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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Sexual issues and news of sexualityen-usSat Nov 29 19:28:03 2008288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/db/Uus-orgy.RFLH_INT.htmlwed/db/Uus-orgy.RFLH_INT.html1227986685Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:24:45 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/db/Uus-orgy.RFLH_INT.html"></a>MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A Minnesota woman has alleged in a discrimination lawsuit against the Hilton Minneapolis that she came across a workers' orgy at the hotel.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/db/Uus-orgy.RFLH_INT.html">Woman alleges workplace orgy in lawsuit</a><br />MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A Minnesota woman has alleged in a discrimination lawsuit against the Hilton Minneapolis that she came across a workers' orgy at the hotel.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/aa/Ugermany-condoms.RuUd_INT.htmlwed/aa/Ugermany-condoms.RuUd_INT.html1227980095Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/aa/Ugermany-condoms.RuUd_INT.html"></a>SINGEN, Germany, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Frenchmen fancied themselves to be the most sexually endowed in a study of European men who were asked to measure their penis.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/aa/Ugermany-condoms.RuUd_INT.html">French claim to need largest condoms</a><br />SINGEN, Germany, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Frenchmen fancied themselves to be the most sexually endowed in a study of European men who were asked to measure their penis.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cl/Ucanada-gaymen.RytJ_INS.htmlwed/cl/Ucanada-gaymen.RytJ_INS.html1227917106Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:05:06 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cl/Ucanada-gaymen.RytJ_INS.html"></a>TORONTO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Gay men who are not considered sexually desirable are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, Canadians researchers have found.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cl/Ucanada-gaymen.RytJ_INS.html">Undesirable gay men may have riskier sex</a><br />TORONTO, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Gay men who are not considered sexually desirable are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, Canadians researchers have found.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bh/Ubritain-hellskitchen.RMCj_INS.htmlwed/bh/Ubritain-hellskitchen.RMCj_INS.html1227896687Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bh/Ubritain-hellskitchen.RMCj_INS.html"></a>LONDON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Scottish celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is denying author Sarah Symonds' claims that he had a longstanding extramarital affair with her.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bh/Ubritain-hellskitchen.RMCj_INS.html">Ramsay denies having extramarital affair</a><br />LONDON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Scottish celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is denying author Sarah Symonds' claims that he had a longstanding extramarital affair with her.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ag/Ubritain-boygeorge.RC2U_INO.htmlwed/ag/Ubritain-boygeorge.RC2U_INO.html1227573888Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:44:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ag/Ubritain-boygeorge.RC2U_INO.html"></a>LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The man Boy George is accused of handcuffing to a bedroom wall is a model and escort the British pop star arranged to photograph, a court was told.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ag/Ubritain-boygeorge.RC2U_INO.html">Boy George trial under way in England</a><br />LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- The man Boy George is accused of handcuffing to a bedroom wall is a model and escort the British pop star arranged to photograph, a court was told.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cy/Uus-earlysex.Rq-W_INO.htmlwed/cy/Uus-earlysex.Rq-W_INO.html1227546889Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:14:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cy/Uus-earlysex.Rq-W_INO.html"></a>MADISON, Wis., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Girls sexually active before age 15 watched a lot of TV, had lower self-esteem, poor relations with parents and underachieved at school, U.S. researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cy/Uus-earlysex.Rq-W_INO.html">Early teen sex linked to TV, other factors</a><br />MADISON, Wis., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Girls sexually active before age 15 watched a lot of TV, had lower self-esteem, poor relations with parents and underachieved at school, U.S. researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bs/Ubritain-winehouse.RVno_INO.htmlwed/bs/Ubritain-winehouse.RVno_INO.html1227542089Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:54:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bs/Ubritain-winehouse.RVno_INO.html"></a>LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse says Blake Fielder-Civil, her husband of 17 months, has left her for German model Sophie Schandorff.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bs/Ubritain-winehouse.RVno_INO.html">Winehouse says her marriage is over</a><br />LONDON, Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Troubled British soul singer Amy Winehouse says Blake Fielder-Civil, her husband of 17 months, has left her for German model Sophie Schandorff.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Ubritain-sexclinics.RrOd_INM.htmlwed/am/Ubritain-sexclinics.RrOd_INM.html1227374686Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Ubritain-sexclinics.RrOd_INM.html"></a>LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Britain's National Children's Bureau says every secondary school and college in the country should have a sexual health clinic on site.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Ubritain-sexclinics.RrOd_INM.html">British charity urges sex clincs in school</a><br />LONDON, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Britain's National Children's Bureau says every secondary school and college in the country should have a sexual health clinic on site.