tion
      of
      both
      men
      and
      women.
     
     
      Sex
      appeal
      exists
      in
      all
      peo-
     
     
      ple,
      not
      just
      Hollywood
      star-
     
     
      lets
      and
      pretty
      boys.
      How
     
     
      about
      a
      real
      cross-section
      of
     
     
      celebrities
      to
      consider
      next
     
     
      time?’’
      The
      bulk
      of
      the
      celeb-
     
     
      rities
      we
      used
      have
      been
      se-
     
     
      lected
      by
      other
      magazines
      as
     
     
      ‘*sexy
      types.’’
      An
      effort
      was
     
     
      made
      in
      the
      female
      category
      to
     
     
      represent
      women
      of
      the
      same
     
     
      age
      group
      as
      the
      likes
      of
      Sean
     
     
      Connery
      and
      Nick
      Nolte.
      Jane
     
     
      Fonda,
      Cybil
      Shephard
      and
      even
     
     
      the
      aging
      Kim
      Bassinger
      didn’t
     
     
      receive
      a
      single
      vote.
      Meryl
     
     
      Streep
      received
      one
      vote
      from
     
     
      a
      bisexual
      female.
     
    

    
     
      Mel
      Gibson
      came
      out
      on
     
     
      top
      in
      the
      male
      category,
     
     
      topping
      schlockster
      Jean
     
     
      Claude
      Van
      Damme
      by
      a
      single
     
     
      vote.
      Trailing
      by
      another
      vote
     
     
      was
      Jack
      Nicholson
      derivative
     
     
      Christian
      Slater.
      There
      was
      a
     
     
      large
      gap
      down
      to
      Denzel
      Wash-
     
     
      ington,
      Sting
      and
      Sean
     
     
      Connery.
      Only
      male
      celebrity
     
     
      not
      to
      receive
      a
      vote:
      Jerry
     
     
      Seinfeld.
      Guess
      nobody
      loves
      a
     
     
      clown.
      By
      popular
      demand:
     
     
      Partick
      Stewart
      plays
      Captain
     
     
      Jean-Luc
      Picard
      on
      televi-
     
     
      sion’s
      Star
      Trek:
      The
      Next
     
     
      Generation.
      The
      fifty-plus,
     
     
      bald
      actor
      received
      three
     
     
      votes.
     
    

    
     
      Cindy
      Crawford
      dominated
     
     
      in
      the
      female
      field,
      landing
     
     
      almost
      40
      percent
      of
      the
     
     
      votes.
      Closest
      competition
     
     
      were
      Bridget
      Fonda,
      Janet
     
     
      Jackson
      and
      Jodie
      Foster.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Offended?
     
     
      Less
      than
      10
      percent
      of
      our
     
     
      respondents
      were
      offended
      by
     
     
      the
      poll,
      and
      only
      about
      half
     
     
      of
      them
      genuinely.
      Here’s
      a
     
     
      few
      qualms:
      :
     
     
      “*Too
      general’’.
     
     
      ‘'Tt’s
      a
      pretty
      wimpy
      poll.
     
     
      You
      could
      have
      been
      more
      in-
     
     
      depth
      if
      you
      really
      wanted
      to
     
     
      assess.
      sex
      sin,
      the
      nineties.
      «7
     
     
      ‘‘There
      were
      two
      people
      kiss-
     
     
      ing
      on
      the
      page.
      Ick.’’
     
     
      ‘Because
      it
      is-none
      of
      your
     
     
      bisiness
      :
     
     
      Another
      person
      responded,
     
     
      very
      cryptically,
      with
      the
     
     
      words
      ‘‘privacy’’
      and
      ‘‘de-.
     
     
      grading,’’
      which
      we
      assume
     
     
      means
      he
      felt
      uncomfortable
     
     
      filling
      the
      thing
      out.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘place,
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      female
      condom
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Giving
      a
      whole
      new
      meaning
      to
      "feminine
      protection"
     
    
   
   
    
     
      inally,
      women
      can
      take
     
    

    
     
      control
      of
      their
      protec-
     
    

    
     
      tion
      from
      disease
      and
     
     
      pregnancy.
      The
      female
      condom,
     
     
      an
      oddly
      shaped
      cylindrical
     
     
      baggie
      with
      flexible
      rings
      is
     
     
      now
      available
      (although
      not
     
     
      here
      on
      Prince
      Edward
      Island).
     
