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"I believe that sex is the most beautiful, natural, and wholesome thing that money can buy. " -- Steve Martin
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antlerman trying to raise money
whatsup replied to antlerman's topic in General Discussion Area - all of Canada
antlerman, I think you are going to need this. :razz: :lol: -
antlerman trying to raise money
whatsup replied to antlerman's topic in General Discussion Area - all of Canada
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"The word ?politics? is made up of the words ?poli? meaning ?many? in Latin, and ?tics? as in ?bloodsucking creatures"
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Welcome to Cerb GHT Nice of you to come out of the closet. :smile: Look forward to seeing recs from you. It most certainly is a great community that you have decided to join. A wealth of information is a your finger tips. Cheers and Happy Hobbying :grin:
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Many Happy Returns Michelle_MA
whatsup replied to etasman2000's topic in General Discussion Area - all of Canada
Have a wonderful birthday Michelle. :grin: -
Questions About Cerb
whatsup replied to A***** A*****'s topic in General Discussion Area - all of Canada
A big thank you :bowdown: Mod for putting all 60 smilies in the editor. -
I have been partaking in this great hobby for about three years now and I still feel like I am a newb. Enjoy each encounter to it's fullest and treat all the wonderful ladies that you meet with the utmost respect.
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Questions About Cerb
whatsup replied to A***** A*****'s topic in General Discussion Area - all of Canada
Mod, when I compose a post quite often the smilie that I want to include is not in the group of (15 that are available on the screen in the editor) I have clicked on the (More) and the smilie I want still does not show. I have a work around but it can take several page reloads to finally have the desired smilie that I want to insert. Can anything be done about this? -
Questions About Cerb
whatsup replied to A***** A*****'s topic in General Discussion Area - all of Canada
Mod, on a members profile page it will sometimes say. "YOU MUST CLICK THE LINK IN YOUR EMAIL" What does it mean? -
I whole heartedly agree that "Rape is rape is rape. It is awful no matter how it happens" I will add that there is indeed different forms of rape, that being said. 1) Non-Violent ( psychological damaging ) 2) Violent ( psychological and physically damaging )
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libby davis supports coop brothels and decrim
whatsup replied to Susie's topic in Legal discussion, cases & questions
The Government must change it's Archaic way of thinking and follow the suit of other countries around the world that have decriminalized and/or legalized prostitution. -
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Congrats JB on reaching the elite status and keep on posting. For reaching this milestone you are presented with this award. :-P Cheers and Happy Hobbying
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What's With All The Ads For BB/BJ, Etc...?
whatsup replied to vrg's topic in General Discussion Area - all of Canada
Solid answer. -
Thanks for the straight forward update Mod.
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Sound's like you had a blast. :lol:
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News bulletin! Old people have sex! You'd think we'd discovered the secret of eternal youth for all the fuss being made lately over the fact that, gasp, people over the age of 50 are still enjoying a healthy sex life. The makers of the erectile dysfunction drug Cialis just released a survey stating that close to half of the aged 50+ respondents said their sexual inhibitions have decreased since they turned 50, more than a quarter said their sex lives had improved and almost half said they were sexually satisfied. The makers of the IntimateRider (www.intimaterider.com), a contraption designed to help people with arthritis or any ailment that causes pain or limits motion range (like say a knee or hip replacement) engage in more comfortable sex, recently sent me stats that claim that "people ages 57 to 85 think of sexuality as an important part of life and that the frequency of sexual activity declines only slightly from the 50s to the early 70s." And recently, a five-year study by Ottawa psychologist and sex therapist Peggy Kleinplatz and her colleagues found that older couples are having some of the best sex in the country. Obviously the makers of Cialis and products like the Intimate Rider have a vested interest in old people having more sex and are cashing in on a growing market. Adults in their 40s, 50s and 60s -- the baby boom generation -- will soon become the largest generation of elders in history. By 2020, approximately 20% of Canadians will be over 65. And given that this is the generation that grew up with the sexual revolution, free love, the birth of the Pill, women's lib and gay and liberation movements, I suspect they will be one of the horniest bunch of old people we've ever seen. Add to this the fact that, as we age, we lose some of the hang-ups about sex we had when we were younger, like worrying so much about having the perfect body, for example. And, if you've been with the same partner for a long time there's a level of comfort and intimacy that comes with maturity. I also imagine your definition of sex expands. Despite the heavy marketing of products like Viagra and Cialis, I'm sure for couples that deal with erectile dysfunction, rather than reach for a pharmaceutical solution, they've discovered a whole new world of non-intercourse focused sexual activities. Plus, there are no kids to walk in on you. So yes, old people are having lots of sex. Big whoop. It's really only surprising because our culture insists on associating sexuality with youth and conventional ideas of beauty. But heck, it seems like a shame to spend your whole life figuring out your sexuality only to kick it to the curb when you've finally got the time on your hands to enjoy it.
