Should porn stars wear condoms?

Jonnys, rubbers, condoms: we’ve all blown them up and let them float around the room and we’ve all tried to pull them over our heads without breaking… but how many of us actually use them to wrap up our love muscles? The Ipsos MORI survey indicates that 49% of under-25 year olds in the UK don’t always use a condom with a new partner. Is it any wonder that two thirds of women and a half of all men diagnosed with an STI are within this age range?
Although it is clear that many people dismiss ‘safe sex’ campaigns as exaggerated preachings of the prude, some may be convinced to have a change of heart after recent revelations that an LA porn star has been tested as HIV positive. STIs are like Revels – there’s always one that you really don’t want to get, and I’m betting that HIV is number one on most people’s lists. Filming in California’s multi-billion dollar porn industry has come to a halt and performers are queuing up to be tested as panic sets in. The question has now been raised: should porn stars be made to wear condoms?

Is having children a self-convicted life sentence?

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Cyber cuddles - can you feel the real love?

If you are reading this now, it is likely that you are fully aware of the You’ve Got Mail-style relationships that are formed and fostered through a multitude of social networking programs. If you want you can email your rich uncle in Australia, IM your best friend from across the street to arrange a night out, or hold a raunchy video conference with a hot Brazilian from his shack in Rio’s favelas. The possibilities are almost endless, but the whole advancement of socialising via tele-technologies brings several questions into the stark light of your computer screen.

Falling in love too easily... what's with it lately?

Falling in love too easily… what’s with it lately? Known to many, I religiously watch that ‘bear-bating’ daytime television show, featuring Mr Jeremy Kyle and a host of Great Britain’s most troubled inhabitants. What can I say; at least I’ll be happily entertained if I’m ever unemployed/on maternity leave! I have noticed that so many of its guests seem to fall in ‘love’ after weeks, and seem to get married after months, and I have a feeling that it’s not particularly healthy, or particularly rare.

Is football confined to men and shaven armpits the territory of women?

I was getting a lift from my friend the other day, who happens to bat for the other team. She often discusses the presence of gay people at the ‘straight’ bar she works at, and this occasion was no exception. I always ask her “But how can you tell they’re gay?” and she always replies with “You can just tell” – informative as ever.