London Spy – Espionage and Irresponsibility
Hearts broke tuesday night as it dawned on us that we’ve passed the half way point. Only two episodes remain.
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What should schools teach pupils about sex?
By Peter Tatchell Millions of young people enter adulthood sexually and emotionally illiterate. Many subsequently endure disordered relationships, ranging
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‘Condom Week’
Terrence Higgins Trust has launched Condom Week, which aims to increase condom usage in men who have sex with
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What are your biggest turn offs?
by Terry Gee Arthus and Nico are a French couple who have opened up their lives to their many followers
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THT throws its full weight behind PrEP this Pride
Terrence Higgins Trust will leverage its position in the lead section at Pride this year by putting its full
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Five UK centres dedicated to over 50s living with HIV
Commemorating Terry Higgin’s 70th birthday, the UK’s leading sexual health and HIV charity has rolled out a national programme
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New HIV do-it-yourself-test kit now available
The first legally approved home HIV do-it-yourself-test kit that can return results within a quarter of an hour is now
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Party leaders praise HIV prevention drug PrEP
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has welcomed comments in support of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) from party leaders
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“How Discovering I Had HIV Made Me Improve My Diet and Fitness Regime!”
29-year old Gay Rights activist, Huffington Post blogger and HIV positive Philip Christopher Baldwin has recently undertaken a strict new
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Pornography is good for you
We hear lots about the downsides of porn. What about the benefits? By Peter Tatchell Porn gets a
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THT in new government plea.
Terrence Higgins Trust is calling on the next Government to introduce four key measures that can help improve the lives
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Glitz and Glam at Spring Awakening
TV star, Dr Christian will host the NAT (National AIDS Trust)’s annual flagship fundraising event, Spring Awakening on 13 May.
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Walk for Life returns with Tinsel Town theme
This June, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust will be rolling out the red carpet and shouting “Lights,
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Gay Pair to row the Atlantic – live
The Atlantic Tempest team is set to share its adventure of a lifetime live with the world. Nick McCulloch, 39,
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Action plan tackles health inequalities for men who have sex with men.
Public Health England (PHE) has launched an action plan to address the health and wellbeing inequalities affecting gay, bisexual and
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Podcasts on sexual health
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) researchers have launched a series of podcasts for the UK’s first comprehensive network for sexual health
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HIV infections continue to rise
Public Health England reports greatest number of new diagnoses in gay men The Report published today from Public Health
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Alan Turing’s persecution & on-going UK homophobia
Peter Tatchell writes: Homophobia is still with us 60 years after the death of Alan Turing. To combat it, education
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First the good news – and then the bad news
The good news in the 2013 HIV statistics that have just been released show a decline in the general number of diagnoses,
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Gambia anti-gay Bill: London embassy protest
Photo: Peter Tatchell Foundation African LGBTI activists and their British allies have urged the Gambian President, Yahya Jammeh, not to
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The Greatest Gayest Sporting Event of the Year…?
Prepare to toss your handbag! This year’s GMFA / RVT Sports Day boasts 12 teams who shunned the chance to
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GMFA is helping young gay men to Think Again about HIV
In 2012: 5,250 UK based gay men were diagnosed with HIV. A third of these men were in their teens
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GMFA: It’s time for Young Gay Men to ‘Think Again’ about HIV
In response to the increasing number of HIV infections amongst gay men in their teens and twenties, GMFA has launched
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HIV prevention – 30 years on and still more to do to educate gay men
Thirty years after the discovery of virus, new research from NAT (National AIDS Trust) reveals that gay men are in
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Spring Awakening with Jimmy and Friends
Jimmy Somerville, singer with Bronski Beat and The Communards, will perform an exclusive, short acoustic set at the National AIDS
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Poz Pub Crawl
On Thursday 16th January a bunch of HIV-positive gay men are going to meet up in Soho and go on
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‘Are you HIV aware?’ campaign.
