What does intimate partner violence mean for women with breast cancer? Experiences of Iranian women by Leila Sheikhnezhad, Hadi Hassankhani, Erika Metzler Sawin, Zohreh Sanaat, Mohammad Hasan Sahebihagh

“…Results The results revealed the essential category of “pervasive violence” which was manifested through six subcategories: 1) psychological violence, 2) physical violence, 3) sexual violence, 4) economic violence, 5) controlling behaviors, and 6) neglect. …”
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Christian and secular values for sale: the religious apostasy of celebrity and Disney's "Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus by Sanchez Sabate, Gelabert Santané, Badilla Briones, Del Valle Rojas

“…A paradigmatic case is that of American singer Miley Cyrus, who went from being a famous religious role model for conservative American evangelical Christians to becoming a secular and liberal celebrity, playing in highly sexualized live shows and videos. Drawing on a complementary use of sociological, economic and language theories of value, this paper explores Cyrus’ religious apostasy as a transformation from a Christian commodity to a secular one. …”
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“Not Entirely on His Side”: The Assumption of Sexed Subjectivity in Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls” by Jennifer MURRAY

“…The enigma of sexual difference is the nodal point of Alice Munro’s “Boys and Girls” (1968). …”
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Micropenis by Jeremy Wiygul, Lane S. Palmer

“…Although substantial long-term data are lacking, adult patients with micropenis appear to report dissatisfaction with penile appearance, but the majority appear to have adequate sexual function.…”
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Derecho al goce by Guillermo Romero, Giuliana Pates

“…A partir de la descripción analítica de su trayectoria como figura pública e influencer, de sus distintos productos culturales, así como de la circulación y apropiación de sus contenidos, el artículo contribuye a problematizar una coyuntura caracterizada, simultáneamente, por la sexualización de la cultura, la masificación y mediatización de la agenda de los feminismos en el marco de las democracias neoliberales y la proliferación de narrativas y terapéuticas orientadas a la optimización de sí, entre las que ocupan un lugar relevante aquellas vinculadas al rendimiento sexual.  …”
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Liminality and the possibilities for sex and romance at an international bike meeting: a structural modeling approach by Milene Lança, João Filipe Marques, Patrícia Pinto

“…The meeting environment influences the liminoid experiences which, in turn, activate sexual and romantic pleasures. Bikers are satisfied and intend to return, proving that a new market segment is rising up in the Algarve.…”
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Judicial Lawfare: Analysis of Legal Arguments against Abortion Rights in Peruvian Courts by Camila Gianella, Brenda Álvarez

“…Abstract This article analyzes the puzzling case of Peru, a country highlighted as an example of the internationalization of sexual and reproductive health and rights norms through supranational litigation, but where these legal victories have not prompted an expansion of abortion rights. …”
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THE LGBTQA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETES’ EXPERIENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES: BASIS FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL INCLUSIVE SPORTS PLAN by Jordan Pocaan

“…The researcher concluded that ignoring inequality does not prevent abuse, but progressively worsen the aggression toward sexual minorities. Additionally, if athletes are freed from discrimination and stress, they will be better able to focus and improve their performance.…”
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Dynamics of health and wellness at an African Pentecostal Churchrelated institution in Zimbabwe: by P. Musoni

“… The article explores the challenges faced by God’s Grace University in Zimbabwe (a pseudonym), an African Pentecostal Church-affiliated institution, due to an increase in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among its students. …”
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La pilule : biologisation de la contraception et régulation sociale by Claire Grino

“…As this view on the constructedness of gendered and sexual bodies differs from the classical constructionist approach and its focus on behaviours (mainly in relation to medical mediation, time, consciousness and effort), the efficacy of the pill is attributed to the opposition between the two technologies of gender. …”
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La función judicial del Obispo diocesano by Gerardo Villalonga Hellín

“…En este artículo abordaremos tres temas fundamentales: cómo entender la autoridad el obispo diocesano como servicio en la administración de la justicia; cómo establecer los límites de esta función judicial a tenor de lo establecido por el derecho canónico; qué reflexiones podemos hacer sobre cómo debería ejercerse dicha función en dos ámbitos tan sensibles como las declaraciones de nulidad matrimonial y las causas por delitos de abuso sexual. …”
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Décadence urbaine et Hors-la-loi sexuels dans l’univers de Blade Runner by Robert Yeates

“…The plight of specials, replicants, and blade runners in the Blade Runner universe reflects the context of a culture fixated on the policing of arbitrary dividing lines separating what is designated sexually deviant or undesirable in American cities at the time.…”
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Arrows of Desire: Dance and Power in Transnational Cinema by May Telmissany

“…Associated with female emancipation rather than moral decline, the practice of oriental dancing is perceived as a symbol of subaltern expression, a site of female solidarity and a tool for sexual liberation. The rehabilitation of this practice in transnational cinema opens up a new space to reflect upon the "dispositifs" of desire and power as the immanent principle of the reorganization of forces in society. …”
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Psychotropes et hystérie à la Salpêtrière, le cas de Célina Marcil (1870-1879) by Zoë Dubus

“…Demanding to the point of violence that her doctors provide her with the desired quantities of ether or morphine, using them to intensify her voluptuous reactions, using ether to achieve the sexual pleasure impossible to reach with her lover, the young woman managed for a time to adapt to her condition.…”
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Zoon’s Balanitis – Update of Clinical Spectrum and Management by Vineet Relhan, Abhinav Kumar, Aneet Kaur

“…Zoon’s balanitis or balanitis plasmacellularis circumscripta is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the genital mucosa that can affect both males and females (Zoon’s vulvitis). It is not a sexually transmitted disease but can still cause anxiety to the patients because of its chronic nature. …”
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Heteronormativity, Masculinity and Prejudice in Mobile Apps: The Case of Grindr in a Brazilian City by Luiz Alex Silva Saraiva, Leonardo Tadeu dos Santos, Jefferson Rodrigues Pereira

“…At the same time, it allows discretion in sexual encounters, which only happen between “equals”: white, young, athletic, handsome, and not effeminate men, and all those who differ from this profile are repelled. …”
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Estados intersexuales en menores de edad: los principios de autonomía y beneficencia by Julia Sandra Bernal Crespo

“…A la conclusión que se llega es que si bien nuestra Corte Constitucional da aplicación, con base en el bloque de constitucionalidad, a la prevalencia de los derechos fundamentales de los niños, uno de los cuales es el de su identidad sexual y de género, no incluye la opción del menor de edad de no ser clasificado ni como femenino ni como masculino.…”
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Deux patriarcats différents ? Une « dispute entre sœurs » au sein du féminisme allemand au moment de la « réunification » des deux États allemands by Cornelia Möser

“…In analyzing the difficult meeting between West and East German feminists following “reunification” in the early 1990s, this article hopes to contribute to a better understanding of the dynamics of gender and the sexual politics in the partitioned history of Germany. …”
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Les termitières, un univers de chasse (nord du Cameroun) by Christian Seignobos

“…They are used by adult farmers using the surrounding areas of their plots.Among them, termite mounds’ hunters – namely here, the Gizigas from the Maroua region – remain a separate category associating knowledge about living termite mounds exploited once a year, during sexually matured winged adults’ swarming, and knowledge about dead termite mounds that have been given up by their colonies and become the refuge of a diverse, furry, priclkly and scaly animals. …”
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El sistema sexo-género en los movimientos feministas by Teresa Aguilar García

“…In this text the theoretical pair sex/gender is analyzed from its birth, according to the first researching on sexual dimorphism at the beginning of the 20th century, that showed how gender was socially determinate, whereas sex was determinate genetically. …”
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