Our sex lives may change as we get older but those in sexual relationships still want the same things as the young.
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A call to ban sex robots is the same knee-jerk reaction faced by other technological advances, and as wrong-headed.
When it comes to whether Australia should have a plebiscite on same-sex marriage, children’s rights have been notably absent from the discussions.
This adaptation not only departs from the original text, but also reinforces precisely the traditional values that Lawrence was trying to unpick.
Sex ed curricula that tie premarital sex to shame are especially unhelpful, and even harmful, for youth who have been sexually abused.
A documentary followed what happened when adolescents were given classes about pornography.
Scientists have tended to think of nonhuman sexual behaviour as being all about reproduction. In fact, there is far more ha ha hee hee than we give animals credit for.
Over the past few years we’ve seen a dramatic rise in the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among Australians aged 60 years and older.
What can Star Trek teach us about today’s trek of life?
Opponents of same-sex marriage have turned the debate into one that is about far more than just extending the term “marriage” to already existing long-term relationships.
It is estimated that there are 175 million LGBTI persons living in persecutory environments worldwide. Only around 2500 asylum claims founded on sexual orientation or gender identity are successful annually.
For more than a century there has been tension between the ideas that our sexuality is essential, and the idea that we have the potential to act out a far greater range of sexual desires and identities than we do in practice.
Australia has an apparent conflict between religious freedom and sexual anti-discrimination legislation. It is particularly prominent in three areas: marriage, education, and social service provision.
Science shows that thinking about sexuality in a binary fashion of hetero/homosexual is no longer accurate. Rather, evidence shows that there is a diversity of human sexuality and sexual orientations.
Scientific evidence shows that same-sex orientation is determined before you are born.
Attitudes and laws about homosexuality are not purely a colonial import. Since independence, other factors, including right-wing evangelism, have driven anti-LGBTI attitudes.
Homosexuality remains illegal in 38 of 55 African nations. This is concerning from ethical and human rights perspectives. It’s also a serious public health risk.
Government policies regulating sexuality play a significant role in shaping citizens’ attitudes about sexual orientation and same-sex relationships.
Caitlyn Jenner evokes Demi Moore’s controversial 1991 Vanity Fair cover shoot, done when pregnancy was something to be hidden.
Transgender is a relatively new word. So when an academic seeks to create a transgender historical archive, complications abound.
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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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Reader in Human Rights Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate professor Sexualities and Genders / Sociology, Western Sydney University
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Dennis Altman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice Chancellor's Fellow and Professorial Fellow, Institute for Human Security and Social Change, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor, University of Warwick
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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