Sunday, August 06, 2006

A Charity I Can Finally Vouch For

(Today's post is brought to your by guestblogger Zemien)

Well, the pesky owner of this blog is returning soon so this will be my final guestpost. It's unfortunate I could only write 3 posts - I actually had more in mind (some regarding the pesky owner himself). I blame it on bad timing as my finals are next week. Imagine memorising this: "A major area of growth is the object frameworks and component software to work in distributed environments."

All together now... "Huh?"

So I'm certain you'll forgive me for not posting more skanky pictures of Chad in compromising positions. Having to bludgeon my brain into remembering sentences such as the one above kinda deactivates all my testosterones.

It has definitely been extra fun writing for a gay blog and I regret slightly my decision not to start one. But it's never too late, so I hope we'll meet again in my very own gay blog! ;)



I don't think you'll find the following article printed in any Malaysian newspapers, so I'd like to call upon the Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC) to organise something similar soon:
Charity wants people to lend a hand...
(phrases in bold are entirely my own emphasis)

LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Britons are being urged to attend what is being branded as Europe's first "Masturbate-a-thon," a leading British reproductive healthcare charity said Friday.

Marie Stopes International, which is hosting the event with HIV/AIDS charity the Terrence Higgins Trust, said it expected up to 200 people to attend the sponsored masturbation session in Clerkenwell, central London, Saturday.

"It is a bit of a publicity stunt but we hope it will raise awareness," a Marie Stopes spokeswoman told Reuters.

"We want to get people talking about safer sex, masturbation and to lift taboos."

Participants, who have to be over 18, can bring any aids they need and can take part in four different rooms -- a comfort area, a mixed area, along with men and women only areas.

However, the rules on the event's Web site states there can be no touching of other participants nor are people allowed to fake orgasms.

"The amount you raise will be determined by how many minutes you masturbate and/or how many orgasms you achieve," the Web site said.

The Marie Stopes spokeswoman said local religious groups had been initially outraged, but after people had heard what the event was about, most had approved it.

Police had also given it their approval.

Similar events have been staged in San Francisco for the last six years raising $25,000 for women's health initiatives and HIV prevention. If successful, Marie Stopes said it could take place elsewhere in mainland Europe next year.

3 comments:

Harvey said...

Oooo, nice charity. Although I don't know what kind of people would wanna masturbate in public in the name of charity.

Ry said...

well, that definately re-defines the meaning of charity

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