Coercion of Pregnant Adult Women

Some courts, states, and agencies may decide that women are not taking good enough care of themselves and the fetus while they are pregnant. It may be that they are using drugs or alcohol or may not be getting proper medical care. Judges have allowed such women to be imprisoned, or [...]

There are more than 30 different kinds of sexually transmitted infections that are spread through vaginal, anal, and oral sex. Some can be spread by touching or kissing. One out of four Americans will contract a sexually transmitted infection during his or her lifetime. About 12 million new cases are diagnosed each year in the [...]

Attitudes toward sex and marriage revealed in the Old Testament indicate a sensual and earthy consciousness of sex with an accompanying double standard and devaluation of women. The Song of Solomon is essentially a hymn of appreciation for the sexual potential of the human body. Women as sexual beings were, however, regarded as property, and [...]

In sex, as in most other aspects of life, the older teach the younger. In the vast majority of cases such encounters are with someone close to the child, a family member, another relative, a neighbor, or a “babysitter.” If the “teaching” is sexual, it most often is fondling or oral relations; attempted intercourse is [...]

Homosexuality has long been portrayed as a failure to solidify one’s gender identity. It has been posited, for example, that boys become heterosexual only if they are reasonably certain of their masculinity, and that, in turn, precludes any continuing sexual interest in other boys. A strong sense of masculinity is also thought to heighten boys’ [...]