     
      The
      Reality
      female
      condom
      is
      a
     
     
      disposable
      seven
      inch
      long
     
     
      transparent
      polyurethane
      bag
     
     
      with
      a
      flexible
      ring
      inside
     
     
      the
      closed
      end
      and
      a
      wider
     
     
      ring
      at
      the
      open
      bottom.
     
     
      smaller
      ring
      serves
      as
      an
     
     
      insertion
      mechanism
      and
      an
     
     
      anchor
      to
      hold
      the
      condom
      in
     
     
      place
      inside
      the
     
     
      vagina.
      The
      large
     
     
      outer
      ring
      remains
     
     
      outside
      the
      vagina
     
     
      where
      it
      provides
     
     
      broader
      coverage
     
     
      than
      the
      male
      con-
     
     
      dom
      because
      ti
     
     
      covers
      both
      the
     
     
      woman’s
      labia
      and
     
     
      the
      base
      of
      the
     
     
      penis.
      The
     
     
      female
      condom
      can
     
     
      be
      inserted
      prior
     
     
      to
      intercourse
     
     
      using
      fingers
      or
      a
     
     
      plastic
      inserter,or
     
     
      it
      can
      be
      placed
      on
      the
      erect
     
     
      penis
      and
      inserted
      at
      the
      time
     
     
      of
      intercourse.
      Once
      in
     
     
      the
      female
      condom
      is
     
     
      softer
      and
      stronger
      than
      a
     
     
      latex
      male
      condom.
      Like
      the
     
     
      male
      condom,
      the
      female
      condom
     
     
      is
      a
      prelubricated,
      single-use
     
     
      product
      which
      does
      not
      require
     
     
      fitting
      or
      a
      prescription.
     
     
      The
      female
      condom
      is,
      however,
     
     
      more
      expensive
      than
      its
      latex
     
     
      counterparts,
      costing
      an
     
     
      estimated:-$2:.25.-each..-
      The
     
     
      extra
      cost,
      though,
      is
      worth
     
     
      the
      extra
      protection
      provided
     
     
      by
      the
      female
      condom.
      This
     
     
      condom
      provides
      better
      protec-
     
     
      tion
      against
      AIDS,
      herpes,
     
     
      genital
      warts
      and
      chlamydia
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      C.A.
      Schneider
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      because
      of
      the
      increased
      pro-
     
     
      tective
      coverage
      of
      the
      outer
     
     
      ring,
      which
      prevents
      skin
      to
     
     
      skin
      contact
      during
      inter-
     
     
      course.
     
    

    
     
      During
      the
      testing
      of
      the
     
     
      female
      condom
      it
      was
      shown
     
     
      that
      the
      H.I.V.
      virus
      did
      not
     
     
      penetrate
      the
      polyurethane
     
     
      barrier;
      and
      the
      probability
     
     
      of
      exposure
      to
      semen
      was
      3%
      as
     
     
      compared
      with
      almost
      12%
      with
     
     
      the
      male
      condom.
      Like
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
      other
      forms
      of
      contraception,
     
     
      the
      female
      condom
      does
      take
     
    

    
     
      some
      practice
      to
      be
      inserted
     
     
      properly.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      66%
      of
      the
      women
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      who
      tested
      the
      female
      condom
     
     
      reported
      that
      usé
      became
     
     
      easier
      with
      experience.
      Also
     
     
      like
      many
      other
      forms
      of
      con-
     
     
      traception,
      the
      major
      com-
     
     
      plaint
      about
      the
      female
      condom
     
     
      was
      the
      unattractive
      appear-
     
     
      ance
      of
      the
      condom
      protruding
     
     
      from
      the
      body,
      especially
     
     
      while
      the
      user
      is
      standing.
     
     
      The
      female
      condom
      means
     
     
      that
      women
      can
      finally
      take
     
     
      control
      of
      their
      bodies
      .
      It
     
     
      also
      means
      that
      women
      have
     
     
      greater
      control
      over
      their
     
     
      sexual
      health
      by
      no
      longer
     
     
      having
      to
      rely
      on
      their
      part-
     
     
      ners
      for
      protection
      from
     
     
      el
      epee.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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