Health
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12 November 2008City and Guilds launch new Level 2 Award in HIV and AIDS 1 The UK's leading body for vocational and managerial skills has announced a new qualification in understanding HIV and AIDS. -
12 November 2008National AIDS Trust questions gay blood donor ban + A leading HIV charity has accused the National Blood Service of not doing enough to challenge a lifetime ban on donations from men who have had sex with men. -
10 November 2008Thousands of lives could be saved by new anal cancer test 8 A new test that will detect the early signs of a cancer that is prevalent among gay men has been devised. -
10 November 2008Gay donations would mean more safe blood, tribunal told + An anti-discrimination tribunal in Australia has been told that lifting a ban on gay men giving blood would increase the amount of safe transfusions available.
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4 November 2008Scottish blood service defends ban on gay donations 4 The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service has said that the rise in gay men becoming infected with the HIV virus meant the ban on blood donations from that group was justified. -
4 November 2008New website supports parents worried about homophobic bullying 1 A national charity has launched a website for parents concerned about bullying with the message "you are not alone." -
4 November 2008Leading doctor suspended for sending gay hate letter 10 The President of the Islamic Medical Association has been suspended from medical practice for 12 months by the General Medical Council.
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31 October 2008Bishop fails to stop same-sex parents as Embryology Bill passes final stage 4 The House of Lords voted in favour of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill on Wednesday, marking the end of its Parliamentary journey. -
31 October 2008GP blackmailed by patient over ‘gay massage’ is struck off 1 The General Medical Council has struck off a doctor who masturbated a male patient while giving him a massage and then paid him £100 a week not to report the incident. -
31 October 2008Doctor accused of homophobia storms out of disciplinary hearing 4 A GP who has given differing explanations about a letter published in his name that said gay people needed the "stick of law to put them on the right path" has stopped attending his disciplinary hearing.
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31 October 2008Analysis: Blood donor policy is discriminatory and contradictory 2 In April the Scottish Parliament asked for submissions from various groups about the ban on men who have sex with men from donating blood.
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31 October 2008Scottish Parliament to consider gay blood ban 1 Scotland's national LGBT campaigns group has submitted a detailed case to the Scottish Parliament calling for the removal of the ban on men who have sex with men from donating blood. -
30 October 2008THT increases democratic base with free membership scheme 1 A leading sexual health charity is encouraging people to join its free membership scheme. -
28 October 2008Lottery funding for five year study into gays, drugs and alcohol 1 The Big Lottery Fund's Big Research Programme is to provide funds for "England's first ever research into drug and alcohol use among lesbian, gay and bisexual communities." -
28 October 2008Leading Muslim doctor faces professional conduct hearing over homophobic letter 16 A fitness to practise hearing has been told that a GP who wrote a homophobic and transphobic letter to a medical magazine has changed his story several times.
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27 October 2008Scientist claims biological basis for transsexuality 5 The largest ever genetic study of male to female transsexuals has found a significant genetic link between gender identity and a gene involved in testosterone action. -
27 October 2008Texts are latest weapon in South Africa’s HIV battle + A million text messages a day will be sent as part of a new scheme to encourage South Africans to be tested for HIV. -
23 October 2008MPs approve equal access to fertility treatment + New legislation that will provide equal access to fertility treatment for lesbians has been approved by the House of Commons. -
22 October 2008ANALYSIS: New law will give lesbians equal access to fertility treatment + The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill is expected to pass for a third and final time in the Hosue of Commons today.
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22 October 2008Abortion off the agenda as MPs vote on fertility bill 3 Amendments to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill that would have legalised abortion in Northern Ireland will not be discussed at the third reading in the Commons today.
