Gay Media This article is about the broader gay media. For other uses, see Gay news. Gay media refers to media that predominantly targets a gay or lesbian audience. The primary target market for gay media may also more broadly be considered to include members of a LGBT audience. Origins The origins of gay media, as with much of gay community culture, are to be found in […]
Read moreTips for Travellers Travel advice from the World Federation of Hemophilia Always wear medical identification information. Always carry your own treatment products, treatment equipment, and pharmaceutical drugs with you, as products will be different and probably very expensive in another country. Most countries also have only limited supplies and cannot be expected to give products reserved for their […]
Read moreStonewall Bar 1969 07-02-69. Disturbance on Sheridan Square, NYC. Scenes at Christopher St. and 7th Ave. South with police trying to clear crowds. Pictured, Stonewall Inn which was raided one day last week.(Larry Morris/The New York Times) The Stonewall Riots 1969, 28th June Just after 3 a.m., a police raid of the Stonewall Inn–a gay club […]
Read moreRemembering Daniel Berrigan, a Forgotten AIDS Hero Edition: US 05/20/2016 05:28 pm ET | Updated 1 day ago Carl Siciliano Executive Director, Ali Forney Center In the early years of the epidemic, AIDS was an almost unspeakable disaster. As if a medieval plague had become manifest in our times. To be stricken with AIDS was to be given a death […]
Read morewww.bgiok.org.uk Gay myths & stereotypes Here’s ten common myths, stereotypes and misconceptions about gay and lesbian people. How many have you heard before? 1. “How do you know you are gay if you haven’t tried sex with someone of the opposite gender?” A lot of people who write into the problem page have had this […]
Read moreSend in the Clones Posted on March 26, 2012 by Colin Clews Don’t ask me why it started, but by the beginning of the 80’s ‘the clone’ was beginning to become a universal phenomenon (and I don’t mean Dolly the sheep!). Some commentators suggest the first clones appeared in San Francisco’s Castro Street; others that they […]
Read moreThe Victorians’ surprisingly liberal attitude towards gay men The famous imprisonment of author Oscar Wilde in 1895 for being a homosexual paints a picture of sexual repression and hostility towards same-sex relationships in 19th-century England. But the largest ever survey of court cases relating to the criminalisation of gay men has revealed a surprisingly relaxed attitude towards homosexuality […]
Read moreHaemophilia & the Contaminated Blood Scandal In order for every civilised society to move forward they must never forget the past. This could not be more significant to the global bleeding disorder community who almost lost an entire generation through the use of contaminated blood products. In 2015, I put together the information contained within this folder […]
Read moreBrighton AIDS Memorial Thursday 10th September 2009 After many years of fundraising, a sculpture created by Romney Mark Bruce was finally unveiled in Brighton yesterday by David Furnish, Sir Elton John’s partner. This unique and in my own personal view, beautiful, emotional and dignified work of art stands proud in New Steine Gardens. For the people of […]
Read moreKeeping Their Memory Alive: World AIDS Day Categories: Adult Men, Adult Women, Community Voices, Families, HFA News, Mom’s Blog: Infusing Love, Young Adults December 1, 2013 Had I been the Matthew my mother was expecting to give birth to, my life would have been astronomically different. I was born right around the time the first factor concentrates to treat hemophilia were available for home use. Had I […]
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