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Sex is no longer a rude word in Asia, as its citizens shed their prudish pasts and embrace a new era of openness.

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Sexual Revolution: Turning Up the Heat
Our exclusive survey shows Asians are throwing off their prudish habits and evolving a whole new attitude to sex: anything goes

Gone Fishing: Reeling in the men at a Shanghai nightclub
Striking Out: A Hong Kong Lothario goes home alone
Glad to Be Gay: Singapore loosens up on homosexuality
Easy Money: A Kyoto schoolgirl pays for trinkets by selling herself
Toy Boys: In Shanghai, rich women are paying for it
Trading Places: Bangkok is the place for sex changes
Domain of the Dominatrix: A Hong Kong sadomasochist parlor
Sin's Wages: Official denial fuels China's aids epidemic
Rough Play: A chat-room encounter in Taipei ends in tragedy
Hot Movies: Asian cinema transcends the traditional taboos
Helping Hand: Trying out some "natural" aphrodisiacs

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