30 HIV positive gay men charged with having condomless sex
In an outrageous development, officials in the Czech Republic are planning to prosecute 30 gay men living with HIV for having sex without a condom. In 2005, the country’s Supreme Court ruled that citizens can face criminal charges for spreading an infectious disease such as HIV by not using a condom during sex. According to […]
Huge MSM sexual health campaign launched in Cape Town
WeTheBrave, the largest sexual health campaign targeting gay men and MSM (men who have sex with men) in South Africa, was launched in Cape Town on the eve of the city’s Pride festival. On Thursday, the campaign’s arrival in the Western Cape was celebrated at a function at the Ritz Hotel in Seapoint. It was previously […]
‘Born This Way’ argument not helping to reduce homophobia
In recent years, the argument that sexual orientation is innate or that we are “born this way” has become a principal component of the advocacy for the rights of sexual minorities. Activist have argued that if science shows (as it increasingly appears to do) that one’s sexual orientation is inborn this will help silence those […]
Home HIV testing gets the green light in SA
Pharmacists can sell take-home HIV testing kits, according to Pharmacy Council of South Africa Registrar and CEO Amos Masango. According to Masango, a May 2015 decision by the council effectively quietly removed the ban on pharmacist sales of HIV self-testing kits. The decision comes almost one year after the council gazetted a draft plan to […]
New York protects LGBT youth from conversion therapy
New York has joined a handful of other American states in barring the provision of so-called conversion therapy to young LGBT people. On Saturday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a series of regulations to prevent the discredited and dangerous practice. Conversion or reparative therapy, which falsely claims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender […]
Almost half of gay UK men have been in open relationships
A survey of 1,006 gay men in the UK has uncovered common beliefs and experiences when it comes to opening relationships up to other partners. Conducted by the gay men’s health charity GMFA through its publication FS, the survey discovered that 41% of those polled have been or currently are in an open relationship. In […]
Study highlights extent of fat-shaming among gays
New research has revealed that a large proportion of gay men have faced so-called “fat-shaming” because of their weight – even when they are not actually overweight. The issue of body image and pressure to conform to an ideal look has long been a subject of debate in the gay community and has often been […]
Anger as poppers set to be banned in the UK
The UK Parliament has moved to approve a bill banning poppers, a mild recreational drug favoured by some in the gay community who argue that it presents little risk. Poppers – technically called alkyl nitrates – are used by gay men around the world to make sex more pleasurable by heightening the senses, reducing inhibitions and […]
Number of people identifying as bisexual grows in the US
According to a new report, more Americans than ever are acknowledging that they are sexually attracted to more than one sex. The study, Sexual Behaviour, Sexual Attraction, and Sexual Orientation Among Adults Aged 18–44 in the United States, was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday. It found that, especially among […]
12 myths and facts about PrEP for gay & bi men
Although organisations such as Health4Men have been educating gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) about various HIV prevention strategies for several years, one such option has recently made headlines: pre-exposure prophylaxis, commonly known as PrEP. The fuss was all about PrEP finally being approved for use in South Africa. So, […]