Sex and Sexuality

Another entertaining and thoughtful read from Alexander McCall Smith with 'Friends, Lovers, Choc... A delectable read that won&

Another entertaining and thoughtful read from Alexander McCall Smith with 'Friends, Lovers, Chocolate'

While not as funny as some of the books in Smith's famous best-selling series, "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency," "Friends, Lovers, Chocolate" is still a delectable read. It's the second in Smith's latest series, "The Sunday Philosophy Club," but don't be dissuaded if you misse...

Teachers are wary of talking about sex with young people because they are uncomfortable with the... HEALTH-ASIA: Sex Education

Teachers are wary of talking about sex with young people because they are uncomfortable with the subject or fear encouraging-- or being seen as encouraging-- youngsters to have sex at an early age, says Hathairat Suda, senior programme assistant with the Bangkok- based Programme for Appropriate Technology on Health (PATH).

"(But) If you wait to talk about sex with your children it might ...

Everything is going to change now, isn't it?" Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) whispers to Harry P... New polish for 'Goblet&

Everything is going to change now, isn't it?" Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) whispers to Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) toward the end of "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."

While "Goblet of Fire," the fourth installment in the Warner Bros. juggernaut, has plenty of important textual changes -- Triwizard challenges, resurrected Dark Lords and burgeoning sexuality just off the top -- ...

The onset of puberty, inklings of romance, the reality of death and the looming challenges of adu... 'Goblet of Fire' k

The onset of puberty, inklings of romance, the reality of death and the looming challenges of adulthood all inform the lengthy but mightily enjoyable -- and often gripping -- ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.''

These elements also explain the advent of the PG-13 rating in what has been a PG series. Yet the fourth installment of the adaptation of J.K. Rowling's book series is a p...

Clarkstown school officials are considering scaling back DARE, the district's fifth-grade drug a... Clarkstown may shorten DARE

Clarkstown school officials are considering scaling back DARE, the district's fifth-grade drug awareness program, to make room for a new anti-bullying program.

District health coordinator Sal Chiariello has proposed shortening the 17-week DARE program to 12 weeks, with the remaining time to be dedicated to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. The district also is shifting a human sexu...

GIRLOLOGY: A GIRL'S GUIDE TO STUFF THAT MATTERS (RELATIONSHIPS, BODY TALK AND GIRL POWER!), BY M... Book Bites Column...

GIRLOLOGY: A GIRL'S GUIDE TO STUFF THAT MATTERS (RELATIONSHIPS, BODY TALK AND GIRL POWER!), BY MELISA HOLMES & TRISH HUTCHISON (HCI TEENS, $17.95).

One in four young girls get STDs, one in five get pregnant, and the majority of girls regret their first sexual experience. This book presents "straight talk" on friendships, parents, sex, sexuality, teen relationships, media influences, valu...

The Kalamazoo Peace Center, in conjunction with student organizations on campus, has successfully... Workshops aim to organize,

The Kalamazoo Peace Center, in conjunction with student organizations on campus, has successfully managed to get fair trade coffee served on Western Michigan University's campus.

It has also pressured WMU into joining the Workers Rights Consortium and is currently campaigning to secure a living wage for WMU employees.

The KPC now hopes to teach other organizations to do the same by...

The Internet has long been touted as a way for people toconnect, and gay men realized early on th... New efforts reboot men&#39

The Internet has long been touted as a way for people toconnect, and gay men realized early on that the World Wide Web could be used asa de facto neighborhood gay bar. But cyberspace can also have the oppositeeffect. Amid the thousands of people online in various chat rooms and hookupsites, gay men can feel alone and isolated from the community.

Bradford Tieu, a longtime Gay.com member, r...

Joe Bellucci / Sun Staff Leviticus 20 reads, “If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with ... Openly Gay Rabbi Speaks...

Joe Bellucci / Sun Staff Leviticus 20 reads, “If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination.” For 10 years, on Yom Kippur, as Orthodox Rabbi Steven Greenberg heard these words beam from the podium, he wept. The rabbi, who had discovered his homosexuality at age 20 in rabbinical school, knew these words were directed at him, and he felt ...

The GLBT Historical Society will present "Looking Backwith Discipline and Desire," a leather hist... Leather history forum toni

The GLBT Historical Society will present "Looking Backwith Discipline and Desire," a leather history panel discussion, tonight(Thursday, November 17) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the society's office, 657Mission Street in San Francisco.

The event, which is free and open to the public, willfeature prominent members of the leather community discussing the past twodecades and examining how that e...