Pushing the limit: Steroids and gay men
For many gay and bi men appearance is a huge deal. Our community seems to consistently define itself though images of attractive and shirtless muscled guys. That can translate to a desire to make our bodies as sculpted as possible to meet that hard to achieve ideal. The guys who do transform their bodies at […]
More than half of LGBTQ youth diagnosed with eating disorders
A survey of American LGBTQ youth has found that a majority of those questioned have been diagnosed with an eating disorder. Even more shocking, half of the LGBTQ youth surveyed who have not been diagnosed suspect they have an eating disorder. The disturbing results were part of a new national survey, designed to better understand […]
Young gay men are turning to porn for sex education
Where will young men who have sex with men (YMSM) be getting their sexual education from this summer? Did you know that every hour 50 young people (aged between 15 and 24) are infected with HIV in eastern and southern Africa? Or that globally, over the past decade, the number of adolescents dying due to […]
Romantic relationships help gay youth cope with homophobia
We should be enabling gay teenagers to find romance with one another, just like their heterosexual counterparts, say researchers. A new study has confirmed that young lesbian and gay American youth who are in relationships suffer less psychological distress than those who are not. The research by Northwestern Medicine and the University of Cincinnati also […]
What’s love got to do with it?
Love makes the world go round, they say. We all feel it, hope for it and often miss it deeply when it’s gone. Here are ten things you probably never knew about love… 1: Love is diverse and gay. Contrary to what bigots claim, love is not ‘naturally’ heterosexual. Homosexuality has been found in all […]
Tantric pleasure and intimacy for men to men
They say that sex is all in the mind, but perhaps it’s also in the heart and soul. Can our lives in the bedroom be more than just the in-and-out, the release and rolling over? Conscious Sexuality expert and teacher Jonti Searll believes that intimacy is one of the most important – and often lacking – aspects […]
Porn may be screwing with you
I have to admit that porn has played a large supporting role in the backdrop of my life so far, and I have mixed feelings about this. Especially now that some researchers are suggesting that watching a lot of porn shrinks your brain, can make you “rapey” and is more addictive than other online activities, […]
HIV treatment and prevention could become once-a-week pill
The need for people living with HIV to consistently take daily medication is a major challenge. New research suggests that HIV treatment and prevention could soon become a much simpler weekly process. Scientists from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a once-weekly pill package that stays in the stomach […]
We knew it! Same-sex couples have better sex
We’ve always suspected it, but now it’s been confirmed! A new study has revealed that same-sex couples are more likely to be satisfied under the sheets, compared to heterosexual couples. The research, published in Archives of Sexual Behavior, explored the differences in orgasm frequency among gay, lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual men and women in the US. […]
Study reveals nearly 25% of LGBQ youth attempt suicide
American youth who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or questioning (LGBQ) are much more likely to consider, plan or attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. According to a nationally representative sample of 15,624 high-school age participants, 40 percent of sexual-minority adolescents seriously considered suicide compared to 15 percent of their heterosexual counterparts. Shockingly, nearly a quarter […]