Health
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6 February 2013Study: Gay Mexican men would change lifestyle to reduce HIV risk for $288 a year 1 A study in Mexico has attempted to put an exact price on how much gay and bisexual men would have to be paid to change behaviours that put them at high risk of HIV. -
6 February 2013Terrence Higgins Trust: ‘Update your status’ regularly to protect yourself and others from HIV 55 The Terrence Higgins Trust are launching a campaign to reduce the amount of time people wait to get checked for HIV infection. -
6 February 2013US: State finds six surgeons to perform gender reassignment for trans woman prisoner + The US state of Massachusetts has found six surgeons willing to perform gender reassignment on a trans woman prisoner allowed to have the surgery in prison. -
6 February 2013US: Author of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill compares homosexuality to ‘shooting heroin’ 28 The author of a newly revived bill proposing to outlaw any teaching about homosexuality in schools, has now compared being gay to "shooting heroin". -
6 February 2013US: Pentagon set to extend benefits to gay service members 1 Reports suggest that that the Pentagon is to extend some benefits to same-sex partners of gay service members. -
4 February 2013Gaydar and Grindr remove dangerous ‘cool gene’ HIV immunity advert 11 An advert that appeared on Grindr and Gaydar and other dating sites and apps which promoted misleading advice about HIV has now been removed. -
4 February 2013US: University unveils memorial centre plan for gay student suicide victim Tyler Clementi 1 A university in New Jersey plans to create a centre named after Tyler Clementi, the gay student who killed himself after his roommate used a webcam to spy on him kissing another man. -
1 February 2013UK: High Court rules in favour of gay male couple in parental dispute with lesbian couples 23 Men who donate sperm can apply to seek a role in the lives of their biological children, the High Court has ruled in a case involving two lesbian couples who were friends with two gay men. -
1 February 2013Shayne Ward strips off for Attitude magazine’s annual naked issue 31 Singer and former X Factor winner Shayne Ward has stripped off for Attitude magazine’s annual naked issue. -
1 February 2013UK: Health experts blame ‘a return of risky sexual practices’ for rising HIV cases in gay men 173 Huge improvements in treating and testing for HIV have failed to curb infections among gay and bisexual men, scientists, writing in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, have suggested, with a return of risky sexual practices. -
31 January 2013Tony Perkins blames military suicides on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell 20 The President of the Family Research Council, Tony Perkins, has blamed the repeal of don't ask don't tell for suicides in the US military. -
31 January 2013Committee debates gay ‘cure’ therapy before inquiry into doctor advocating it 36 A heated debate on therapy attempting to "cure" people of same-sex attraction took place in a committee room at the Houses of Parliament on Wednesday. -
30 January 2013UK: Terrence Higgins Trust launches postal HIV home sampling kits 30 Terrence Higgins Trust and the Health Protection Agency are co-launching a pilot project that will allow gay and bisexual men to access HIV home sampling kits by post. -
30 January 2013New LGBT health centre opens in Birmingham 3 A new centre to help with health issues faced by Birmingham's LGBT community has now opened. -
29 January 2013Study shows when gay people come out, it can improve their mental health 7 Lesbians, gay men and bisexuals who are out have lower stress hormones than those who hide their sexuality, according to a study in Canada. -
25 January 2013US: Separated lesbian couple to testify on behalf of sperm donor ordered to pay child support 6 A Separated lesbian couple have both been summoned to testify on behalf of a sperm donor, with whom they had made a written agreement, but who was ordered to pay child support after they split up. -
24 January 2013Comment: The second coming out – a PinkNews reader reflects on being HIV positive 35 A PinkNews reader talks candidly about the difficulties of living with HIV. -
23 January 2013Essex: Gay father and businessman calls for UK surrogacy reform 38 Barrie Drewitt-Barlow from the British Surrogacy Centre says gay couples would benefit from a change in UK law in order to commercialise the sector. -
23 January 2013UK: National AIDS Trust calls for the NHS to provide earlier HIV treatment 26 The National AIDS Trust (NAT) is calling on the NHS to allow people with HIV to start treatment early in order to protect their sexual partners. -
23 January 2013Interview: Gay Hollyoaks actors strip off in support of the Terrence Higgins Trust 10 Gay Hollyoakes actors PJ Brennan and Kieron Richardson – who play onscreen gay couple Doug and Ste have decided to bare all for this month’s special ‘naked’ issue of Gay Times.
