Eurotrash
Liz Farsaci reports on sex and culture in the Netherlands.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 3:14pm By Liz FarsaciHaving discussed sex and language and the relationship between the two last week, I had been planning on writing about a totally different topic this week. However, after reading the thought-provoking comments left below the article (thank you to...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009 - 12:02pm By Liz FarsaciLooking for sympathy, I recently wanted to tell my partner that I had a small itch on my outer labia (don't worry, nothing majora). Half-way through my complaint, though, I had to stop abruptly, because I didn't know what words to use to describe...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 10:49am By Liz FarsaciThe fuss over Meghan McCain's recent booby photo on Twitter (and I seriously wonder how much of it was manufactured) pissed me off to no end on a number of levels. However, I don't want to give her the satisfaction of writing about it. That being...
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 10:40am By Liz FarsaciAn autumnal chill is in the air, and many store displays now boast Halloween costumes and decorations. I often dress up as a witch—it's easy (although every year I vow to put more thought into my costume!), it's sexy and slipping on that...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - 10:57am By Liz FarsaciA 25-year-old Polish man named Ryszard Giersz recently won a landmark court case in which his neighbour, Anna S., was fined after she repeatedly harassed him verbally. Among her taunts was the term "faggot"—and the court, located in...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009 - 12:01pm By Liz FarsaciIn last week's column, I wrote about the much-debated Civil Partnership bill in Ireland which, if passed, could legalize same-sex marriage. That the bill was even written is testament to the huge social, political and economic changes that took...
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009 - 12:08pm By Liz FarsaciA new—and very significant—Civil Partnership Bill is set to go before Irish politicians in October. The bill, which could potentially come into effect by the end of this year, would legally enshrine many rights for same-sex couples with...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 11:08am By Liz FarsaciCora Emens, the lovely lady featured in last week's column, spent years being referred to as "the masturbation girl." Well, I have to say, after being away from my partner for three weeks, she's got nothing on me. Having lived together in...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 1:15pm By Liz FarsaciCora Emens has certainly been quite the pioneer when it comes to helping Dutch people love themselves and have better sex. Having travelled to the US in order to attend one of Betty Dodson's workshops, she went on to lead similar workshops on...
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Thursday, September 10, 2009 - 4:56pm By Liz FarsaciThe fracas over Kathleen Neill’s photo shoot at the Metropolitan Museum of Art has brought up lots of questions about our attitudes towards public nudity, and exposed the discomfort and horror with which many people still view the (real life)...
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009 - 1:57pm By Liz FarsaciIn Hungary, a collection of charitable organisations claiming to be concerned with human trafficking have been discussing legislation which, if ever approved by the government, would criminalize the clients of sex workers. The proposed legislation...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - 3:47pm By Liz FarsaciThanks to many social and political changes, our concepts of love and marriage have changed quite a bit in the last 50 years or so. As attitudes have changed (by and large), though, legislation has sometimes lagged behind. Take gay marriage as an...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 - 3:13pm By Liz FarsaciHaving worked as one of New York City's famous madams in the Swinging Sixties, Xaviera Hollander—often known as the Happy Hooker (and portrayed in the 1975 film of that name by Lynn Redgrave)—has learned a lot about sex, and what people...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 4:32pm By Liz FarsaciSome of you may have read my article on nude modeling, and how it has affected the way I view myself, sexuality, art and society. However, being naked is a very different experience for individual men, and our culture looks much more favorably upon...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 4:10pm By Liz FarsaciAmsterdam is often referred to as the gay capital of Europe and, throughout history, the city, as well as the country as a whole, has proved to be at the forefront of gay rights and culture. Homosexuality was decriminalized here in 1811 and as you...
