Send 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 […]
Read moreHaemophilia deaths, causes & record keeping The UKHCDO (United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Directors Organisation) is required by the Department Of Health to collect data on diagnosis, management and complications of bleeding disorders. This information is kept in the National Haemophilia Database, which is located in Manchester. The United Kingdom Haemophilia Centre Doctors’ Organisation is an association […]
Read moreWhile Rape Crisis focuses particularly on the needs and rights of women and girls, and on providing specialist services within women-only safe spaces, we of course recognise that boys and men also experience sexual violence, and that the impacts of sexual violence on the lives of boys and men are no less devastating and can be just as wide-ranging […]
Read moreTrichomoniasis Introduction Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by a tiny parasite called Trichomonas vaginalis (TV). Symptoms of trichomoniasis usually develop within a month of infection, although up to half of all infected men and women have no symptoms. The symptoms of trichomoniasis are similar to those of many other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) so […]
Read moreSyphilis Introduction Syphilis is a bacterial infection that is usually caught by having sex with someone who is infected. The bacteria that cause syphilis are called Treponema pallidum. They can enter your body if you have close contact with an infected sore, normally during vaginal, anal or oral sex, or by sharing sex toys with someone who is […]
Read moreScabies Introduction Scabies is a contagious skin condition caused by tiny mites that burrow into the skin. The main symptom of scabies is intense itching that’s worse at night. It also causes a skin rash on areas where the mites have burrowed. Scabies mites Scabies mites are called Sarcoptes scabiei. They feed using […]
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