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sex and sexuality - events| c. 300 | India | The Kama Sutra, an Indian handbook on the art of sexual love, is probably produced around this time by the sage Vatsyayana. | | 1778 | France | The French government sets up state control of brothels, with compulsory registration and medical inspection of prostitutes. | | July 1877 | UK | Social reformers Annie Bassant and Charles Bradlaugh are put on trial in Britain for reissuing The Fruits of Philosophy: a Private Companion of Young Married People, a guide to contraception. | | 1918 | United Kingdom | The birth-control pioneer Dr Marie Stopes publishes the controversial book Married Love, a manual on sex, marriage, and contraception, in Britain. | | 9 September 1970 | UK | Ann Summers launches her chain of sex shops with the opening of the Ann Summers Sex Supermarket in London, England. | | 1977 | USA | Two homosexual men in New York City are diagnosed as having the rare cancer Kaposi's sarcoma. They are later thought to be the first victims of AIDS. | | 19 March 1987 | USA | The popular TV evangelist Rev Jim Bakker admits to an extramarital sexual escapade, beginning the decline of his successful ministry. |
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