China's top 10 sex-related news stories in 2003 unveiled ( 2003-11-14 10:13) (People's Daily) Scholars on sexology and
sociology from the Renmin University of China and other institutions today
unveiled the "top 10 sex-related news pieces in 2003" selected out by public
votes.
The news pieces are about the ruling of the nation's first sexual harassment
lawsuit in Wuhan; Beijing's first harassment case; a dispute between a local
police station in Shaanxi and a couple who watched obscene movies at home; the
Zhuhai massive sex scandal by Japanese tourists and Japanese students' obscene
performances in Xi'an; the first sexual culture exhibition in Beijing; the
nation's new regulation on marriage registration; Sichuan Province's regulation
that male leaders cannot be assigned female secretaries; the entry of first sex
textbook into middle-school; a lawsuit in Chongqing between a college and
parents of a pair of student lovers who were dismissed from school upon the
girl's pregnancy; the state's consideration of a scaler system in film
censorship; and Shenyang policemen's smashing up of a "club for exchanging
lovers".
The news pieces are assessed not according to their sensations caused but
their social and cultural values, said organizers. The aim is to direct the
public's attention to the social and cultural meanings behind these news
stories, enhancing sex awareness of the masses and advancing studies on
sex-related questions.
Experts of the appraisal panel are from the branches of sociology, social
gender studies, law, medicine, psychology, V. D. and AIDS prevention, ethics and
literature, 11 of them being females. They hope to reach a fair and complete
appraisal result from various perspectives.
The event will be held annually from now on, organizers said.
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