Options for Sexual Health

By Charlie Smith | Georgia Straight | April 29, 2010

The April 23 event at W2 in the Woodward’s complex marked the launch of the Lace Campaign, which was created by eight young women to spread the word that getting a Pap test not only prevents cervical cancer but is also an act of empowerment.

As music blared from a nearby room, Karp, a 24-year-old freelance writer, explained that lace appeals to many of the women that she and Lam are trying to reach.

JOEL GIBSON | March 12, 2010 | The Sydney Morning Herald

THIS Mardi Gras, Norrie received a gift that no other androgynous person in NSW [Australia] has had before.

The night before the parade, the postman brought a certificate from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages that contained neither the dreaded ''M'' nor its equally despised cousin, ''F''.

November 21, 2009 | Coriana Constanda | Examiner.com

Despite its existence since the time of ancient Egypt—where it was used to mark a male's passage from childhood to adulthood—circumcision is still a contentious issue in North American culture today. Apparently, about 50% of men in the United States and Islamic countries are circumcised, and only a minority in Canada and Australia. Circumcision is even more rare in other parts of the world, including Europe, most of Asia, Central and South America, and sub-Saharan Africa (WikiAnswers).

Type "labiaplasty," "vaginoplasty" or any of nearly a dozen female genital cosmetic surgeries into any search engine, and a flurry of doctors' Web sites will pop up touting the self-esteem, sexual enhancement, comfort and fashion benefits of female genital cosmetic surgery.

These sites, typically decorated with airbrushed pictures of lovely women in various states of undress or even nude, are replete with before-and-after photos of trimmed-down labia and gushing quotes from satisfied customers.