https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark's health chief has made it clear that Denmark's strict approach to social distancing does not extend to sex, either casual or in a steady relationship. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200420/danish-health-chief-give-ok-to-singles-sex-is-good-sex-is-healthy Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:40:55 +0200 danish-health-chief-give-ok-to-singles-sex-is-good-sex-is-healthy Sales of sex toys in Denmark have more than doubled after people in the country were told to stay at home to reduce the spread of coronavirus, according to Sinful, the biggest retailer of sex toys in the Nordics. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200408/sales-of-sex-toys-double-in-denmark-during-coronavirus-shutdown Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:02:42 +0200 sales-of-sex-toys-double-in-denmark-during-coronavirus-shutdown The City of Copenhagen has launched a campaign to encourage men to have babies before it’s too late. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181030/copenhagen-to-men-hows-your-sperm Tue, 30 Oct 2018 17:41:43 +0100 copenhagen-to-men-hows-your-sperm If your only exposure to Denmark is through viral videos, you might have the impression that Danes need a lot of encouragement just to have sex. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161118/aging-danes-told-to-do-it-forever-in-new-ad-from-viral-sex-masters Fri, 18 Nov 2016 14:51:27 +0100 aging-danes-told-to-do-it-forever-in-new-ad-from-viral-sex-masters More than a quarter of all 18 and 19-year-olds in Denmark are still virgins, according to a newly-released survey from the National Institute of Public Health (Statens Institut for Folkesundhed - NIPH) revealed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161118/more-danish-teens-waiting-to-have-sex Fri, 18 Nov 2016 12:12:55 +0100 more-danish-teens-waiting-to-have-sex Remember those sexy ads telling Danes to ‘do it for mom’? Well, they seem to have worked. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160602/sex-campaigns-lead-to-danish-baby-boom Thu, 02 Jun 2016 14:22:42 +0200 sex-campaigns-lead-to-danish-baby-boom Police in northern Zealand have fined two people for distributing a video of extreme sex acts between minors. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160331/danish-teens-shared-worst-ever-sex-videos Thu, 31 Mar 2016 14:27:10 +0200 danish-teens-shared-worst-ever-sex-videos A 37-year-old man from Mern was given a suspended 14-day jail sentence for masturbating in an area Burger King drive-thru, local media reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160311/danish-man-had-a-thing-for-masturbating-in-burger-king-drive-thru Fri, 11 Mar 2016 11:06:52 +0100 danish-man-had-a-thing-for-masturbating-in-burger-king-drive-thru The number of Danish men aged 15 to 29 prescribed sexual enhancement drugs has more than doubled between 2000 and 2013. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151201/more-young-danish-men-needing-help-in-the-bedroom Tue, 01 Dec 2015 09:43:25 +0100 more-young-danish-men-needing-help-in-the-bedroom UPDATED: A majority of parliament wants Danish language courses to include lessons on national attitudes toward sex. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151028/denmark-to-teach-foreigners-about-sexual-morals Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:44:23 +0100 denmark-to-teach-foreigners-about-sexual-morals If young Danes are suffering from performance anxiety in the sack perhaps it’s because they are being pressured from all directions to start reproducing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151006/copenhageners-encouraged-to-have-babies-earlier Tue, 06 Oct 2015 10:59:43 +0200 copenhageners-encouraged-to-have-babies-earlier The Danish comedy film ‘Klovn Forever’ is a hit in the theatres but not everyone is happy about a provocative image promoting the film in the public sphere. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151002/raunchy-klovn-poster-too-much-for-some-danes Fri, 02 Oct 2015 15:04:00 +0200 raunchy-klovn-poster-too-much-for-some-danes Spies Travel, whose video ‘Do it for Denmark!’ took the world by storm in early 2014, has a new trick to get Danes to have more sex: guilt. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150930/sultry-new-ad-tells-danes-to-do-it-for-mom Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:18:47 +0200 sultry-new-ad-tells-danes-to-do-it-for-mom The number of Danish women paying for breast augmentation increased tenfold in the span of a decade, numbers from the State Serum Institute show. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150909/danish-women-breast-implants Wed, 09 Sep 2015 17:35:10 +0200 danish-women-breast-implants A recent survey reveals that every third young Dane has been the target of unwanted sexual advances or comments. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150727/1-in-3-young-danes-face-everyday-sexism Mon, 27 Jul 2015 16:51:20 +0200 1-in-3-young-danes-face-everyday-sexism Topless Danish women have become a much rarer sight on the beach in recent years due to changing cultural norms, unrealistic body ideals and the proliferation of social media. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150721/danish-women-topless-beach Tue, 21 Jul 2015 11:52:11 +0200 danish-women-topless-beach The Local's opinion columnist Jessica Alexander was a bit taken aback to hear her Danish husband reading their child a book about sex but should she have been? https://www.thelocal.dk/20150515/lets-talk-about-sex-the-danish-way Fri, 15 May 2015 21:19:55 +0200 lets-talk-about-sex-the-danish-way A team from the University of Copenhagen and the Danish State Serum Institute are preparing human trials for a promising vaccine against a disease that infects over 100 million people each year. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150504/danish-vaccine-against-chlamydia Mon, 04 May 2015 10:23:33 +0200 danish-vaccine-against-chlamydia The Danish man who last year was found not guilty by a New York court of sexual abuse charges at a Manhattan day care institution now files a lawsuit against the State of New York, seeking $7 million in compensation. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150406/dane-sues-ny-state-seeks-7-million-in-compensation Mon, 06 Apr 2015 14:24:03 +0200 dane-sues-ny-state-seeks-7-million-in-compensation In Denmark, you can get your education and health care for free and if you're a woman who still hasn't found the love of your life but still wants a child, the state will also cover your artificial insemination costs. But this is too much, some Danes now argue. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150331/danish-debate-should-the-state-pay-for-fertility-treatment Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:31:00 +0200 danish-debate-should-the-state-pay-for-fertility-treatment