2017/10/07 |
Commercial Sex Among Chinese Men
Contemporary China has witnessed a sexual revolution that is more open to different sexuality and has a profound impact on gay sex.
2017/10/02 |
A Pop-up Study on Sex Education in China
The majority of respondents for a survey agreed that sex education in China should have Chinese characteristics — not completely western models, such as Comprehensive Sex Education, instead selectively borrowing some western models without mentioning some controversies.
2017/08/21 |
This 'Racy' Pop Song was Too Much for Malaysia's State Media
‘Despacito’ was deemed too racy by Malaysia’s state media networks.
2017/07/10 |
Taboo and Tradition Hinder Contraception Awareness in Vietnam
With many urban Vietnamese waiting longer to get married, the country’s younger generations are recognizing the need to open up about sex education in the conservative country.
2017/05/24 |
What Sex Workers Can Tell Us About China’s Transformation
Scholar Ding Yu explains how sex work reflects changing times, from ‘xiaojie’ to ‘compensated dating.’
2017/04/10 |
How Politics Influenced, and Continues to Influence Sexual Expression in China
'Contemporary research on sex in China should consider how different governing strategies and socio-economic arrangements produce particular types of sexual cultures, rather than simply reinforcing the East–West divide.'
2017/02/27 |
Male Reluctance sees India’s Contraceptive Use Fall, Abortions Surge
As many as 2,500 abortions were carried out in India every day in 2016, doubling from eight years ago.
2017/01/16 |
Escort ‘Scarlet Bunnie’ Sheds Light on Singapore’s Sex Trade
'They are more concerned with making Singapore look clean; clean, as in there are no sex workers on the street, online, anywhere in sight.'
2016/12/09 |
BOOK REVIEW: 'Sex, Needs and Queer Culture: From Liberation to the Post-Gay'
If corporate backing for Pride events is one example of queer subcultures becoming increasingly commercialized, does this threaten the capacity to resist or might capitalism be progressive for queer subjects? In 'Sex, Needs and Queer Culture: From Liberation to the Post-Gay' David Alderson draws upon the work of Herbert Marcuse and Raymond Williams to examine processes of assimilation and resistance as well as the distinctions between countercultural and subcultural movements. Although she questions the particular focus on gay male culture, Sofia Ropek Hewson welcomes this rich and absorbing text for probing into the present relationship between capitalism, queer culture and political resistance.
2016/12/08 |
How Blocking Porn Affects Chinese Attitudes to Sex
For many couples, exposure to explicit content is distorting sexual expectations.
2016/07/29 |
Sex Workers and Condoms in China
The danger of detention for carrying condoms discourages sex workers from using them.
2016/07/07 |
Using Free Sex to Expose Sexual Abuse in China
A Q&A with Nanfu Wang, director of the documentary ‘Hooligan Sparrow’.
2016/06/30 |
Sex Scandal Highlights Changing Attitudes to Hook-Up Culture in China
Even for China’s young generation, sexual capital, power relations among sexual partners and the difficulty of choosing spouses continue to influence the dating culture and intimate relationships.
