A new study shows that adding an energy drink to alcohol increases risk-taking among young people – but the effect is imagined rather than real.
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The Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” presents rape as an aggressive act, working hand in hand with the powers that be and permeating a school’s entire culture.
At a time when a new national school curriculum is starting its pilot phase in Kenya, a study shows the massive gaps in sexuality education programmes.
Change Agents: Ending the gay panic defence
In this episode of Change Agents we look at the abolition of the gay panic defence across Australia.
The intimate needs of elderly people living in cares homes are being ignored – the system needs to change.
Double standards about sexual activity not only make life difficult, but they also complicate STD research. As we observe STD Awareness Month, it’s good to think about how to get to the truth.
Sexual equality should not be mere letters and words in laws. Rather, people - in this case student teachers - must understand sexual equality as a lived reality.
The idea of gaydar, the ability to discern who’s gay and who isn’t, promotes stereotypes. And research purporting to prove its existence is flawed.
Exploring the role and limits of photography is a task that appears all the more relevant in the era of fake news.
In Japanese popular culture, new trends come and go. But the Japanese have toyed with gender norms for generations.
From “gay” to “poofter” to “fairy” - the words used by others to define gay people can say a great deal more about them than us.
While it may be a surprise for some, seniors still enjoy sex. But assisted living facilities may work to keep the older lovers apart in an effort to protect them.
Most of the early research on sexuality and ageing looked at the sexual behaviours and biology of older adults, generally ignoring the wider concept of sexuality.
Scandinavia’s innovative education models present a more diverse and realistic image of the world we live in, and steer clear of gender stereotypes.
Could gay guys be the ultimate wing men for their straight, male friends?
Understanding where teens learn about sex and how that influences them can help us find ways to encourage healthy sexual behaviors, such as using condoms and birth control.
Who am I, as an academic, to decide in advance what is or what is not triggering to others?
Most studies on straight girls kissing focus on dorm rooms and dance floors. But one sociologist looks at the development of ‘sexual friendships’ among women previously ignored like single moms.
But it may be that at some point in the future, coming out will become a thing of the past.
The proportion of young people identifying as lesbian or gay seems to have dropped slightly, but the proportion who identify as bisexual has grown.
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Senior Research Fellow, Division of Health Research and Social Work, Lancaster University; La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Criminology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Principal Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Adolescent Health, Co-Head of the General Practice Clinical School, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, The University of Sydney School of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
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Professeur d'histoire ancienne, Université de Lorraine
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Professor of Media and Communication and Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making + Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of Gender Studies, Chair in Sex Media and Sex Cultures, Linköping University
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Senior Lecturer in Medieval Literature, University of Leicester
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Professor of History and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, University of Iowa