Two Day Magazine

...Condom Machine Makes Catholics Mad...

Great story from http://www.msnbc.com! A decision was made by a high school in Rome to install condom vending machines has set off angry Catholics in Italy, who claim that this move will encourage young people to have sex. Rome’s mayor says it is sending the youth the wrong message.

What message would that be? Have safe sex? How dare they!

But, the Keplero school says that they don’t care if the Catholics get their panties in a bunch, they are going to try out this experiment and see if if helps to curb teen pregnancy and the spread of STIs.

Wow, a school standing up to the church in the name of all that is rational? America could look to them as visionaries!

“This is not about stimulating the use of condoms or intercourse,” Antonio Panaccione, the school headmaster, told The Associated Press. “On the contrary, it’s about prevention and education.”

I don’t know how many of you have been following this story, but I think it is very interesting and telling of the mentality of some in this country. Quick recap:

Constance McMillen, an 18 year old girl from Mississippi high school (Itawamba Agricultural High School) wanted to bring her girlfriend (yes, they are lesbians) to the prom. She came out in 8th grade and wanted to wear a tux to the event. She asked school officials and they said NO, you can’t bring your girlfriend. It has turned into a major shit storm! Well, obviously this really upset the kids at the school and they have been threatening and mean to her since the incident.

Not only was she not allowed to bring a girl to the prom, the school said she couldn’t wear a tux. What is this, 1954? Well, the ACLU got involved when Constance (who, by the way is really brave for being so open) took up her case and then the school canceled the prom. Well, obviously this really upset the kids at the school and they have been threatening and mean to her since the incident. McMillen states:

...Helping Women Regain Their Mojo

There was an awesome article from http://www.thestreet.com that talked about this renowned  San Francisco-based retail shop called, Good Vibrations, which offers information on sexuality and fun toys for adults. They are announcing their quarterly partnership with Clitoraid (best name ever) as part of their giving initiative, GiVe.

Here’s what they are doing: This summer, Good Vibrations’ customers can do something really awesome for women who have suffered from the horrifying aftermath of female genital mutilation. FGM is an absolutely abhorrent “procedure” that takes place on young girls (usually 6 or 7) in which some or most of their clitoris is removed, usually sawed off with a dull knife or rock. The girl is stitched up after, usually goes into shock from the pain, and wakes up hours later bleeding, unable to urinate, having issues with her urinary and reproductive tracts for the rest of her life, and never will be able to enjoy sex. Sound like a nightmare? It is. And it happens to millions and millions of healthy little girls every year.

Clitoraid, a non-profit humanitarian organization, is here to help! They are offering women reconstructive surgery (free of charge, of course) to ease the pain they feel and allow they to enjoy sex.

Vulva Perfume...

Best. Commercial. Ever.

I found the best video on http://www.thefrisky.com! It is a commercial that showcases a woman being all sexy on a stationary bike, sweating up a storm, with lots of gratuitous crotch shots and a guy just watching. This is why God invented YouTube. For the simple pleasures in life.

I Have an iPhone App for You, Curious Kitten!

This is what I love about http://www.foxnews.com. They really go after the tough stories. A London woman named Livvy Thompson, 25, was trying to get her boyfriend, Dan Dinapoli, 25, to tone up and to exercise with her. So, she decided, the best way to do that would be invent an iPhone app that could measure how  many calories you burn off while having sex!

Don’t let Steve Jobs in on this, though. The Apple moral police might try to shut this down!

I don't have much else to say other than this video made me tear up a little. If a ten year old from Arkansas has the balls to stand up for marriage equality, why the hell are the rest of us so afraid?

Nurses’ Union: Sex Not Part of Care!

This story made me laugh and cringe at the same time! According to http://www.reuters.com, a Dutch nurses’ union launched a national campaign on Friday against patients’ demands for sexual services who insist that it should be part of their basic care.

According to Two Guys from Georgia....

This video is pretty hilarious, and really disturbing at the same time. Basically, a couple of guys from Georgia have their panties in a bunch because Elton John said recently in an interview in Parade magazine Jesus was a gay man. Here is the exact quote:

...Lawmakers put the brakes on first-cousin wedlock!

