The advent of the Silver Tsunami will challenge perceptions about human sexuality and aging in today’s youth oriented society. Photo: MSN Image Library

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The advent of the Silver Tsunami will challenge perceptions about human sexuality and aging in today’s youth oriented society.

10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, resulting in an unprecedented population of older adults in the US.

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According to the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, “One out of every six Americans will be over the age of 65 by the year 2020. In the case of older adults and sexuality, older people are stereotyped as being non-sexual beings who should not, cannot, and do not want to have sex.”

Ageism is “the stereotyping of and discrimination against people simply because of their age,” according to the 2013 Older Adult Sexuality Reference on SeniorSex.org. But it may soon become a stigma of the past.

Our society will be forced to accommodate vast demographic, economic, political and social phenomena, including coming to terms with the fundamental human need of older adults for intimacy.

People who are married have greater frequency of sex than those who are single. WebMD.com, in a 2008 report, highlighted the following statistics:

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Bus plunges more than 70 metres into ravine near highland resort area, leaving 37 people dead.

 

Rescue officials pulled injured victims from the mangled wreckage of the bus, which fell at least 70 metres
At least 37 people have been killed after a bus plunged into a deep ravine near a Malaysian highland resort area, police and officials say.

Authorities said the bus was carrying 53 passengers when it went off a swerving road and plunged down a steep 70-metre slope in the Genting Highlands, famed for an exclusive gambling and entertainment resort about an hour's drive from the capital, Kuala Lumpur.

The toll could rise, as 16 other passengers were injured, with hospitals reporting some in critical condition.

"Thirty-seven are dead - 13 women and 24 men,"
Bentong town police chief Mohamad Mansor Nor said he had no immediate details about the identities of the passengers on the bus.

Reports said most of the passengers were Malaysians, but hospital staff said the injured also included a Thai man and a Bangladeshi man.

Genting Highlands features Malaysia's only legal casino, which attracts thousands of domestic visitors and foreign tourists from Singapore and China every week.

Police said the bus was part of a line that regularly ferries both tourists and locals between the capital and the hill resort.

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A PE teacher appeared in court yesterday accused of having sex with a 14-year-old girl at his primary school.

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Norwegian Marte Deborah Dalelv had been imprisoned for falsely reporting a rape, drinking and and having consensual sex
     The lawyer of 24-year-old Marte Deborah Dalelv told Gulf News that he and his client went to the Dubai Public Prosecution office today, where they were informed that the Dubai government had granted her a pardon.

The Dubai Misdemeanour Court handed Marte Deborah Dalelv, a three-month imprisonment for falsely reporting to police that she was raped, a month’s imprisonment for drinking and 12 months for having consensual sex.

Dubai: A Norwegian woman at the centre of a sex case in Dubai has been pardoned, her lawyer confirmed to Gulf News.
Mahmoud Azad Abu Gareda said Marte’s 33-year-old Sudanese boss, H.A., who was jailed for 13 months for consuming liquor and having consensual sex, had also been pardoned.
Following the pardon, Abu Gareda said Dalelv has dropped an earlier appeal against the primary verdict.
The lawyer said they are approaching immigration officials to get the violations against Marte cancelled and arrange for her departure from the country, considering that she has received her passport back.
A confirmation from Essam Al Humaidan, Dubai Attorney General, could not be obtained.
Earlier, the Dubai Misdemeanour Court handed Marte a three-month imprisonment for falsely reporting to police that she was raped, a month’s imprisonment for drinking and 12 months for having consensual sex.
When she appeared in the courtroom, she admitted to drinking alcohol but denied having consensual sex and falsely reporting to police that she was raped on March 6.

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