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A child sex abuse prevention charity is emphasising the importance of teaching children the correct names for their body parts. Giving nicknames to their genitals can cause confusion and delay when children are disclosing sexual assaults, according ...

The Coalition for the Protection of Children has been a strong advocate of the establishment of a sex offender registry for many years. While we can appreciate the need to protect the identities of victims, we also recognise the concern to avoid furt...

Parents are being urged to talk to their children earlier about sex after a warning from health experts that they are starting to experiment at a younger age. Two girls between the ages of 10 and 14 contracted chlamydia last year, bringing to 13 the...

The co-founder of the End-to-End has expressed his hope that the people of Bermuda will find it in their hearts to accept the legality of same-sex marriages. Paul Rowlerson moved to Bermuda in 1985 to work for a reinsurance firm and lived on the Is...

A leading public health nurse wants parents to step up the conversation on sexual health with young people amid concerns of continuing ignorance and risky behaviour. Kim Ball, the HIV coordinator for the Department of Health, said casual attitudes we...

DanceSations School of Dance teamed up with a local charity this weekend to provide child sexual abuse awareness training for parents and instructors. Director and owner Holly Pacheco said she invited Scars to conduct the training to help the organi...

Pete Saunders was often called a “sissy” because he was friendly to gay people. He didn’t let it bother him. And then two men in his college dorm in Jamaica were attacked because people suspected they were homosexuals. “They were beaten terribly and ...

Equal rights campaigners and members of the LGBT community have called on Bermuda’s politicians to stand up and take a stance on same-sex marriage. They were speaking ahead of a series of information sessions organised by Patricia Gordon-Pamplin, the...

A health campaigner is urging people not to be complacent about HIV and Aids ­— with more than 200 residents living with the infection today as a result of sexual contact. Russ Ford, cofounder of the Supportive Therapy for Aids persons and their Rela...

The Human Rights Commission has called on discrimination laws to be expanded after a case involving “inflammatory” comments online. While the commission said it was disturbed by the comments made by Desai Jones against Mark Anderson, it was unable to...

Police have released a photograph of the man they want to speak to in connection with an incident of sexual misconduct over Cup Match. The incident, which involved a minor, was caught on camera. However, the image provided to the media is of very poo...

Parents have been reminded of their responsibilities following a surge in videos and photos of teens engaged in inappropriate and unsafe behaviour. Martha Dismont, executive director of Family Centre, said she was aware of the continued circulation o...