I know the question you are thinking. “Isn’t this already illegal?” But, no, for we live in a complex country with many types of people. Some forward thinking...some married to their first cousins, apparently.

According to the Associated Press, a Maryland state legislator believes it is time to pull the plug on first-cousin marriages and stop engaging in what he calls “genetic roulette” with their offspring. The bill would, of course, make exceptions for lovers over 65 and for those who are infertile.

At the University of Kentucky, Dr. Richard Crosby, and Dr. Bill Yarber of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction in Indiana wrote:

“Men and their female sex partners may benefit from public health efforts designed to promote the improved fit of condoms.”  

Condoms that do not fit correctly often times break, slip off, or cause a reduction in sexual pleasure for both partners. Is the ill-fitting condom the real reason men don’t want to wear them? Are there just too many “big boys” out there (Hey, a girl can dream, can’t she?) or is this just an excuse men use to avoid using protection when having intercourse?

This is huge! The nation’s capital has pushed legislation through allowing any consenting couple to become legally married! Washington is now the 6th place in the nation where any couple is allowed to be married, following Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Iowa.

Couples in DC have been waiting for hours in line today to apply for marriage licenses on this historic day. When the first couple signed in at the city’s marriage bureau at the Moultrie courthouse, cheering and applauding thunderously broke out from the excited and relieved crowd.

As of now, 100-plus couples are at the bureau, and over 50 have filed for their license. Since there is a mandatory waiting period of three (business) days, these couples will be married on Tuesday. A city councilman was handing out cupcakes who had sponsored the law. How festive! One couple told http://www.msnbc.com that they felt as if it was Christmas morning. A dream come true, in fact!

More Charlie Sheen Gossip!

As if Charlie doesn’t have enough problems! After getting into trouble over the holidays, it seemed as if things were finally starting to simmer down for the Two and A Half Men star. Unfortunately, things have just gotten more chaotic. On top of his estranged wife, Brooke, holed up in their LA home undergoing rehabilitative drug therapy while he is also in rehab at another facility, we have just discovered that the California Department of Children and Families has visited the Sheen home, as well as Sheen facing domestic charges stemming from that ill-fated day in Colorado on Christmas. The chaos doesn’t stop there.

This is seriously the best anti-smoking ad I have ever seen. Somehow, the french have managed to turn smoking into some S&M storyline, in which the smoker (portrayed by two effeminate looking boys and one ethereal looking girl) plays the submissive,  on their knees, no less, in front of “The Man”, who is holding their head while they smoke a cigarette. This is pure genius. The french tagline to this ad reads: “Smoking means being a slave to tobacco.”

An Open Letter to Apple:

Last night you did something very interesting and disturbing. You have decided to censor yourself for “the good of the children”. You have removed apps that show any “skin”. By doing so, you have moved yourself into very scary territory. Apple has decided it knows what is best for the buyers of ipods and iphones and wants to ensure that we are not looking at anything deemed (by Apple, of course) inappropriate. Because, sometimes those rating systems just aren’t enough. You were swift with this move, quickly eliminating most “offensive” apps, basically anything attached to the words “boobs” or “sexy” was removed. Thank goodness you did this. I have no children, but what if some random child picked up my iphone (well, my imaginary iphone, because I don’t have one of those morally upright devices, either) and saw a picture of a scantily clad woman or man...or worse...Dr. Drew app talking about S-E-X. (Am I allowed to still print that word knowing that I am on Mac computer?) By making this bold move, you have now opened a can of worms. The question is, are you a company selling products, or are you a corporate police force, deeming what is morally right and wrong?

Dear Tiger:

Why did you even bother apologizing? It was awkward, insincere, and bizarre. It was bizarre that you apologized to a room full of random people…who WERE those 34 people in the room? The room, itself, was hideous. Those cheap blue curtains looked like they belonged in a bad hotel. The only person I recognized in that sea of uncomfortable-ness was your pissed off mother in the front row with her arms crossed, a look of disgust on her face….do you blame her?