‘Are you HIV aware?’ following World AIDS Day and the #FactUp campaign, we’d really like to see what gay and
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Project 5000 kicks off with National HIV Testing Week
Dean Street at Home is encouraging gay men to order a free, home HIV test to help them reach their
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THE WIG PARTY’S MASKED BALL
The Masked Ball is back! The event, which is organised by the same team that brings you The Wig Party,
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London protest against LGBT murders in Jamaica
Thirty protesters picketed the Jamaican High Commission in London yesterday (28 August) in protest against the brutal murders of 16
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Sir Nick Partridge to step down as Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust
Sir Nick Partridge to step down as Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust Sir Nick Partridge will step down from
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Health Warning – Bacterial Meningitis
Several Department of Health (DoH) in the USA and Europe recommend that men who have sex with men should
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Fits Me – Grab the correct condom
Gay and bisexual men in England will be able to access made-to-measure advice on how to find their perfect condom,
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GET PASSIONATE FOR HIV ACTIVISM
NAT (National AIDS Trust) is looking for people to join its HIV Activist Network – and will be promoting the
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Cricketers show their support to persons living with HIV
Players from England and South Africa took time out of their busy schedules this week during the ICC Champions Trophy
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Study highlights needs of growing older population living with HIV
A University of Salford study with charity the George House Trust has highlighted the North West’s growing population of older
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Halt HIV within a generation
Gay men in England can halt HIV within a generation, says largest-scale prevention campaign targeting community to date Gay and
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Hep C Info
If you are familiar with NAM’s patient information materials, hopefully you already know about our popular series The basics. These
Read moreHIV – Back to Work scheme
Now, people with HIV who are long-term unemployed will be able to apply for Terrence Higgins Trust’s Back to Work
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ERASURE’S ANDY BELL – SPRING AWAKENING
Andy Bell will be performing at NAT’S flagship fundraiser, Spring Awakening with an exclusive live acoustic set, in his first
Read morePositive East get those Good Vibrations
Positive East and the London Gay Men’s Chorus ensemble announced that they will be putting on another show together to
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LGBT History Month – ME & ALAN
New playwright Okey Nzelu talks about his latest project about two young men, relationships and Alan Turing. Me and Alan
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BEYONCE ENCOUNTERS . . . PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis)
‘Do you have any water?’ Pete asks in the A&E department. It’s a Sunday evening, and most of the
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Condom use has stopped over 80,000 new HIV infections among gay men
Research by the HPA and UCL published in PLOS ONE will show that consistent condom use by gay men has
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To test or not to test? This is the question.
This Valentine’s Day, 56 Dean Street, London’s award-winning HIV and sexual health clinic, is asking: would you test for HIV
Read moreWellbeing advice for transgender community
In a bid to improve the health and wellbeing of the UK’s transgender community, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence
Read moreBook Review – All Right Now
‘All Right Now – Life, Death & Life Again’ By Andy Fraser with Mark Hughes Perhaps only our older readers
Read moreYorkshire Know Your HIV Status
A quarter of people living with HIV do not know that they have the virus. Knowing if you are
Read moreA new world record set on World AIDS Day 2011
56 Dean Street and G-A-Y have set a new record for the number of HIV tests administered in 8 hours
Read moreAdvice Part 2
Be heard Do you want to improve your communication skills, including negotiating the sex you want? GMFA, the gay men’s
Read moreKicking Back With Kennedy
Meet Kennedy Carter, a self-described English lad living a ‘Clark Kent life’, university student by day, go-go dancing porn superhero
Read moreGay men can now donate blood?
Health Ministers announced recently that the rules regarding the eligibility of gay and bisexual men to donate blood have changed.
Read moreThe day before pill
Recently announced results from two studies reveal that a daily antiretroviral tablet taken by people who do not have HIV
Read moreYorkshire MESMAC’s African Voices Podcasts
Being able to listen to your own language is one of the best ways of absorbing important information, with this
Read moreTHT freephone helpline
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has changed the telephone number of its helpline THT Direct to
Read moreBareback Porn
Last year, Belgian researchers published findings which revealed that in Europe and the UK, the HIV epidemic is being fuelled
Read moreTHT support for incapacity claims
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is urging anyone with HIV who currently claims incapacity benefit and
Read moreCondom Trouble?
For 25 years, safer sex campaigns have been reminding gay men that condoms prevent the spread of HIV. But
Read moreAlert gay men at risk of STIs
A major UK-wide scheme to notify partners of gay men diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is to be piloted
Read moreTesting Times
In an attempt to break down some of the barriers and fears around HIV testing, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is
Read moreThousands of HIV-positive people have undiagnosed Hepatitis C
13,000 people who are living with HIV in the UK may also have Hepatitis C but not realise it, according
Read moreHigh HIV infections among gay men
Recently released figures by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) show that, in 2009, an estimated 2,760 men who have sex
Read moreTogether we can stop the spread of HIV
Together we can stop the spread of HIV Matthew Hodson, Head of Programmes, GMFA Campaigns highlighting the risks of unprotected
Read moreTHT Fundraiser
HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust raised a record £95,000 at recent Supper Club in central London. High
Read moreTake part in something huge
The largest European online sex survey, available in 25 languages and 31 countries, has been launched to help gay and
Read moreShe’s Nice, Different, Unusual!
By Simon Savidge You will of course know Jane Turner from the legendary and wonderful Aussie comedy ‘Kath and Kim’
Read moreIs the sex you have the sex you want?
Do you want more confidence in your life, including your sex life? GMFA, the gay men’s health charity, has announced
Read moreIt’s all Non-Stop for Andy
He’s one half of Britpop’s legendary duos, Erasure and, together with keyboard player Vince Clarke has produced over 13 successful
Read moreAdvice – Are you a sex clinic virgin?
For lots of men, a trip to the GUM clinic can seem daunting, so they delay it or avoid it
Read moreIndian School Throws Out Hiv Boy
A four-year-old boy has been thrown out of nursery school in India because he has been found to be HIV-positive.
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