Sex News Roundup, May 16, 2014.

Rosie the Riveter. Underpaid and Underemployed.

Dusty Miller

GUYANA (Kaieteur News.) Permanent Secretary within the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, Alfred King has denied rumours that have suggested that he was involved in sexual relationships with female students at the New Opportunity Corps. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, said that he was disheartened to see how the media handles these sensitive matters in some media organs.

“We have heard the names of the students and parents being used,” the Minister said.

He said that by identifying the students by name and displaying their images is in itself a criminal violation. (KNews.)

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Check Under the Bed. BETTENDORF, Iowa –  Authorities say a convicted sex offender faces felony charges after he was found hiding under a child's bed in Bettendorf. (Fox News.)

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Alleged serial predator arrested in Ottawa sex assault cases. As many as 10 sexual assaults, from August 2012 and January 2014, could be linked, police say. (CBC.)

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AUSTRALIA. Former Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes will serve a minimum of six years in jail for child sex offences. Hughes, 65, who the court heard ‘fears for his safety’ behind bars, remained expressionless as Judge Peter Zahra sentenced him to 10 years and nine months' jail. In sentencing Judge Zahra labelled Hughes' crimes "brazen, calculated" and "predatory sexual abuse of vulnerable" child victims. (News9SN.)

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U.K. BIRMINGHAM. Surgeon denies patient sex assault charges. He denied all the charges at a hearing at Birmingham Crown Court. The trust said Mr. Hamid was excluded from practising while the investigation is ongoing. Patients treated in the neurosurgical department have been informed of the inquiry. (BBC.)

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Bundesarchiv. (Wiki.)

Girl band films video while achieving orgasm. ADAM is an all-female Dutch EDM group filmed an interesting music video recently. Well, they tried to, at least. While singing, they were... Uh, feeling pretty good. Wondering why they're not singing too well? That's because they're having orgasms. (Right This Minute.)

Do you know you can achieve orgasm while singing?

No, but if you hum a few bars, I might be able to pick it up. (Sorry.)

Here's the video.

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Mommy, what’s a ‘skin orgasm?’ (PRI.)

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Women Still Underpaid. Women still earned only 77 cents for every dollar that men earned in 2012, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In 2012, the median earnings of American women working full time year-round were $37,791. American men earned a median income of $49,398. The gender wage gap has hovered at about 77 cents on the dollar since 2007.

Women are also lagging behind men in terms of re-employment after the recession. The number of men working full time year-round increased by 1 million between 2011 and 2012, while the number of full-time working women remained close to the same. (HuffPo.)

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Stolen Sex Toy. Police are hunting a couple who stole a sex toy from the Ann Summers shop in Manchester. A man and woman walked into the shop and started browsing the aisles before stealing the toy. CCTV captured the man picking up a vibrator and placing it in the woman’s bag. She was then seen to briefly visit the changing rooms before the pair left the shop. The stolen device was believed to be a £35 ‘Rampant Rabbit’ model. (Manchester Evening News.)

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Sex News Roundup, April 28, 2014.

Sarah Siverman, photo by Kevintporter. (Wiki.)

Dusty Miller

Two gendarmes are under investigation in the alleged rape of a Toronto woman at police headquarters in Paris, France.

“France's Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, said in Sunday's statement the two officers at the centre of the investigation will face the consequences if they are found guilty and that a disciplinary inquiry within the force is already underway.” 

(CTV.)

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve.

Das österreichische Außenministerium

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Sarah Silverman to join the cast of ‘Masters of Sex,’ in the recurring role of Helen. (Hollywood Deadline.)

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Truro, N.S. Walk in support of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (Truro Daily News.)

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Moncton, N.B. Teacher facing sex charges. The incidents involving the two students are alleged to have taken place between 2010 and 2012. (News889.)

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State’s gay marriage ban is challenged by church.

“We didn’t bring this lawsuit to make others conform to our beliefs, but to vindicate the right of all faiths to freely exercise their religious practices,” said Donald C. Clark Jr., general counsel of the United Church of Christ.”

“The denomination argues that a North Carolina law criminalizing the religious solemnization of weddings without a state-issued marriage license violates the First Amendment. Mr. Clark said that North Carolina allows clergy members to bless same-sex couples married in other states, but otherwise bars them from performing 'religious blessings and marriage rites’ for same-sex couples, and that ‘if they perform a religious blessing ceremony of a same-sex couple in their church, they are subject to prosecution and civil judgments.” 

(New York Times.)

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According to a new report, sixteen percent of women suffer pain during sex.

“There are so many women out there walking around suffering in silence and feeling guilty,” Rosen said on Thursday. “They don’t know that there is treatment out there.”

“Rosen said her research focuses on a condition called vulvodynia, in which women experience chronic pain during sex. She said there is no single cause for the condition, but that a multitude of psychological, emotional and social factors contribute to the pain.”

“Recently, Rosen was awarded $125,000 by the Canadian Foundation of Innovation to fund her research and offer treatment options at the Couples and Sexual Health Laboratory at Dalhousie.”

“Women who experience pain during sex see an average of five doctors before receiving an accurate diagnosis, she said. Rosen said her first-of-its-kind research will be aimed at treating the condition as it affects a woman and her partner.” (Herald News.)

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Celebrity publicist convicted of eight indecent assaults. Oh, well. There’s no such thing as bad publicity, eh, sir? (BBC.)

Max Clifford photo by Howard Lake. (Wiki.)

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Fired for turning down sex with supervisor. 

“During the time I was with my boyfriend, the supervisor calmed on the advances but when he found out I became single he started the harassment again. I threatened to report him to the boss but he made fun of me that I could ‘do whatever I want.’” (St. Lucia News Online.)

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Australia High Court recognizes third gender option.

“A Sydney resident who fought to be legally recognised as being of non-specific sex has hailed a High Court ruling that New South Wales laws do permit the registration of a category of sex other than male or female. Norrie was born male but had a sex change and now does not identify as specifically male or female. After a four-year legal battle, Norrie has won the right to be legally recognised as being of non-specific sex. Norrie, who had been quietly confident of winning the case, says the historic verdict is a big win for the wider transgender community.” (PPRuNE.)

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Kat Alano says she was raped nine years ago.

“After becoming controversial over her tweets about sexual abuse a few months ago, Kat Alano admitted she was raped nine years ago by a public figure. It can be remembered that the TV host-actress took to social media to share her thoughts about rape last January, when Vhong Navarro was facing rape claims from model Deniece Cornejo. This made many netizens speculate that she was a victim of sexual abuse. In the April 24 episode of DJ Mo Twister's podcast ‘Good Times with Mo,’ Kat finally opened up about being a victim of rape. 

“You know, rape is a funny thing. People think they assume to know all sorts of things about rape victims but they really don't know them at all. And when they react to people saying things about rape, they have no idea what they're talking about,” she said when asked by Mo why she chose to open up about her own rape. 

(Philippine Star.)

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