Health
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26 September 2008Indian government argues to retain ban on gay sex 5 A row between two government departments in India over the decriminalisation of "un-natural" sexual acts has resulted in a victory for those who oppose the change. -
25 September 2008London professor condemns fundamentalists for misinterpreting his research 5 A leading British academic has spoken out after his work into homosexuality and depression was presented as proof that gay people are mentally disordered. -
25 September 2008Website for gay men newly diagnosed with HIV launched 3 A new interactive website aims to tackle the isolation many gay men feel when they are first diagnosed as HIV+. -
18 September 2008New guidelines suggest gay men should have annual HIV test 1 Sexually active gay men should be tested every 12 months, new guidelines on HIV testing have recommended. -
17 September 2008Muslim leader denies issuing progressive fatwa on gender surgery + A Sunni Muslim cleric in Kuwait has denied media reports that he had become the first religious authority in the country to approve gender reassignment surgery. -
16 September 2008Gays more prone to depression, psychiatrists claim 1 A new study published by the journal BMC Psychiatry claims that lesbian, gay and bisexual people are 50% more likely than straight people to have suffered depression or anxiety disorders. -
15 September 2008Vitamin campaigner abandons libel case over AIDS drugs 1 Matthias Rath, the doctor who discouraged use of AIDS treatments in favour of his own nutritional pills, has dropped a libel case against The Guardian newspaper. -
10 September 2008Palin challenged over ‘ex-gay’ movement 19 The Republican party's nominee for Vice President of the United States is under pressure to clarify her views on the so-called 'ex-gay' movement. -
8 September 2008THT foreign language leaflets target migrant gay men + A sexual health charity has launched a new website and printed materials in six languages in an attempt to reach migrants. -
5 September 2008NHS hit by loss of sexual health data + A memory stick containing information about the STI tests of 146 people has gone missing from the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. -
5 September 20085% of Beijing gays are HIV+ say health authorities + The number of gay men in the Chinese capital who have HIV is much larger than previously thought. -
3 September 2008HIV conference told of sexual abuse of youths in Papua New Guinea + A delegate to the Pan Pacific Gathering for HIV+ People has said that a traditional practice in the Pacific country of Papua New Guinea puts young males at risk of sexual contact from village elders. -
28 August 2008Cambodian women discover beauty use for condom lubricant + A lubricant has become a popular acne cure among Cambodian women. -
27 August 2008THT launches low cost counselling service for gay men 5 Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a new counselling service for gay and bisexual men that will cost as little as £25.
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22 August 2008Ugandan AIDS Commission Chief says homosexuality must be stamped out in schools 8 Dr Kihumuro Apuuli, the Ugandan AIDS Commission Chief, has warned the education ministry of that country that homosexuality is "rife" in schools. -
21 August 2008Malawi Gay Rights Movement to promote female condoms + The newly-formed gay movement in Malawi is committed to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS by advocating female condoms, Africa News reports. -
19 August 2008GMFA safe sex class for gay men returns + Gay men across the UK will have access to sex education that is not taught in schools. -
19 August 2008Australian Red Cross ignored advice from blood experts, lawyer claims + The Australian Red Cross ignored the concerns of its chief medical advisor regarding gay blood donations, a tribunal hear today. -
18 August 2008Gay blood donation tribunal told all donors should be screened + The Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Tribunal investigating the gay blood ban today heard evidence from an Australian AIDS expert. -
15 August 2008Bisexuality passed on by “hyper-heterosexuals”, researchers claim 4 Academics at the University of Padua, Italy, claim that bisexual men may have inherited their attraction to men through 'hyper-heterosexual' female family members.
