Friday 25 October 2013

No road, no sex, Colombian town's women tell their husbands


INDIA TODAY ONLINE  NEW DELHI, OCTOBER 25, 2013 |

The women of Barbacaos, Colombia, have crossed their legs and plan to keep them that way until the roads to their remote region are not repaved. This is their second sex strike in the last two years.

Called the "Crossed Legs movement", the women have refused to have sex with their husbands until the road to their small, isolated town of Barbacaos is not repaired.

Interestingly enough, according to reports, the ploy has worked and construction has begun on the single road. The road is reported to be in such a condition that it takes up to 14 hours to get to the nearest hospital.{mosimage}

The first time the women went on a "sex strike" was in 2011 to demand the building of a better road to their town. The movement was sparked after a young woman died along with her unborn child enroute to the hospital because the ambulance got stuck on the road and couldn't reach the hospital in time to save the girl and the baby.

The government had relented after three months and 19 days and promised to pay $21million to pave at least half of the 35-mile road. However, two years later with no change in the situation, the women have resumed their strike.

Maybe the women of some towns here in India can learn something from the women all the way across the world in Barbacaos, Colombia.

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