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Hindustan Times - Thiruvananthapuram, India, August 29, 2005 The people of Kerala are becoming more comfortable talking about sex, hitherto a taboo subject not discussed openly.

CRI - China, August 28, 2005 China's legislature Sunday amended the law protecting women's rights to prohibit sexual harassment and empowering women to 'lodge complaints' about it.

Taipei Times - Taiwan, August 28, 2005 Since it was launched to incredible hype 13 years ago, the product has quite literally proved a lifesaver.

SMH.co.au - Shanghai, China, August 27, 2005 The word "tongzhi", or comrade, used to be the unisex, equalising term of address in the socialist world of Mao Zedong's New China. In one of the more delightful linguistic subversions of this fast-changing country, the term has been appropriated by China's male homosexuals to refer to themselves and has spread widely into the general community with the same meaning.

The Standard - Hong Kong, August 25, 2005 In a landmark decision, the High Court ruled that current laws on the age of consent discriminate against homosexuals.