Health
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8 January 2013Michigan: Judge dismisses lawsuit filed by HIV-positive dental worker 9 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former dental centre employee in Michigan who claimed he faced discrimination at work and was fired because he is HIV-positive. -
7 January 2013UK: Transgender doctor under investigation by the General Medical Council 18 Britain's first post-operative transgender doctor is under investigation following complaints that he provided inappropriate treatment to patients wishing to change gender. -
7 January 2013New iPhone app to help people with HIV access health information on the move 2 A new iPhone App, 'Life plus', has been launched by the sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust with funding from the Elton John AIDS Foundation to help the 5,000 members of its myHIV service get access to information on their condition wherever they go. -
4 January 2013Scientists say HIV therapeutic vaccine can temporarily improve the immune system 11 Scientists say they are impressed with the results of a therapeutic vaccine that can temporarily enable the immune system to deal more effectively with the HIV virus in infected patients. -
3 January 2013Study: Bisexual men ‘on the down low’ risk poor mental health 9 A new study shows bisexual men are far less likely to reveal their sexual orientation than gay men, and that keeping it a secret risks damaging their health. -
3 January 2013Study: Increased HIV life expectancy linked to reduction in smoking 7 Much of the increased mortality seen in patients with HIV in the past decade – outside of antiviral drugs – can be attributed to a reduction in smoking, according to a study in Denmark. -
3 January 2013California’s governor seeks to restore gay ‘cure’ ban 7 California Governor Jerry Brown has now appealed a court injunction that has so far prevented the enforcement of a new law designed to ban gay conversion therapy for children. -
27 December 2012Mexico lifts ban on gay men donating blood 4 A new law allowing gay and bisexual men to donate blood has come into force today (Thursday). -
24 December 2012Scotland: LGBT counselling service to shut on New Years Day 5 Scotland’s only dedicated LGBT telephone counselling service is to close after 35 years as a result of funding cuts. -
22 December 2012US court suspends California’s ban on therapies to turn gay teenagers straight 28 A three-judge panel in the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has suspended the implementation of a new law banning therapists offering treatment to young gay people to turn themselves straight. -
21 December 2012Anderson Cooper: AIDS activist Spencer Cox was a ‘real life hero’ who saved countless lives 2 Anderson Cooper, reflecting on the death of the notable HIV/AIDS activist Spencer Cox described the late campaigner as a "real life hero" who saved multiple lives. -
20 December 2012US: HIV infection rates rise for young gay men — but down for black women. 16 The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has released its latest HIV infection report and young gay men remain a top concern. -
20 December 2012US: Judge approves legal fees for trans woman prisoner, denies personal costs 1 A US judge has approved the payment of legal fees to the lawyers representing a trans woman prisoner, who is to be allowed gender-reassignment surgery as treatment for her gender dysphoria. -
19 December 2012Gay bareback porn star dies of HIV related complications 106 Gay adult star Josh Weston (real name Chad) has died aged 39. -
19 December 2012Study: The larger a gay man’s penis is, the more likely they are to have unprotected sex 41 An academic study of the correlation between penis size and condom usage among gay and bisexual men to be published in full next year has found that the larger a man's penis, the less likely they are to use a condom. -
18 December 2012Early and highly influential AIDS activist Spencer Cox dies aged 44 33 Spencer Cox, one of the most significant AIDS activists in America has died aged 44 of AIDS related causes. -
18 December 2012Anti-gay UKIP candidate calls for compulsory abortion of Down’s syndrome foetuses 46 A UKIP candidate, who described same-sex marriage as an “abhorrence", and called for an NHS review to look at compulsory abortion if a foetus has Down's syndrome or spina bifida, has been suspended. -
14 December 2012Barnardo’s: Changing the law on marriage will benefit children and gay parents 7 The Chief Executive of Barnardo’s, Anne Marie Carrie, has welcomed the government’s decision to allow gay couples to marry from 2013. -
14 December 2012Bryan Fischer: Being gay is the ‘result of a birth defect’ and mothers would abort gay babies 99 Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association (AFA) has interpreted a genetic study to mean being gay is the “result of a birth defect” and has suggested that parents would be more likely to abort gay babies. -
13 December 2012Study: Homosexuality passes from fathers to daughters and mothers to sons 36 New research published in the Quarterly Review of Biology suggests genetics which make a person more likely to be gay are passed from fathers to daughters or mothers to sons
