11th May 2016 Rari Vlad / Gay Times Article Link David Cameron has announced that he will push the NHS for a decision on PrEP availability “in this month if possible”. During the Prime Minister’s Questions today, Cameron spoke in favour of funding the Pre-exposure Prophylactic treatment Truvada on the NHS. The treatment – which has been approved by the World Health … [Read more...]
Lawyer who supplied ‘chemsex’ party drugs which killed his boyfriend is sentenced
9 May 2016 BBC News Article Link A barrister whose teenage boyfriend died from a lethal cocktail of "chemsex" party drugs has been sentenced for drug possession. Henry Hendron bought £1,000 worth of mephedrone and GBL from BBC producer Alex Parkin for parties at his City of London apartment, the court heard. On 20 January, the 35-year-old lawyer woke to find his … [Read more...]
‘They didn’t know they were victims’: revenge porn helpline sees alarming rise
Sandra Laville and Josh Halliday / The Guardian 8 May 2016 Article Link On a business estate in Devon, Jade sits at a computer screen and hovers her mouse over an innocent selfie of a young woman from Scotland. In a matter of seconds, she is led down the internet’s tunnels and diversions deep into what was once the private world of the 21-year-old. As she follows the … [Read more...]
Watching pornography can ‘encourage men to wear condoms’, according to research
Kayleigh Lewis / The Independent 3 May 2016 Article link Men who view sexually explicit pornography where condoms are used are more likely to use protection when engaging in anal sex, research has found. A study of 265 men from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington DC, found their sexual behaviour was directly influenced by what they had seen online. All … [Read more...]
Super gonorrhoea is coming and George Osborne needs to dig deep – fast
by Verity Sullivan 19 APRIL 2016 The words “Super Gonorrhoea!” have been splattered across the pages of every news outlet this week. The STI that affects 35,000 people in the UK every year, we’re told, is outsmarting our modern day cures and promises to spread through the population like wildfire. But what’s all the fuss really about? And is our increasingly weary health … [Read more...]