Word: condomize
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Students crowded into Science Center C on Friday night, but instead of picking up syllabi, they grabbed free condoms and cupcakes frosted with images of vaginas. The lecture hall was packed for the fifth annual Female Orgasm Seminar, organized by the Radcliffe Union of Students and led by speaker and sex educator Sari Locker. Locker mainly focused on the importance of knowing one’s own sexuality rather than relying on what the media, pornography, or others say should feel pleasurable. “It takes three things to know your own sexuality,” Locker said...
...obvious answer - wear a condom - does not lend itself to a redemption movie. So a magical janitor, a kind of hobo Gandalf, appears, and - poof! - Mike is 17 again at his old school, only it's today; he's got the body of a teen god and the crafty mind of a 37-year-old loser. Among his classmates are his two kids, whom he quickly befriends so he can snoop on his wife. Oddly, she and Maggie are both attracted to the newcomer. Cue the comedy complications. What if Maggie wanted to have sex with this dreamy teen...
Also, I should point out that the statement, “Increased availability of condoms has not led to a substantial increase in their use, as such devices carry the social stigma of a lack of trust,” should refer to consistent usage, not to all condom usage. This is an important point—condom use in fact has increased substantially in many places, but unfortunately this has not translated into consistent usage, which remains quite low, or into lower HIV infection rates in Africa’s population-wide epidemics. EDWARD C. GREEN Cambridge, Mass. April...
...Green pointed out in a Washington Post editorial, “The condom has long been a symbol of freedom and—along with contraception—female emancipation.” As such, many who promote the use of condoms to stem the African AIDS crisis do so not for their efficacy as much as on principle...
...Research Project and senior research scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health, drew attention last week when he agreed with Pope Benedict XVI’s statement that the answer to the African AIDS crisis lies in the promotion of faithful partnerships rather than increasing the availability of condoms. “I knew that if I agreed with anything the Pope said it would cause a fire-storm,” said Green. “I took the opportunity to cause an uproar and focus on the evidence.” Citing several studies published in peer...