1/3rd of Brits won’t date an HIV positive person
Despite advances in treatment and preventing HIV, 35% of people in the UK would ‘swipe left’ on a dating app to reject someone living with HIV and on effective treatment. According to HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust, an equal amount, only 35%, of Brits would feel comfortable kissing someone who’s living with […]
Theresa May: UK will ban ‘gay cure’ therapies in major new LGBT policy
So-called conversion therapy, aimed at changing people’s sexual orientation or gender identity, is set to be banned in the UK, the government has announced. The decision forms part of a new “LGBT action plan” released on Tuesday and devised in response to the largest-ever national survey of LGBT people in the world. The UK survey, […]
Congratulations! WeTheBrave marks 3 years of changing gay, bi and MSM lives
The national WeTheBrave campaign is celebrating three years of improving the sexual health of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa. Funded by the Elton John Aids Foundation, the project was launched on 26 June 2015, and went on to urge men to be #BraveEnough to make healthy […]
Breakthrough as WHO affirms being transgender not a mental disorder
South African activists have welcomed the groundbreaking decision by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to stop classifying gender incongruence as a mental disorder. The change was announced as part of the launch of the WHO’s new International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) this week, the global guide’s first revision in 18 […]
Gay relationships | My pleasure, as a bottom, matters
“I am here, and my pleasure matters.” Motlatsi Motseoile explores the intricacies of sex in gay relationships, and how being a bottom is often mired in shame and ridicule. We live in a hyper-masculine and patriarchal society, often framed by the cisgender-heterosexual man. Anything that is thought to emulate the behaviour of women, even in […]
Major changes at Health4Men after funding is cut
Health4Men, the groundbreaking sexual health programme that targets gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in South Africa, has been hit by a huge funding cut. In a statement on Monday, the Anova Health Institute, the organisation behind the programme, said that Health4Men’s funding from USAID will be coming to an […]
Online dating | Trolls on the Grind
If you’ve surfed the ‘interwebs’ for more than five minutes you’ve encountered the disturbing phenomenon that is the internet troll. Vindictive people that cannot resist posting things they know will hurt or distress others. Almost any popular YouTube video with an activated comments section will also provide you with a selection of unnecessarily mean commentary. […]
That little blue pill – A PrEP FAQ
Have you heard about PrEP, the amazing new daily pill that prevents HIV? So, is it for you? Here are some commonly asked questions about PrEP, how it works and how to get it. Okay, so what is PrEP actually? PrEP is just a single pill that you take daily (every day) if you are […]
Health | Penis Size – The Truth
Gay, bi or straight, guys the world over are often (and probably always have been) obsessed about the size of their manhood. Bruce J. Little looks at getting some perspective on this sometimes big (ahem) issue. Guys, we need to talk about these stickers all over town advertising miracle cures to make your penis bigger. […]
IDAHOTB 2018 | Putting the B back into LGBTQ
As the world commemorates the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB) this week, Pretoria LGBTQ group OUT is highlighting the scourge of biphobia, which it says is often overlooked on this important day. IDAHOTB has been observed annually since 2005 every 17 May and is an opportunity to bring awareness to the prejudice […]