• Sex in the News: Redefining Rape

    Sex in the News: Redefining Rape

    On Friday the U.S. Department of Justice scrapped their outdated definition of rape in favour of one that recognizes both men and women can be victims, and rape is not limited to forced vaginal sex.

  • Sex in the News: The First Ever Slutwalk

    Sex in the News: The First Ever Slutwalk

    Last weekend in Toronto, where I live, a reported 1,000 people marched together in the first-ever SlutWalk. The campaign was a response to a comment made at a local university by a police officer, who said women should avoid “dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized.” The police have since apologized for the officer’s comment, but it still hit hard with the organizers of SlutWalk.

  • Sex in the News: Monogamy, Casual Sex and Victim-Shaming

    Sex in the News: Monogamy, Casual Sex and Victim-Shaming

    Need another reason not to go down on a guy? US scientists said there is strong evidence linking cancer and oral sex. In the US tobacco use has been outranked by HPV as the leading cause of oral cancer.