General News Study finds three quarters of queer men defied early lockdowns for sex A new report found 76% of queer men in the UK defied early Covid-19 restrictions for sexual relations, with isolation being a driving cause. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community Report into evidence on gay/bisexual men blood donation still due FAIR steering group, including THT, Stonewall and National AIDS Trust, is still hoping to report its findings before the end of 2020 in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. By Contributor • 4 min read
Health HIV – get yourself tested! Local HIV charity, The Sussex Beacon is urging people to get tested for HIV during National HIV Testing Week (runs till November 24). The aim of the week is to raise awareness of HIV and promote testing to the most affected population groups in England, men who have sex with men (MSM) and black Afri By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread How does PrEP affect our sex lives? Eric Page looks at how PrEP can reduce the chance of infection of HIV, the stigma around using it and finds out from four men how it has affected their lives and the sex they have. PrEP, short for pre-exposure prophylaxis, is two different medications that can substantially reduce the chance of infe By Besi • 9 min read
Health New study indicates national PrEP programme would be cost effective The Lancet Infectious Diseases publish scholarly study into the HIV prevention treatment, PrEP titled, Cost-effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men in the UK: a modelling study and health economic evaluation. By Besi • 3 min read
Health New Prostate Cancer online support group Prostate Cancer UK teams up with Opening Doors London (ODL) to trial a new online discussion group for gay, bisexual men and MSM (men who have sex with men), who have been affected by prostate cancer. By Besi • 3 min read
Health HIV testing frequency guidelines not being met Gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), including those thought to be at ‘high risk’, are not getting HIV tests often enough, according to new research. The study, which was carried out by researchers at the MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, found that By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Health Action plan to tackle health inequalities for men who have sex with men Public Health England (PHE) has launched an action plan to address the health and well-being inequalities affecting gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM). The plan focuses on three interrelated areas in which MSM are disproportionately burdened with ill health: sexual health and HI By Besi • 2 min read
