India Today’s reported survey (they aren’t online, if you don’t pay) – on male sexual trends in India (why is it that everytime that India Today & Outlook want a spike in circulation they put out an issue on sex)

Nearly two-thirds of the young men in India expect the woman they marry to be a virgin, but nearly half have had sex with sex workers, according to a poll. The survey of more than 2,500 men aged between 16 and 25, conducted by India Today magazine across 11 cities, found that 49 per cent claimed to have had sex with a sex worker, while 37 per cent said they had had a homosexual experience. But 63 per cent of the young men interviewed said they expected the women they married to be virgins. The average age of their first sexual encounter appears to be falling to 18 years from 23 in a similar survey two years ago, but condom use is on the rise, the report said. More than half of the men surveyed said they always used a condom. Fourteen per cent of those surveyed said they had had sex with a member of their own family.

Interesting data – would be interested in analysis. How many of those who went to CSW’s (49%) or homosexual experiences (37%) expected their wives to be virgins. or how many of those who adopted safe sex practises also went to CSW’s. My problem with issues like this in both the Outlook & India Today is that data is presented to shock, rather than to enlighten. And there is very little sifting of what is ‘truth’ and what is ‘made up’ to give responses that you want to hear. The issue like most others is bland. saying nothing that is not a hyperbole. If you have 15 bucks to spare and 40 mintues to kill buy the issue. Else use the time for a nice nap!