"And there would also need to be a point of entry - unprotected vaginal or anal sex without condoms"
I'm 16 and gay. I recently got into an argument with my parents over whether HIV is spread by saliva or if you can be infected during oral sex. via City Pages
"They know that in order to continue their relationship with the government of Ontario, they have to comply with all the legislation, including human rights law"
- A provincially funded Christian group said Wednesday it will appeal part of a tribunal ruling that found it violated the rights of a worker who was forced to quit after revealing she was gay.
Ontario's Human Rights Tribunal recently ordered Kitchener-based Christian Horizons to compensate former employee Connie Heintz and to end a prohibitive code-of-conduct contract for its 2,500 employees.
The contract, which all staff were required to sign, forbids employees from engaging in certain behaviours that go against the group's religious beliefs, such as adultery, premarital sex, homosexuality and "endorsing" alcohol or cigarettes. Read more
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk on Friday May 09 2008. It was last updated at 14:56 on May 09 2008. via Guardian Unlimited
"The teaching laid out in the 'Humanae vitae' encyclical isn't easy"
Pope Benedict XVI acknowledged Saturday that the Vatican's teaching against birth control was difficult as he praised a 1968 Church document that condemned contraception. via CNN
"Trends in recent decades have resulted in recreational drug use and binge drinking becoming routine features of European nightlife"
Many teens and young adults in Europe are drinking alcohol and taking drugs for sexual purposes, according to a survey of more than 1,300 people who are regular nightlife-goers. The results showed that a third ... via WOIO