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...Just listen to what Asians have to say about their sex lives. TIME has done just that in a survey on Asian sexual behavior. Thais like to be spanked - some 37% of men surveyed and 34% of women. Singaporean women initiate sex more than other Asian women. Virgins are an endangered Asian species almost everywhere except the Philippines, where 78% of the men say they want to marry...
...society. The local media shuns coverage of homosexual issues for fear of being censured for "promoting homosexuality," which can get their licenses suspended. In schools, sex-ed courses focus almost exclusively on heterosexuality - the only mention of same-gender sex reminds students that it is against the law. Unsurprisingly, Singaporean society remains deeply conservative: in November, an Anglican church in the Queenstown district strung a banner across its faCade, proclaiming that HOMOSEXUALS CAN CHANGE...
Rather than pressure the state for their rights, many Singaporean gays prefer the Internet's anonymity. At websites like sgboy.com and numerous online forums they can interact with like-minded surfers. You can leave personal ads, rent an apartment, or find fellow gay schoolmates at sgboy.com's many forums. The site's popularity was underscored earlier this month, when it held a beauty contest at Venom, one of Singapore's largest discos: hundreds of men signed up to strut the catwalk and thousands more queued up on the street outside for a chance to ogle at them...
Some gay activists have begun to use the web to help other homosexuals. Kelvin Wong, 32, estimates that there are currently at least 10 Singaporean gay support groups on the Net, some with thousands of members. Wong himself leads two: Heartlanders, for gays interested in Buddhist studies; and Adventurers Like Us, an outdoor activities group. "In five years, the Internet has brought about the equivalent of 20 years of gay evolution in Singapore," says Wong. "It put me in touch with so many people like myself and I learned so much more. It was as if a huge stone...
...list goes on and on. Besides Mahuad, other internationally infamous Harvard alums include former kleptocrats such as Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Mexican President Carlos Salinas, as well as strongmen like one-time IOP fellow and Singaporean leader Lee Kuan Yew. Bhutto, widely viewed in Pakistan as hopelessly corrupt, found an enthusiastic audience at the IOP after losing power...