Police target ‘cutters’ in campaign against UK female genital mutilation
Senior Met officer appeals for information, as he admits lack of FGM victims coming forward has been obstacle to prosecutions
British girl leads Guardian campaign to end female genital mutilation
17-year-old Fahma Mohamed calls on Michael Gove to ensure teachers and parents are informed about horrors of FGM
FGM is banned but very much alive in the UK
Scottish FGM expert says families pool resources to bring in a 'cutter' from abroad to mutilate girls in groups
Young British-Somali women fight FGM with rhyme and reason
As the new 'cutting season' approaches students and pupils in Bristol are making a bold stand against female genital mutilation
Female genital mutilation: end it
Editorial: There are authorities with the power to intervene who are reluctant to confront what has in the past been seen as a cultural issue
The difference between naked boys and naked girls
Holly Baxter: There no denying there are double standards when it comes to nudity, but both sexes need liberating from social oppression
There are very good reasons a foetus cannot be a victim of crime
Zoe Williams: Criminalising women who drink while pregnant would set a profoundly dangerous legal precedent. Support for the idea is driven by wild overestimates of foetal alcohol syndrome
Top 10 tweeters on sexuality and development
Many on our list are activists on the issue of gay rights, while others look but we are also interested in the tweeters discussing the wider spectrum of sexuality.
Would you have cosmetic surgery? We ask the people on the street
Cosmetic surgery is more popular than ever, with take-up rising sharply with the end of the recession. We asked six Londoners whether they still see any taboo to going under the knife
I’m a feminist and I’ve had cosmetic surgery. Why is that a problem?
Angela Neustatter: We should talk openly about cosmetic procedures and be supportive of women and men with low body confidence