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School Handing Out Condoms at Prom

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 25 May 2012 00:01:00 CDT

Ingredients for a memorable prom: a drop-dead dress, special corsage, romantic dances, and ... condoms. The condoms will be courtesy of Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant Preparatory High School, which will offer 500 of the party treats, free, at next month's dance. “As they leave the prom, they are welcome to it,” school principal...

LA Porn Condom Law Starts Today

Mary Papenfuss — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:15:00 CST

Today's the day Los Angeles porn stars are supposed to start covering up. A new city law goes into effect, requiring that condoms are used during porn film shoots. Film licensing fees will fund enforcement of the law, which was fought by porn production companies, who are threatening to leave...

Zac Efron Drops Condom on Red Carpet

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:02:38 CST

Zac Efron revealed just how prepared he is at a red carpet appearance to promote a new movie. The hunky heartthrob reached into his pocket to hand something to his assistant at the premiere of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax in Los Angeles. But when he pulled his hand out, out...

Hustler Fined $14K for Condom-Free Porn

Rob Quinn — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 04:21:26 CDT

Larry Flynt's Hustler Video and another porn production company have been fined by California workplace safety officials for filming unsafe sex. Hustler was fined $14,175 for three violations, including failure to provide condoms or other equipment to protect performers from assorted bodily fluids, AP reports. Activists have targeted the...

Condom on Phallic Statue Gets Rise Out of Poles

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:21:19 CST

Safe sex supporters have topped an ancient phallic statue in Poland with a kind of giant condom—and Catholic townies are not amused. The stunt was pulled to commemorate the birth of latex condom inventor Julius Fromm, notes Der Spiegel . The condom was crafted out of a large plastic bag...

700K Condoms Missing in Japan

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:32:34 CST

Say, have you by any chance seen 700,000 condoms laying around? If so, you might want to let Malaysian police know. They’re investigating the disappearance of ultrathin Japanese condoms after the shipment went missing somewhere between Malaysia and Japan, AFP reports. The container arrived in Tokyo from the Malaysian...

HIV+ Porn Actor: Make Condoms Mandatory

Rob Quinn — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:47:13 CST

The porn actor who tested positive for HIV this fall is going public and calling for mandatory condom use for the entire porn industry. Derrick Burts—previously known only as Patient Zeta—says the industry's stance that testing for STDs is sufficient is "completely false," adding that he had previously...

Assange Not Actually Wanted for 'Rape'

Kevin Spak — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:55:39 CST

By now, you’ve probably heard that Julian Assange is wanted for “rape” in Sweden. Heck, you probably read it here on Newser . You can hardly blame us; sources from CNN to the New York Times have said that Assange is charged with “rape, sexual molestation, and unlawful coercion.” There’s just...

Condoms OK for Ladies, Too: Pope

Kevin Spak — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:15:25 CST

OK, OK, everyone can use condoms—but only if you’re trying to prevent HIV. That’s the new word from the Vatican, which today declared that giving HIV to your sexual partner was a greater evil than preventing a possible pregnancy, the AP reports. The statement clarifies the assertion Pope Benedict...