London’s leading sexual health clinic reports 40% drop in HIV diagnoses in one year 56 Dean Street reports a dramatic drop in HIV diagnoses in 2016 compared to same period in 2015 22 December 2016 by David Hudson Clinicians at leading London sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street have reported a dramatic drop in the number of people they have […]
Read moreSinger George Michael has died at his home at the age of 53. The star, who launched his career with Wham! in the 1980s and had huge success as a solo performer, “passed away peacefully” on Christmas Day in Goring, Oxfordshire, his publicist said. His manager, Michael Lippman, said he had died of heart failure. Former Wham! bandmate Andrew […]
Read moreYou need to read the UK’s Foreign Office’s new advice to LGBTIs using dating and hook-up apps abroad ‘Be wary of new-found “friends” – criminals sometimes exploit the generally open nature of the gay scene’ Same-sex relationships and sex are still illegal in at least 74 countries worldwide 22 December 2016 by Jamie Tabberer The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated […]
Read moreCan you become addicted to sex? It is possible for some people to become addicted to sex. This addiction is similar to substance abuse, as an addiction is caused by the powerful chemical substances that are released during sex. Being addicted to something means that not having it causes withdrawal symptoms, or a “come down”. Because this can be unpleasant, it’s easier […]
Read more7 gay films that were amazing in 2016 From King Cobra to Moonlight, is this year’s crop of queer films the strongest yet? 19 December 2016 by Jamie Tabberer Are we living in a golden age of gay film? Possibly. From Pride to Carol to The Danish Girl to Tangerine, the last few years have seen a slew of award-worthy films featuring gay and LGBTI […]
Read moreNew detection method could lead to noninvasive diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease Published on December 22, 2016 at 6:37 AM The detection of prions in the blood of patients with variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease could lead to a noninvasive diagnosis prior to symptoms and a way to identify prion contamination of the donated blood supply, according to researchers at McGovern Medical School […]
Read more25 Objects People Have Actually Lost In Their Rectum Ethan Tremblay November 30th 2016 Humor Here is a friendly reminder from your favorite proctologist, Dr. Butt: don’t stick items too deep up in poop chute. Humans and their assholes are sort of like dogs and their balls. The only difference being: It would feel awesome to lick your own balls, dumping […]
Read moreAttempt to remove UN’s LGBT rights expert defeated in narrow vote Nick Duffy 19th December 2016, 8:10 PM Mr Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN independent expert for sexual orientation and gender identity (FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) Another attempt to remove the United Nations expert on LGBT rights has been defeated. The United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council voted in June to appoint an independent LGBT expert […]
Read moreOnly a small proportion of gay men with HIV receive anal cancer screening Mark Freedman at IDWeek 2016. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.com Liz Highleyman Produced in collaboration with hivandhepatitis.com Published: 31 October 2016 In the absence of national screening guidelines, only 11% of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in the US received anal pap smears to detect anal cancer […]
Read moreThroat Cancer’s Link to Oral Sex: What You Should Know Learn about symptoms, risks and prevention You likely think of cervical cancer when you hear about the rising incidence of human papilloma virus (HPV). So you might be surprised to learn that this sexually-transmitted virus is also a leading cause of throat cancer (oropharyngeal cancer), and it spreads from person […]
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