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/dc/Uus-analsex.RoVU_INK.htmlwed/dc/Uus-analsex.RoVU_INK.html1227218745Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:05:45 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/dc/Uus-analsex.RoVU_INK.html"></a>PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The incidence of heterosexual anal sex is increasing among teens and young adults -- a sexually transmitted disease and HIV risk factor, U.S. researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/dc/Uus-analsex.RoVU_INK.html">More at-risk teens engaging in anal sex</a><br />PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The incidence of heterosexual anal sex is increasing among teens and young adults -- a sexually transmitted disease and HIV risk factor, U.S. researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cu/Ubritain-prostitution.RAxj_INK.htmlwed/cu/Ubritain-prostitution.RAxj_INK.html1227198895Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cu/Ubritain-prostitution.RAxj_INK.html"></a>LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A ban on prostitution in Britain is unlikely as there is a sizable portion of the general public that supports the practice, a British Home Office study found.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cu/Ubritain-prostitution.RAxj_INK.html">Prostitution ban unlikely in Britain</a><br />LONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A ban on prostitution in Britain is unlikely as there is a sizable portion of the general public that supports the practice, a British Home Office study found.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/dg/Uus-nursinghomesex.RaDx_INJ.htmlwed/dg/Uus-nursinghomesex.RaDx_INJ.html1227126288Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:24:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/dg/Uus-nursinghomesex.RaDx_INJ.html"></a>MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they are looking at ways to make nursing home staff more comfortable accommodating the sexual needs of residents.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/dg/Uus-nursinghomesex.RaDx_INJ.html">Nursing home sexual needs often ignored</a><br />MANHATTAN, Kan., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they are looking at ways to make nursing home staff more comfortable accommodating the sexual needs of residents.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ah/Uus-peepshow.RwGX_INJ.htmlwed/ah/Uus-peepshow.RwGX_INJ.html1227108897Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:34:57 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ah/Uus-peepshow.RwGX_INJ.html"></a>LAS VEGAS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Former "Dancing with the Stars" contestants Mel B. and Kelly Monaco have agreed to headline a modern burlesque show in Las Vegas, Base Entertainment said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ah/Uus-peepshow.RwGX_INJ.html">Mel B., Monaco to appear in 'Peepshow'</a><br />LAS VEGAS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Former "Dancing with the Stars" contestants Mel B. and Kelly Monaco have agreed to headline a modern burlesque show in Las Vegas, Base Entertainment said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bv/Ubritain-facialscars.R7gL_INI.htmlwed/bv/Ubritain-facialscars.R7gL_INI.html1227023691Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:54:51 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bv/Ubritain-facialscars.R7gL_INI.html"></a>LIVERPOOL, England, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Men with scars on their face are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, researchers in Britain said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bv/Ubritain-facialscars.R7gL_INI.html">Men more attractive if they have scars</a><br />LIVERPOOL, England, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Men with scars on their face are more attractive to women seeking short-term relationships, researchers in Britain said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bq/Uus-foley.R0wI_INC.htmlwed/bq/Uus-foley.R0wI_INC.html1226540101Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:35:01 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bq/Uus-foley.R0wI_INC.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Former Rep. Mark Foley, the Florida Republican who was driven from office in 2006 amid scandal, said Wednesday he is not a pedophile.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/bq/Uus-foley.R0wI_INC.html">Ex-congressman says he's not a pedophile</a><br />WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Former Rep. Mark Foley, the Florida Republican who was driven from office in 2006 amid scandal, said Wednesday he is not a pedophile.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Uus-sexbreastcancer.R9EI_INB.htmlwed/am/Uus-sexbreastcancer.R9EI_INB.html1226432096Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:34:56 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Uus-sexbreastcancer.R9EI_INB.html"></a>BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Young, female breast cancer survivors often suffer from sexual and intimate relationship issues and use sexual enhancement products, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Uus-sexbreastcancer.R9EI_INB.html">Breast cancer survivors report sex issues</a><br />BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Young, female breast cancer survivors often suffer from sexual and intimate relationship issues and use sexual enhancement products, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Ubritain-alcoholteens.R-8a_IN6.htmlwed/am/Ubritain-alcoholteens.R-8a_IN6.html1225994087Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:54:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Ubritain-alcoholteens.R-8a_IN6.html"></a>SHEFFIELD, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Alcohol advice and an awareness of teen attitudes need to play a greater role in sex education for teenagers, British researchers recommend.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Ubritain-alcoholteens.R-8a_IN6.html">How teens view sex needed in sex ed</a><br />SHEFFIELD, England, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Alcohol advice and an awareness of teen attitudes need to play a greater role in sex education for teenagers, British researchers recommend.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/da/Ubritain-sexandthecity.RxT8_IN6.htmlwed/da/Ubritain-sexandthecity.RxT8_IN6.html1225988686Thu, 06 Nov 2008 16:24:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/da/Ubritain-sexandthecity.RxT8_IN6.html"></a>LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A sequel to the "Sex and the City" movie is in the works, star Kim Cattrall has confirmed on a British talk show.