One of the surest ways to prevent the spread of HIV is to use condoms during sex. But that doesn’t always happen, especially when medicines are keeping the virus at very low levels. But plenty of ...

Note: Comments for this post are now closed. For decades, Hollywood has been helping create fantasies about love, relationships and sex. Ironically, as a young woman notes in this L.A. Weekly article, ...

We didn’t know what to call it. In my early twenties, my friends and I talked often about the forms of disrespect and violence we experienced at the hands of sexual partners that didn’t quite fit our ...

Pop phenom Lady Gaga warned her fans to practice safe sex Monday as she launches a campaign to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS. The eccentric singer spoke to Sky News about the dangerous game of ...

The Swiss court decided that removing a condom with a partner’s knowledge qualifies as lack of consent. (Photo: Getty) In a landmark decision, a man in Switzerland was convicted of rape on Monday for ...

OTTAWA, July 29 (Reuters) - A person can be charged with sexual assault for not wearing a condom without a partner's consent during sex, Canada's top court ruled on Friday. The case was decided 5-4.

Even after having read and listened to half-a-dozen explanations of the alleged "sex crimes" that resulted in an international manhunt for Julian Assange, we're still confused about what he's being ...

UPDATE 10/7: California has become the first state in the U.S. to make non-consensual condom removal, also referred to as “stealthing,” illegal. “I have been working on the issue of ‘stealthing’ since ...

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A man in Switzerland has been convicted of rape after he secretly removed a condom during sex without his partner's permission. Switzerland's highest court has decided that his actions violate their ...

A new "stealthing" legislation in California would make it illegal to remove a condom during sexual intercourse without permission. The bill, which was introduced by Democratic Assemblywoman Cristina ...