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The UK Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling on April 16, clarifying that the legal definition of “woman” in the 2010 Equality Act refers only to “biological women” whose sex was assigned female at birth, and does not include transgender women who hold a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC), a legally recognized certificate of gender reassignment. “Sex” in this law refers to biological sex, representing the sex assigned at birth. The ruling could further restrict transgender women’s access to women-only spaces and services, prompting calls from groups for a swift overhaul of Britain’s gender recognition laws. Can transgender women use quotas? Continue reading

The Rijksmuseum of the Netherlands recently exhibited a special exhibit that combines art and the culture of Amsterdam’s red light district: a nearly 200-year-old condom with erotic patterns on it. Condoms from a 19th- century brothel become museum exhibits! The museum said in a statement that the condom, believed to have been made in the 1830s, is made from sheep’s cecum and is about 20 centimeters long. It may have come from a high-end brothel in France. Before the invention of vulcanized rubber in 1839, condoms were mainly made of linen, animal membranes, and even tortoise shells, but their effectiveness in Continue reading

Intimacy is a crucial part of relationships between couples. Sexual activity is not just physical contact; it’s also a way to connect, build trust, and foster a sense of security. However, for some women, sex isn’t always a positive experience. It can be painful or difficult to arouse. They worry their true feelings won’t be understood by their partners or others, and they may feel embarrassed and unable to share their feelings. Instead, they choose to endure in silence, or even feel pressured to have sex, leading to avoidance of intimacy. This not only impacts their quality of life but Continue reading

An elegant lady came into my clinic looking good and not looking sick. I used my usual opening line to say, “Are you feeling sick today?” The lady said, “I’m not uncomfortable, you asked me to come” “Do I want you to come?” It’s obviously the first diagnosis, when did I meet her? Bit clueless. It turned out that her husband had come to see a doctor a week earlier and asked about sexual dysfunction. After my assessment, I told him everything was OK. “But my wife doesn’t feel satisfied with the whole hehe process, and the problem lies with Continue reading