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Rare, sexually transmitted ringworm reported in NYC

Health officials are warning about a new case of ringworm likely spread through sex that has been reported in New York City, the first such case in the U.S. The infection, a rare fungus calledtrichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII), was detected in a man in his 30s who reported having sex with multiple men during a trip to England, Greece …

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US Labor Department trashed for post about helping 'menstruators thrive at work': ‘Insulting’

Social media users ripped apart an X post by the Department of Labor that offered advice for employers on how to help “menstruators thrive at work.” A federal department calling people who get their periods “menstruators” rather than females or women in an official post was too much for many readers, who went on to trash it in the comments …

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Louisiana governor poised to sign stringent transgender bathroom bill

The Louisiana House and Senate became the latest state legislature to pass a bill aimed at transgender restroom policies, as it approved HB 608 on Friday and sent it to Republican Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk. The bill, dubbed the “Women’s Safety and Protection Act,” aimed to codify the meanings of “sex,” “male” and “female” in state law, while mandating what …

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UK tells schools not to teach 'gender identity,' set to enforce new sex-ed guidelines: 'Disturbing content'

The government of the United Kingdom is instructing schools not to teach children about concepts of gender theory as part of an overhaul to sex education. The Department of Education’s guidance for Relationships, Sex and Health Education is being changed to exclude controversial viewpoints and inappropriate content. “Following multiple reports of disturbing materials being used in Relationships, Sex and Health …

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Actor Martin Freeman defends film depicting sex scenes between him and actress 31 years younger than him

Actor Martin Freeman defended his film “Miller’s Girl” from a deluge of recent criticism over the sex scenes between him and 21-year-old actress Jenna Ortega in the film. “It’s not saying, ‘Isn’t this great?’” Freeman told U.K outlet “The Times” after social media users trashed the film in February for including the scenes between Ortega and the actor, who is …

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I thought our marriage was great except for one intimate thing. I was all wrong. Here's how we fixed it

For 31 years of being married, my wife and I never talked about sex. For the first time, we both thought our marriage was finally solid. After years of secrets and affairs and bringing our own traumas into our marriage, we went to a marriage conference, for once, not because our relationship was barely hanging on by a thread, but …

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I was banned from my YMCA because I dared say men don’t belong in the women’s locker room

I live in the small town of Port Townsend, Washington. We have a community pool, built in the 1960s. There are two dressing areas, one for men and one for women, both with curtained gang showers. Stick figure logos direct men to one side, women to the other. I’ve been swimming there for 40 years, meeting friends, exercising and practicing …

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