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/da/Ubritain-sexandthecity.RxT8_IN6.html">Cattrall: 'Sex' sequel on its way</a><br />LONDON, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- A sequel to the "Sex and the City" movie is in the works, star Kim Cattrall has confirmed on a British talk show.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Uaustralia-testosteronepatch.RoLd_IN6.htmlwed/am/Uaustralia-testosteronepatch.RoLd_IN6.html1225953889Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:44:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Uaustralia-testosteronepatch.RoLd_IN6.html"></a>PRAHRAN, Australia, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Australian researchers suggest a testosterone patch may significantly improve flagging libidos in older women, though there are side effects.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/am/Uaustralia-testosteronepatch.RoLd_IN6.html">Testosterone patch improves lagging libido</a><br />PRAHRAN, Australia, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Australian researchers suggest a testosterone patch may significantly improve flagging libidos in older women, though there are side effects.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/an/Uus-lxn-hse-ny13th.RMFY_IN5.htmlwed/an/Uus-lxn-hse-ny13th.RMFY_IN5.html1225877693Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:34:53 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/an/Uus-lxn-hse-ny13th.RMFY_IN5.html"></a>NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Democratic New York City councilman won the House seat being vacated by Rep. Vito Fossella, leaving the city with no Republican representatives in Congress.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/an/Uus-lxn-hse-ny13th.RMFY_IN5.html">Democrat replaces Vito Fossella in NYC</a><br />NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Democratic New York City councilman won the House seat being vacated by Rep. Vito Fossella, leaving the city with no Republican representatives in Congress.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/dr/Uus-lxn-hse-fla16.Rzq6_IN5.htmlwed/dr/Uus-lxn-hse-fla16.Rzq6_IN5.html1225875289Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:54:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/dr/Uus-lxn-hse-fla16.Rzq6_IN5.html"></a>WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- First-term Democratic Florida Rep. Tim Mahoney, dogged by sexual scandal, lost his seat Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/dr/Uus-lxn-hse-fla16.Rzq6_IN5.html">Scandal-plagued Democrat loses in Fla.</a><br />WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- First-term Democratic Florida Rep. Tim Mahoney, dogged by sexual scandal, lost his seat Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cm/Unetherlands-cheapcondoms.R2Bv_IN4.htmlwed/cm/Unetherlands-cheapcondoms.R2Bv_IN4.html1225777489Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:44:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cm/Unetherlands-cheapcondoms.R2Bv_IN4.html"></a>AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Although HIV and sexual transmitted diseases remain a great risk in their line of work, nearly 1 in 5 prostitutes do not use condoms, Dutch researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/cm/Unetherlands-cheapcondoms.R2Bv_IN4.html">Cheap condoms in Europe to lower STDs, HIV</a><br />AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Although HIV and sexual transmitted diseases remain a great risk in their line of work, nearly 1 in 5 prostitutes do not use condoms, Dutch researchers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/do/Uus-womenssexissues.RNxv_IOV.htmlwed/do/Uus-womenssexissues.RNxv_IOV.html1225511087Sat, 01 Nov 2008 03:44:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/do/Uus-womenssexissues.RNxv_IOV.html"></a>BOSTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Some 40 percent of women report sexual problems but just 12 percent report the issues are a source of significant personal distress, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/do/Uus-womenssexissues.RNxv_IOV.html">Women not very distressed over sex issues</a><br />BOSTON, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Some 40 percent of women report sexual problems but just 12 percent report the issues are a source of significant personal distress, U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ce/Uus-blueangels.RMTa_IOV.htmlwed/ce/Uus-blueangels.RMTa_IOV.html1225494321Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:05:21 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ce/Uus-blueangels.RMTa_IOV.html"></a>PENSACOLA, Fla., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's famed Blue Angels flying team will be flying one plane short while an alleged inappropriate relationship is investigated, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ce/Uus-blueangels.RMTa_IOV.html">Navy investigating Blue Angels affair</a><br />PENSACOLA, Fla., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Navy's famed Blue Angels flying team will be flying one plane short while an alleged inappropriate relationship is investigated, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/do/Uus-womensexweight.RTci_IOV.htmlwed/do/Uus-womensexweight.RTci_IOV.html1225431886Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:44:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/do/Uus-womensexweight.RTci_IOV.html"></a>CORVALLIS, Ore., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Overweight women are more likely to report having sex with men than women considered to be of "normal weight," U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/do/Uus-womensexweight.RTci_IOV.html">Overweight women have more sex</a><br />CORVALLIS, Ore., Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Overweight women are more likely to report having sex with men than women considered to be of "normal weight," U.S. researchers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ak/Uus-samesex-calif-prayer.R7EE_IOU.htmlwed/ak/Uus-samesex-calif-prayer.R7EE_IOU.html1225400714Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:05:14 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ak/Uus-samesex-calif-prayer.R7EE_IOU.html"></a>SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Evangelical Christians say they hope the collective power of prayer will sway voters to support California's proposed ban of same-sex marriage.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.sex/2/wed/ak/Uus-samesex-calif-prayer.R7EE_IOU.html">Organizer: Prop. 8 prayer not political</a><br />SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Evangelical Christians say they hope the collective power of prayer will sway voters to support California's proposed ban of same-sex marriage.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI)