their profession. [Medical News Today] Keep reading »

The Daily Squeeze: Blondie, A Transgender Talk Show Host, Lindsay Lohan, And Online Safety

Catherine StrawnApril 4, 2008 //
  • Blondie is touring this summer! What’s your favorite Blondie song? Lately I’ve been into “Denis.” [Blondie.net]
  • There isn’t much frank sex talk in India, but a transgender talk show host is changing that. [NPR]
  • Lindsay Lohan is trying to prove to people that she’s a serious actress worth hiring…so she’s playing a sex-crazed waitress in the upcoming movie Florence. [A Socialite's Life]
  • The U.K. government is proposing that sex offenders must supply all of their email addresses so they can be passed on to social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. While I’m all about online safety, I’m not sure how well this would work since it takes about two seconds to open up a new email account. [TechRadar.com]

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    Gere Goes Free

    SimchaMarch 18, 2008 //

    Devout Buddhist Richard Gere, who regularly travels to India, was facing obscenity charges for his kiss heard ’round the world. Last year, at an AIDS fundraiser in New Delhi, the actor swooped up one of Bollywood’s biggest stars, Shilpa Shetty, and planted a few kisses on her cheek and hand. But the bigger dip appeared to be Gere, whose controversial smooth moves are considered vulgar by traditional Indian culture. While the stunning stunt caused public protests and uproar, at his trial yesterday, the Supreme Court graciously threw the case against Gere out citing cultural differences. The Justices just slapped him on the wrist, saying his actions were for publicity and brought a “bad name” on the country. Sounds like they’re not too impressed by the American Gigolo-act. [Reuters] Keep reading »

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