South Africa, Aids and the World Cup
Alice Klein: Don't blame women for South Africa's Aids problem: it's the men who pay for sex and a government that makes prostitution illegal
Outcry over abortion advert is about power, not saving foetuses
Laurie Penny: Prolonging ignorance of women's health reveals much about the prejudices of the 'pro-life' lobby
Abortion ad blocked in Northern Ireland
Channel 4 has banned Marie Stopes advert from being broadcast in Northern Ireland, where abortion is still illegal
Abortion services to be advertised on UK television for first time
Planned screening provokes an enthusiastic welcome from advocates of women's sexual health, and outrage from anti-abortion groups
50 years on, the pill can still spark rows and work magic
Libby Brooks: Raquel Welch's remarks only confirm that the revolution triggered by the invention of the oral contraceptive lives on
Law on brothels puts prostitutes at risk
Diane Taylor: Preventing sex workers operating together makes them more vulnerable to attack – we need a more pragmatic approach
Schubert’s syphilitic sonata
Tom Service: What was Franz Schubert's frame of mind when he composed this haunted work? Even worse than Gordon Brown's today, that's for sure ...
The race to discover Viagra for women
According to some accounts almost half of all women suffer from sexual dysfunction. But does it really exist? And would a female Viagra make any difference?
Our sex lives. Their agenda
Laurie Penny: Moral posturing paints the young as victims or villains of a sexualised society. We are just getting on with it
Sex workers need power not brothels
Thierry Schaffauser: Reopening brothels seems ideal, but French sex workers have fought hard to remain independent from pimps and state control