Just one accepting adult can save the life of an LGBTQ youth
LGBTQ youth have a higher risk of attempting suicide, but having just one adult who supports them can make all the difference.
PrEP could become a once-a-year implant
Scientists have shown that HIV prevention medication, known as PrEP, can be delivered via an under-the-skin implant that could last for up to a year.
Global HIV/AIDS update: Gay and other MSM still at high risk
Stigma and discrimination are holding back gay and other MSM from accessing HIV services, while PrEP needs to be rolled out more widely, says UNAIDS in a new report.
Queer groups to reach out to if you need help
While we have come a very long way as far as our rights are concerned, members of the LGBTQ community remain a vulnerable group.
Major step to a cure as HIV is eliminated from mice
In what could be a major step towards curing people of HIV, scientists have for the first time succeeded in totally eradicating the virus from a living animal.
World’s first guidelines on anal sex after prostate cancer
UK doctors and surgeons have formulated what’s thought to be the world’s first clinical guidance on anal sex before, during, and after diagnosis and treatment for prostate cancer.
Joburg has highest number of people living with HIV in SA
More people than ever are living with HIV in South Africa, but this may actually represent a degree of progress in the fight against the virus.
Self-love: Give yourself a hand!
May is International Masturbation Month! While spending some ‘me-time’ is something most of us do (but don’t talk about) did you know it has many benefits?
Parents urged to love their gay children unconditionally
Dumisani Calvin Mabasa was thrown out by his father for being gay and turned to sex work to survive before going on to put himself through school and studying to be a social worker.
Landmark study shows treatment prevents HIV transmission in gay couples
A major eight-year study has confirmed that HIV-positive gay and other men who have sex with men who are on effective HIV treatment cannot transmit the virus through sex.