Health: Floppycock?
Is your flaccid penis trying to tell you something? There’s no need to keep a stiff upper lip about your failure to launch. Erectile dysfunction (ED) used to be a condition that affected men over a certain age, but nowadays it’s become increasingly more common among men of all ages, and if you have recently endured […]
Who knew? Older gay men are happiest with their sex life!
Gay and bi men over 60 are the happiest age group when it comes to the state of their sex life, while those in their forties are the least. According to the UK’s largest survey on bi and gay sexual health, 70% of men 65 and older said that they were satisfied with their sex […]
Most Aussie gay couples now in open relationships
A new survey of gay men in Australia suggests that more couples are now in open relationships than in monogamous ones. The trend was featured in this year’s Melbourne Gay Community Periodic Survey, conducted by the University of NSW, which questioned 2886 gay and same-sex attracted men about sex, relationships and sexual health. Thirty-one percent […]
Sex vs. Intimacy – Grabbing a shag when a hug would do
It’s not unusual to hear a guy say something like: “Damn, it’s been too long since I last had sex!” But can you remember ever hearing someone lamenting the fact that they needed to be touched? Or that they were aching for some affection after too long a period of going without any? You may […]
Study looks at some of the challenges facing bears in the gay community
A study has found that American men who identify as bears often have lower self esteem and engage in riskier sex than other gay men. The research by academics at the University of Miami was published in the Clinical Journal of Nursing and aimed to highlight the issues facing this sector of the gay community. […]
The job at hand – celebrating Masturbation Month
Seeing as May is Masturbation Month, here are some excellent reasons to keep spanking your monkey – and doing it often! Educated people partake in self-pleasure more often than their less-educated counterparts, according to a National Health Survey’s findings obtained at the Kinsey Institute. This is not surprising when you consider the fact that it’s […]
Does watching bareback porn make you have risky sex?
Gay men who watch porn that includes condoms are more likely to use condoms themselves when they have sex, claims a new study. Eric Schrimshaw, at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health, and Martin J. Downing, Jr, of Public Health Solutions, said their research suggests pornography can encourage men to use condoms. “One type […]
Age, race and having a partner affect risk for suicide among gay men
Scientists say that older gay and bisexual men appear to cope better with homophobia and are less likely to try to commit suicide. Research by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found that gay and bi men in the UK under the age of 26 were six times more likely to attempt suicide […]
Yet another study confirms that gay families are just like other families
A new study has joined a raft of previous research that shows that children from same-sex families turn out the same as those from “traditional” families. The report, which matched 95 same-sex and 95 different-sex parent families in the US, was authored by researchers affiliated with the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, the […]
Stiaan Louw and WeTheBrave will “cover your butt”
Menswear designer Stiaan Louw and WeTheBrave have launched the unique homoerotic Cover Your Butt campaign which brings together male underwear and sexual health. Louw’s limited edition range of underwear visually represents the concept of “covering your butt” through safer sex and the use of PrEP amongst gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM). “My […]