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...stem the trend, activists on the front lines have been attempting to promote safe sex - even in countries where it is not allowed - rather than prevent sex altogether. In the African nation of Burundi, homosexuality is not recognized. "My government said gays and homosexuals don't exist - they are only found in Europe or America," says Burundian Georges Kanuma, 36, an openly gay activist. Frustrated with the lack of health services for gay patients, who are routinely shunned by Burundian physicians, Kanuma founded a nonprofit AIDS organization, Association National de Soutien Aux Seropositif et Aux Malades du SIDA (ANSS), eight...
More athletes than ever are competing in Beijing under flags (and, in many cases, names) different from the ones under which they were born, bending the very notion of national identity. For some observers, this growing trend is a symbol of how sport transcends national borders, giving athletes a chance to escape hardship, train with better coaches, or compete in sports that are saturated with talent back home. For others - including, in some cases, the Olympics' governing body - it can be a violation of the very spirit of the games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) now requires a three-year...
...drinks menus at high-end restaurants like New York City's wd-50. "Over the past five years, foreigners have really begun to appreciate sake," says Matsutaro Fukumitsu, the 13th generation of his family to produce Fukumitsuya alcohol. "Japanese food is seen as healthy, and sake has ridden that trend...
...Lyda Ann Thomas is the city's third female mayor. "The first was in the 1970s," she says. "I think the male population was a bit surprised at the fact that a lady was elected mayor, but that opened the door for women. Somebody had to start the trend...
...necessarily. That being said, I've noticed a lot more guys who kind of look like me out in the world. Like, there's more slightly heavyset Jewish guys who have dark glasses and let their hair grow out a little bit. Me and Jonah Hill have started that trend...