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 […]
Possible U-turn as UK reconsiders cancelling rollout of PrEP
Following an outcry and threatened legal action, England’s NHS has announced that it will relook at its cancelled roll-out of PrEP to men who have sex with men (MSM). In March, the NHS shocked HIV groups by pulling the plug on its advanced decision-making process on whether to make PrEP available. Its claim that it […]
Move to address HIV among transgender people welcomed
New guidelines have been published to help address HIV among transgender people, a community that’s disproportionately affected by the epidemic. An analysis of HIV among transgender people across 15 countries, undertaken in 2013, indicated that a transgender woman in those countries was 49 times more likely to be living with HIV than the general, non-transgender […]
Yes, Zika can be transmitted through gay sex
America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a case of a man who likely contracted the Zika virus through sex with another man. It appears that the Dallas man caught the virus after having unprotected anal sex with his partner, who had recently returned from a trip to Venezuela. Other cases of […]
Health: Scientists say circumcision does not reduce penis sensitivity
Circumcised? Good news: you’re not losing out in the pleasure department after all. It’s been widely believed that men who are circumcised experience some degree of loss of sensitivity in the penis, but new research suggests this is not the case. Jenn Bossio, a clinical psychology PhD candidate at Queen’s University, studied 62 men between […]
Health: Have you loved your nuts today?
April is testicular cancer awareness month. Why should you care? Because it’s the most common cancer in men under the age of 45; most often affecting those between the ages of 15 and 38. Despite being highly treatable if caught early, most men don’t know how to check their balls for this potentially deadly disease […]
World Psychiatric Association: Homosexuality can’t be “cured”
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA) has unequivocally stated that trying to “cure” LGBT people doesn’t work and is both dangerous and unethical. The organisation has issued a new position statement on gender identity and same-sex orientation, attraction, and behaviours in an effort to provide clarity on these issues. The WPA said that it “considers sexual […]