I am an MSc student at London South Bank University and I am researching the relationship between dating app use and “Chemsex” in men who have sex with men. If you use or have used apps such as GRINDR, SCRUFF, JACK’D, FITLADS, HORNET or similar, it would be of great value to gather information from you towards contributing to an investigation into any connection between … [Read more...]
Scottish campaigners call for ‘immediate’ access to HIV prevention drug
7th August 2016 by Judith Duffy [Herald Scotland] Article Link Campaigners have called on the Scottish Government to follow the example of France and introduce a drug that can prevent HIV without waiting for it to be licensed. The drug, called Truvada, triggered headlines last week after the High Court told the NHS in England it should fund the treatment, despite health … [Read more...]
Give young people and gay men free condoms to reduce STIs, watchdog says
5 August 2016 by Sarah Boseley (Guardian) Link to Article Draft guidance from Nice says councils should consider schemes to provide free advice and condoms to halt rise in HIV and gonorrhoea Local authorities should run schemes to supply young people with free condoms and sex advice in an attempt to curtail the number of sexually transmitted infections, a health … [Read more...]
STI rates continue to rise among gay and biseuxal men
5th July 2016 Attitude "We are failing to meet the sexual health needs of gay and bisexual men." Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are continuing to rise among gay and bisexual men, new figures have shown. New data published by Public Health England today (July 5) show that of the 434,456 STIs reported in England in 2015, 54,275 were among men who have sex with men … [Read more...]
The poppers ban: will it criminalise gay users?
7 March 2016 by Frances Perraudin More than 2m bottles of poppers are sold legally every year – and Yorkshire is the centre of the trade. How is one factory preparing for the ban? John Addy is standing next to a hi-tech machine stacked with hundreds of tiny golden bottles. “We’ve always called them aromas,” he says. “Poppers was more a kind of slang word because the … [Read more...]