{"id":5979,"date":"2010-12-31T21:35:59","date_gmt":"2011-01-01T04:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/sexuality\/?p=5979"},"modified":"2011-11-11T21:16:07","modified_gmt":"2011-11-12T04:16:07","slug":"top-10-sexual-stories-of-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/sexuality\/2010\/12\/31\/top-10-sexual-stories-of-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Sexual Stories of 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year’s top ten sexual stories: an incomplete list from our subjective, North American perspective, containing a mixture of disturbing, entertaining, and hopeful developments.<\/p>\n

10. Katie Perry got kicked off Sesame Street<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“Thursday morning, the PBS children’s show announced that a scheduled appearance by Perry, queen of the most inappropriate\u00a0whipped-cream bra<\/a> ever, had been canceled. On Monday,\u00a0a clip of Perry<\/a>wearing a sweetheart-cut dress, singing a G-rated version of her hit “Hot N Cold” and begging to “play” with Elmo, was leaked on the Web. Parents, outraged by Perry’s C-cup-accentuating dress,immediately protested<\/a>. “You’re going to have to rename [Sesame Street] Cleavage Avenue,” wrote one commenter, while another simply joked, “My kid wants milk now.” (LA Times, Sept. 23, 2010).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Anti-gay activist George Rekers and his "rentboy"<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

9. George Rekers got caught with “rent boy”<\/a><\/p>\n

“Reached by\u00a0New Times<\/em> before a trip to\u00a0Bermuda<\/a>, Rekers said he learned Lucien was a prostitute only midway through their vacation. “I had surgery,” Rekers said, “and I can’t lift luggage. That’s why I hired him.” (Medical problems didn’t stop him from pushing the tottering baggage cart through MIA.)” (Bullock, P. and Thorp, B., Miami New Times, May 6, 2010).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

8. Constance McMillen barred from her prom, becomes a Glamour Magazine “Women of the Year<\/a>“\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“Constance McMillen has been named one of Glamour Magazine\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Women of the Year\u2019<\/a> for 2010.\u00a0 We came to know Constance through her personal ordeal with Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi.\u00a0 The school board rejected her request to bring her girlfriend to the prom as her date, and even further, didn\u2019t allow Constance to wear a tuxedo as she had planned.” (Sledjeski, J. GLAAD, Nov. 5, 2010).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

7. This one is a tie between:\u00a0a)\u00a0Republicans got caught at W. Hollywood Strip Club<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>“The “family values”\u00a0Republican National Committee<\/a> spent almost $2,000 last month at an erotic, bondage-themed\u00a0West Hollywood<\/a> club, where nearly naked women – and men – simulate sex in nets hung from above.” (Bazinet, K, and Saltonstall, D. Daily News, March 29, 2010).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

and b) Strippers protest Ohio church<\/a><\/p>\n

“For the past four years, Pastor\u00a0Dunfee and some of his New Beginnings church members\u00a0have picketed and\u00a0protested the strip club in their local community; they’ve even videotaped visitors to the club and posted the videos online in an\u00a0attempt to hold them accountable for their actions. Pastor Dunfee said the regular\u00a0protests were to avoid “sharing territory with the devil.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Irritated by\u00a0the protests, employees of the club have decided to protest the church\u2014they arrived early in the morning Monday\u00a0wearing swimwear and toting barbeques,\u00a0picnic food, sunscreen, and lawn chairs, along with signs reading\u00a0Matthew 7:15: Beware of false prophets who come to you in sheep’s clothing<\/em> and\u00a0Revelation 22:11: He that is unjust, let him be unjust still. ” <\/em>(Aug.16, 2010; ChurchLeaders.com).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

6. \u00a0European Court of Human Rights Rejects Irish Ban on Abortion<\/a><\/p>\n

“In December, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Ireland\u2019s constitutional ban on abortion violates the rights of pregnant women to receive proper medical care in life-threatening cases. Each year, more than 6,000 women travel abroad from Ireland to obtain abortion services, often at costs of over $1,500 per trip. In a statement on the ruling, the\u00a0Irish Family Planning Association<\/a>\u2014the IWHC partner that helped bring about this decision\u2014said the court sent \u201ca very strong message that the State can no longer ignore the imperative to legislate for abortion.\u201d (Top Ten Wins, International Women’s Health Coalition, December 23, 2010).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

5. Millions searched for their G-spot<\/a><\/p>\n

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“Asking if the \u201cG-spot\u201d exists can be a bit like asking if God (the other G-spot) exists: It depends on who you ask. And in both cases, science is (thus far) ill equipped to adequately measure either G-spot. ”<\/p>\n

(Lerum, K. Sexuality & Society, Jan 6, 2010).<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4. The Pope OKs condoms in some circumstances<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

“In a break with his traditional teaching,\u00a0Pope Benedict XVI<\/a> has said the use of condoms is acceptable “in certain cases”, in an extended interview to be published this week.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“After holding firm during his papacy to the Vatican’s blanket ban on the use of contraceptives, Benedict’s surprise comments will shock conservatives in the Catholic church while finding favour with senior Vatican figures who are pushing for a new line on the issue as HIV ravages Africa.” (Kington, T., and Quinn, B. Guardian UK, Nov. 21, 2010).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

3. Microbicide Research offers hope for HIV prevention<\/a><\/p>\n

“More than 20 years ago, the International Women\u2019s Health Coalition (IWHC) convened 44 women from 20 countries who conceived of a substance, like contraceptive foam or jelly, which could be inserted vaginally to prevent HIV infection. We named it a \u201cmicrobicide,\u201d and set out to find scientists and money to develop it. Until recently, progress has been slow, but in July, results from a clinical trial in South Africa found a new gel to be nearly 40 percent effective in protecting women against HIV during intercourse.” (Top Ten Wins, International Women’s Health Coalition, December 23, 2010).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

2. Gay Teen Suicide & Bullying as a Social Problem<\/a><\/p>\n

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“The recent rash of high profile suicides by boys who were bullied for gender and sexual non-conformity<\/a> has created a wake up call for parents and school administrators in the U.S. To create a broader base of support from heterosexual allies, as well as to reach out to GLBT youth themselves, a number of new educational and activist initiatives have emerged. Dan Savage created the\u00a0\u201cIt Gets Better\u201d<\/a>video project, directed at GLBT youth in despair over hostile treatment and at risk of killing themselves. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation (GLAAD) declared Oct. 20, 2010\u00a0Spirit Day<\/a> to call attention to and memorialize the recent suicides. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton even released\u00a0her own version of an \u201cIt Gets Better\u201d video<\/a>. ” (Lerum, K. Sexuality & Society, Nov. 18 2010).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

1. The Repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”<\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 “The military\u2019s longstanding ban on service by gays and lesbians came to a historic and symbolic end on Wednesday, asPresident Obama<\/a> signed legislation repealing \u201cdon\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell<\/a>,\u201d the contentious 17-year old Clinton-era law that sought to allow gays to serve under the terms of an uneasy compromise that required them to keep their sexuality a secret.” (New York Times, Dec. 22, 2010).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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