Sex

More and more people are aware of modes of transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and ways to be protected from them with increased media proliferation in recent years. However, the increased awareness alone does not guarantee safer sexual behaviour, a study in Sri Lanka has shown. Over one-third of the study population participated in […]

Image: Mating Land Monitors; they are not Sri Lankans! (c)s.deshapriya. No sex please, we’re Sri Lankan. By Dr. Rohan Pethiyagoda. There is no gainsaying my assertion that Sri Lankans are prudes when it comes to sex, especially sex outside of marriage. Whether on Galle Face Green or in Peradeniya Gardens, the local constabulary make it their […]

In an unprecedented turn of events, Sri Lankan Police have launched a crackdown on suspected lesbians across the country says Asian Mirror. According to the news report a suspected lesbian couple had been arrested in Avissawella by Police recently, after a trishaw driver tipped off the Police station. The couple, according to media reports, were […]

By Hasini Weerasinghe. The demand for sex workers is overlooked; laws would protect sex workers from violence and harassment  Despite the reluctance to openly discuss this subject, is evident that sex workers are abundant in contemporary Sri Lanka. Although they are condemned in terms of cultural and religious aspects, their existence cannot be denied. No […]

Pre-marital sex is considered taboo by a Sri Lankan society that is deeply entrenched in cultural norms and values. Let’s face it – the older generation (inclusive of our parents) considers sexual relations are only for married people and even if they did not, they would like to believe that young people are not sexually […]

The police sergeant, Prasanna Tissera, charged with assaulting a woman named ‘Batti’, opposite the Ratnapura Main Bus Terminal, has been reinstated since yesterday (12) on the orders of the Sabaragamuwa Province Senior DIG. The said sergeant has been transferred from Ratnapura to the Awissawella Police. Two police teams investigated the assault whilst taking statements from […]

The plight of a sex worker in Ratnapura, who was assaulted by a cop in public and now has her mother remanded over trumped up charges of prostitution is microscopic of the evils that beset Sri Lankan society.When the victim complained, the police refused to press charges against their ilk and tried to bribe the […]

Sexual abuse of female LTTE cadres were widespread during the war Not many will doubt that one of the most sought after keyword on Internet is “sex”. And Sri Lankans, it seems, are the most search savvy when it comes to Googling that term.This is according to Google Trends, a public web facility that shows how […]