17 h. ago As a trans Australian, I was kicked out of a UK toilet. This is not the open

I used to be proud of my birthplace for its cosmopolitan tolerance. Visiting now, it feels like stepping back decadesI was visiting family in London when the British supreme court handed down its unexpected ruling: under the Equality Act, sex was now considered “binary” in law, which meant transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces of their gender identity. The Labour government, which had come into office promising us “dignity”, capitulated. But, not to worry, soothed a minister, Pat McFadden, “There isn’t going to be toilet police.”A few days later the toilet police got me. Continue reading...

Politics

24 h. ago Campaigners consider legal action against Scottish government after supreme court gender ruling

For Women Scotland says public discussion around legal definition of women has shifted to debates about toilets policyFor Women Scotland, the group responsible for April’s landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex, is considering further legal action against the Scottish government as they warned the key motivation for bringing the case was being lost amid debates about policy on toilets.At a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh, the gender critical campaign group’s co-director Susan Smith said there had been “extraordinary pushback” since five judges ruled unanimously that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Women Scotland group mulls more legal action after UK supreme court gender ruling

Campaigners say they have spoken to Scottish government about lack of action on prisons and schools guidance amid focus on toiletsFor Women Scotland, the group responsible for April’s landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex, is considering further legal action against the Scottish government as they warned the key motivation for bringing the case was being lost amid debates about policy on toilets.At a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference in Edinburgh, the gender critical campaign group’s co-director Susan Smith said there had been “extraordinary pushback” since five judges ruled unanimously that the legal definition of a woman in the Equality Act 2010 did not include transgender women who hold gender recognition certificates. Continue reading...

Events

29 h. ago Scientists discover extremely intimate act enjoyed by one in four couples is 'more likely to lead to orgasm' in men than women

US scientists who surveyed 1,000 lovers on their experience, found males were far more likely to report having an orgasm from the act alone compared to women.

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52 h. ago Rivals author says she’d be ‘embarrassed’ to act in front of sex scene intimacy coordinators

‘I wouldn’t like it myself – but then no one has any fun any more, do they?’ said the author

Culture

2 d. ago Man, 21, hospitalised due to risky 'sounding' sex act involving a USB cable

A young American man needed to take an embarrassing trip to A&E after a shocking sexual experiment involving a USB cable when horribly wrong.

Events

3 d. ago Harvey Weinstein guilty of sexual assault in landmark retrial

Harvey Weinstein now faces fresh prison time after jurors found he forced a woman into a sex act in 2006.

Events

3 d. ago Gavin and Stacey's Joanna Page shares 'dream' career move as she 'grieves' BBC role

The actress admitted that she's always wanted to be a sex therapist now that her BBC stint is behind her

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4 d. ago Founders of ‘Orgasmic Meditation’ group found guilty of forcing employees into sex acts

A jury found that Nicole Daedone and Rachel Cherwitz had manipulated vulnerable individuals into performing thousands of hours of unpaid work

Society

8 d. ago Desperate last moments of Fred and Rose West's victims revealed in horror cellar finds

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Sadistic killers Fred and Rose West deliberately transformed their foul-smelling basement into a sordid sex dungeon, where they would carry out depraved acts against their victims

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9 d. ago Suffolk beauty spot at Corton 'overrun by exhibitionists indulging in lewd sex acts'

Locals say the area at Corton, Suffolk, is becoming famous for the wrong reasons and they want to reclaim the sands for everyone to enjoy not just the "exhibitionists"

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1 week ago Why is there such a generational divide in views on sex and gender in Britain? | Susanna Rustin

A majority of my age group agreed with a recent supreme court ruling – among 18- to 24-year-olds, the reverse was true. I believe the key lies in our respective life stagesDiffering attitudes to women’s and transgender rights activism are often said to be generational. One poll, published a month on from the supreme court ruling that the legal definition of “woman” in the Equality Act is based on biological sex, found 63% supportive of the ruling and 18% opposed. But younger people were far more likely to be in the latter camp, with 53% of 18- to 24-year-olds disagreeing with the judgment. In my age group, 50-64, the figure was just 13%. Such results echo earlier polls.As with any attempt to link a demographic with a point of view, there are plenty of exceptions. Last month Lady Hale, the octogenarian former president of the supreme court, became one of them when she argued that the ruling had been misinterpreted, telling a literary festival she had met doctors “who said there is no...

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1 week ago Complainant ‘actually quite upset’ police reopened Hockey Canada sex assault case, London detective testifies

Complainant ‘actually quite upset’ police reopened Hockey Canada sex assault case, London detective testifies  Toronto Star

Events

1 week ago Dear Coleen: I'm unsure how to act when my teenager starts having sex

'When I think back to when I was her age, I ­remember trying to out-manoeuvre my parents and find places to be alone with my boyfriend.'

Politics

2 w. ago Gillian Anderson admits doing sex scenes are 'never a joy' but is what is 'expected' as an actor as she spills the beans on getting intimate for film roles

Gillian Anderson has admitted that taking part in sex scenes are 'never a joy' but is what is expected in her job as an actor.

Culture

2 w. ago ‘Death is not a mystery’: what happens to your body when you’re dying?

Experts say knowing more about death – or ‘death literacy’ – can actually help quell fears of dyingTell us: how has your sex life changed after 60?“Who would like to hear about what happens when you’re dying?”In the final episode of the FX series Dying for Sex, a hospice nurse with an oddly comforting sense of enthusiasm explains to a patient what to expect as she dies. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago Sarah Jessica Parker turns heads in a quirky lace shirt dress at the Paris premiere of And Just Like That

The actress, 60, who plays Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex And The City spin-off, wore a white lace shirt dress for the event.

Politics

2 w. ago Major twist in Vince McMahon sex trafficking lawsuit as John Laurinaitis 'agrees deal to flip on ex

The married McMahon is accused of trafficking an ex-employee to other men, forcing her to perform sex acts 'on demand' and sharing nude photographs of her.

Economics

3 w. ago A naked female dwarf Nazi, a lesbian orgy and explicit sex acts: Director whose last show left audience members needing medical attention shocks Germany with new play

Choreographer Florentina Holzinger is famous across the German-speaking world for her radical works, which usually feature dangerous stunts and unsimulated sex.

Events

3 w. ago "You can't do that there mate!" Homeless man performs a sex act on himself in broad daylight

The shocking incident happened near Deansgate this afternoon

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