The new gay holiday trends in Greece in 2017 A useful guide to the lesser-known gay side of one of Europe’s warmest countries All photos by Destsetters A photo taken by the top hotel photographer Christos Drazos during a Destsetters project in Santorini 12 January 2017 by GSN Contributor Greece has been, without a doubt, one of the biggest trends in global […]
Read more12 FAMOUS FACES WHO CAME OUT AS LGBT IN 2016 Who did we roll out the rainbow carpet for this year? 2016 was another strong year for the Gay Agenda, with a number of famous faces coming out and joining the community as out and proud LGBT people. With anti-LGBT sentiments on the rise throughout the world, coming out has never […]
Read moreIf you learn one thing in 2016, make it this. GAY MEN, IT’S TIME TO EDUCATE YOURSELVES ABOUT WHAT HIV-POSITIVE AND UNDETECTABLE MEANS “If you’re undetectable then you’re practically un-infectious”. “We were on a date and having some dinner and it just came to the point of disclosure, where I tell him. So, I said ‘yes, I’m positive, I’m […]
Read moreGay Paralympian who said he’s willing to go to prison for opposing anti-LGBT laws to be knighted Benjamin Butterworth 30th December 2016, 11:37 PM The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list is to recognise out gay Paralympian Lee Pearson. He is to become Sir Lee Pearson, having been awarded a knighthood in the list. The dressage competitor has 11 gold […]
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 more16 reasons to discover the gay side of Athens No matter if you’re going in winter or summer, here’s an alternative gay guide for your Athens city break Destsetters An Evzone soldier of the Presidential Guard, an elite ceremonial unit, guards the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Image courtesy of De Visu / Shutterstock.com 13 December 2016 by Stefanie […]
Read moreCondoms don’t suit everyone, which is why we need more people on PrEP NHS England says it will give PrEP to 10,000 in UK. Matthew Hodson welcomes the news but wants more answers on how those most at risk will be selected Truvada is used as a Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) 7 December 2016 by Matthew Hodson It’s now 21 years […]
Read moreSyphilis: what is it and why should gay men be concerned? Health authorities in the US, Australia and UK have all highlighted an alarming increase in rates of syphilis among gay and bisexual men Pixabay | CC0 Public Domain Using condoms can help protect you from syphilis 25 November 2015 by David Hudson Although HIV receives much attention in the press – […]
Read moreComment: Argument over funding HIV PrEP drug reveals prejudice about the reality of some gay sex The recent dismissal of an appeal lodged by NHS England means that funding for the preventative HIV drug PrEP does fall under the remit of the NHS rather than local authorities, who are generally responsible for preventative health. Pre-exposure prophylaxis is given to those at a “high […]
Read more50,000 gay and bisexual men are living with HIV in the UK Celebrities are urging for people to go get tested BBC Testing for HIV is today much quicker and easier than it was in the past 17 November 2016 by Joe Morgan Over 50,000 gay and bisexual men are now living with HIV in the UK. And according to […]
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