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Canadians generally pride ourselves on being sexually progressive. And certainly, compared to the U.S, where people like Bill O'Reilly believe teaching kids that babies grow in mommy?s uterus ?is beyond their capacity to understand" and will rob them of their ?childhood innocence? -- as he recently did in an interview in response to Barack Obama?s comment supporting sex education in kindergarten ? Canada looks like a sexual paradise. But then you realize that you still can?t get an abortion in a Prince Edward Island hospital and you feel a little less smug. ?The only option for women in PEI is to pay for a private abortion,? sociologist and University of Windsor professor Dr. Eleanor Maticka-Tyndale reminds us in her report card of sexual rights in Canada at the Guelph Sexuality conference in June. ?So while abortion is legal [only as recently as 1988], it is not uniformly accessible.? Hospitals are not required to provide abortion services and only 15.9 per cent of Canadian hospitals on average do, with B.C. at the high end of the scale with 29 per cent providing services and Manitoba at the low end at four per cent, just ahead of PEI?s zero per cent. Birth control information and services were legalized in 1969 with the legalization of the Birth Control Pill, but birth control still isn?t covered and access to information as well as rules for parental and/or partner consent vary from province to province. When it comes to STI/HIV testing, counseling and treatment, this is done through specialty clinics and isn?t part of regular wellness care, says Maticka-Tyndale. Because doctors aren?t well trained in sexual health care, and many patients aren?t confident raising concerns in this area, many people ? usually society?s most vulnerable ? slip through the cracks, she says. Sex workers, for instance, might fear judgment by disclosing what they do and, as a result, don?t get the sexual health care they need. Gay rights in Canada have certainly improved since Everett Klippert was sent to prison indefinitely as a ?dangerous sex offender? back in 1965 for having consensual gay sex, a decision that was backed by the Supreme Court. Pierre Trudeau got the law out of the bedrooms of the nation in 1969 with amendments to the Criminal Code that decriminalized homosexuality. In 1995, the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms included the prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and in 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. Things aren?t as rosy for transgendered folk. Still classified as a mental disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), gender identity disorder must be diagnosed before one can undergo reassignment surgery. And while B.C. and Quebec provide some coverage for transition treatments, most consider the process ?not medically required? and therefore don?t provide coverage. Canada has official guidelines for the teaching of sex education, but they are just that, guidelines. As a result, sex education is inconsistent across Canada, schools are not required to provide it and teachers aren?t trained to teach it. Age of consent rules are confusing at best and the current push to raise the AOC to 16 is further polarizing our national attitude towards teen sexuality. Those in favour of raising the age feel the current AOC of 14 ?lets kids do whatever their horniness wants them too,? says Maticka-Tyndale while others say raising the AOC will unjustly criminalize and pathologize sex among young people and leave their older partners vulnerable to a permanent criminal record as a ?sex offender.? Toss Canada?s increasingly diverse cultural population into the mix and you?ve got a whole other set of culturally sensitive sexual rights issues to consider, says Maticka-Tyndale. ?Our laws are based on individual rights,? she explains, ?but what about family rights, in the case of contraception and parental consent, for example.? Or what if polygamy was permitted in your country of origin but is illegal here? What if you go to a doctor or sexual health clinic and are asked questions considered offensive in your culture? You may not go back, says Maticka-Tyndale. Or you?re an immigrant woman with no official status in this country and you are a victim of sexual assault? ?Our justice system is not structured to deal with the implications of cultural differences,? says Maticka-Tyndale. We have many sexual rights on paper, she concludes, ?but our rights are failing as government shirks its responsibility for insuring these rights through social policy and spending,? says Maticka-Tyndale. ?And unfortunately, this usually effects society?s most vulnerable ? immigrants, women and minorities ? the most.? This is the fourth column in a series from the Guelph Sexuality Conference. http://ca.lifestyle.yahoo.com/family-relationships/articles/dating/josey-vogels/sex_report_2008-11-18/1