Human sexuality

Ancient Greeks: Gay or not?

Tomes of books have been written about homosexuality in ancient Greece, and how widely accepted and prevalent it was in mainstream society. Historians’ opinions are partly founded on ancient vases found depicting homoerotic images between males. The reality is that this pottery cases represents a minute percentage of the thousands of ancient Greek items found in antiquity.

Spanish Mayor hires strippers for pensioners’ party! (video-photos)

A town mayor in Spain defended his decision to hire strippers for a Christmas dinner for pensioners. Some elderly citizens of Loyola del Valle in Madrid were surprised to see female naked dancers appear at a dinner organised for them by the town’s mayor, Jose Manuel Jimenez. Embarrassed by the strippers dancing between the tables some the old folk were forced to leave the dinner.

Austrian Police To Give Out 6,000 Alarms Free-of-Charge

The Austrian police intend to distribute 6,000 pocket-size alarms in order to prevent attempts at sexual harassment.

"This is a nation-wide operation which will be carried out on the occasion of the celebrations at the end of the year and is intended mainly for women," announced an Interior Ministry representative, cited by AFP.

A hard year for art in İzmir

From large canvases to glass figurines and musical plans, artworks recently displayed in the Aegean province of İzmir reflect the political issues of 2016, including violence against women, child abuse and environmental issues.

In Galeri A, Tülin Yiğit Akgül's glassworks, titled "3 Rooms and 1 Living Room," focus on women taking charge to solve their own problems. 

HIV positive women finally acquitted of charges

An Athens court on Friday exonerated 11 HIV positive women, three of whom have died, of the charge of intentionally infecting people while allegedly working as prostitutes.

The prosecutor at the trial said there was no evidence to suggest the women worked as prostitutes nor that they had unprotected sex with people, with the exception one of the defendants.

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