Blog archive for September 2005

UK government to target violent porn 10:42

The government in the UK has announced plans to create a law banning the possession of certain types of pornography after a woman was murdered by a man who watched some of it.

Car park sign banned 16:08

A pub landlord has been made to take down a sign alluding to pigs, because some muslims complained that it was offensive.

Controversial film causes shipping danger 11:27

Sailors watching a controversial non-porngraphic film accidentally jammed an emergency radio frequency.

Tate worries over offending Muslims 09:34

The Tate gallery in London has refused to show a piece of art because it was made by cutting up a copy of the Koran, and therefore might be offensive to some muslims.
London exhibition of Araki's racy photographs 18:50

The famous Japanese photographer Nobuyoshi Araki has an exhibition of his work in The Barbican in London, including some of his erotic photographs.

War on Porn met with sneers 11:01

The ‘war on pornorgraphy’ that George Bush is fighting hasn't met with much approval in the UK.
Brothel for football fans 16:22

There are plans to build a supersize brothel in Germany for the World Cup.
Revisiting the porn debate 19:03

Dr. Sun Chyng and pornstar Nina Hartley have published articles discussing whether pornography represents oppression of the women who perform in it.
Extras, episode 3 22:14

A BBC comedy features Kate Winslet talking dirty.

Dutch report says sex education should start young 12:34

A Dutch report suggests that sex education should start gradually from a young age.
Gay men taking risks in Scotland 13:56

Scottish gay men seem to be having more risky sex, without condoms.

Britain's first sex survey 17:07

A documentary is to be broadcast by the BBC about a little-known sex survey conducted in the UK in 1949.

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