Monday was World Contraception Day, and statistics released by a coalition of 10 international NGOs indicate that about 8 million abortions take place in China each year (which is lower than China's previous estimate of 13 million and their current estimate of 30 million!!) Despite the incredible numbers, Nanjing's universities continue to ban condom vending machines on the basis that their presence could inspire sexually suggestive behavior amongst students. Even if that typical bunk argument is true, more students getting "jiggy with it" while using protection certainly trumps the alternative. more ›

Moral outrage and hand-wringing over teaching kids about sex? Staying up nights worrying over the thought of innocent children learning the function and geography naughty bits? An unnamed kindergarten in the Henan capital of Zhengzhou has managed to transcend traditionally retrograde attitudes on sex education, having reportedly taught 4 and 5-year-old children sex-ed since 2008. more ›

Seemingly taking a page out of Protestant America's book, Chinese parents are raising a ruckus over a new "pornographic" sex-ed textbook designed for primary school students in Beijing. The textbook includes several diagrams and explanations that detail what goes where, and exposes the real relationship between the birds and the bees. more ›

As if China’s hormonal and horny students haven’t got enough to contend with. With universities getting all up in their "are you or aren't you a mistress" business and some high schools already patrolling the halls for kissing couples, now "God" has gotten in the way of them even learning about doing it... at least in Yunnan. more ›

Chinese parents not comfortable with their kids learning everything about sex from the internet are now turning to specific sex education experts, who they feel offer a better grasp of the subject they themselves can deliver. Said one sex educationalist to China Daily: "Young Chinese parents are more open to sex, but their method of imparting sex education sometimes leads the children astray... The problem of sex education in China is not about a dearth of knowledge, but a lack of proper methods to spread the knowledge." Plus, not having to go through that embarrassing birds and the bees talk is priceless. more ›

Here's a reason not to shut down those health websites: a recent survey from the Social Investigation Center of China Youth Daily found that 79% of Chinese youth find out their "sexual knowledge" from the Internet, compared to only 32% from school and 31% from parents. "There is a severe lack of formal sex education in China, so many teenagers turn to the Internet," one moderator of an online sex-ed forum said. Of note though: the survey was conducted online. more ›

Think "sex trade" and chances are male and transvestite sex workers rarely come to mind, though they're just as physically and legally at risk as their female counterparts. To rectify this, CNNGo brings attention to Shanghai Leyi, an organization dedicated to creating a better environment for male and transvestite sex workers. They provide everything from legal training and medical services, to advice on STDs and HIV prevention and free condoms. Founded in 2004, it's a young organization that has thankfully thrived, collaborating with UNAIDS to establish the China Sex Worker Organization Network Forum, and expanding its services to solo female sex workers working the streets, another vulnerable group paid little attention to by aid organizations. more ›

In China, paranoia is never too far away, but now an anxious bunch are not even letting medical diagnoses put their minds at rest. BBC News' Chris Hogg reported that hundreds of people in China believe they may have a "new disease with HIV-like symptoms", while doctors claim this is all in the mind. more ›

Happy World AIDS Day! China's golden boy and long-time Houston Rockets player Yao Ming has agreed to join the United Nation's push to address discrimination among Chinese people towards those infected with HIV. The new awareness campaign follows the release of the first UNAIDS HIV/AIDS report in China last month, the results of which demonstrated the significant stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS in China's medical field as well as the general population. more ›

Despite the warm reception it got in the apparently more sexually open city of Nanjing, Shanghai's first sex-ed camp for kids fell flat. The course, which opened yesterday for children aged eight to 13, only managed to attract six male students and absolutely no females. It seems many parents were put off by the high cost: 2,880 yuan for just three days and others commented that this style of frankness “conflicts with Chinese people's cultural traditions.” Still, parents of the children who did go said it was worth it. “It's an information explosion age and there is much misleading information on the Internet,” opined one mother. “It's better for kids to be instructed by professionals.” Source: Shanghai Daily more ›

Looks like China's first attempt at a sexually explicit theme park came a little before its time. After videos of its statue, a giant pair of leggy legs in a red thong spinning atop the park's name, were released to the internet - Chongqing officials demanded that LOVE LAND be torn down. Love Land had been set to open in October and was envisioned to be a path towards sex education and a way to help adults "enjoy a harmonious sex life." Unfortunately, it seems like much of the population just found it "vulgar" and overly-explicit instead. Source: NYTimes more ›

Chinese kids are starting early these days. Someone over at the PCPop.com forum with a nephew attending first grade looked through his textbooks one day and was shocked at what sex education for first graders looks like in China these days — funny cartoons, witty dialogues, testicles that talk to one another, and cool-looking Mr Condoms wearing shades. We wish sex education was this fun for us when we were growing up. No, wait a minute, we don't remember getting any form of sex education back then. more ›