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12 December 2012Brighton university cancels screening of AIDS denialist film 26 The University of Brighton has cancelled the screening of a film which claims the HIV virus does not cause AIDS after a fierce student backlash. -
11 December 2012Sir Ian Mckellen: I have been living with prostate cancer for years but it’s no big deal 10 Sir Ian McKellen has revealed he has been living with prostate cancer for several years, but says he currently requires no treatment. -
10 December 2012Advertiser’s Feature: Elderly care in the gay community + The team behind the LGBT-friendly home care agency, ReassureCare explain the services that they can offer to elderly people within the gay community. -
8 December 2012US: San Francisco issues warning against risk of meningitis 1 Health officials in San Francisco have issued a notice advising gay men who may have travelled or plan to travel to New York City, to consider vaccination against meningitis. -
6 December 2012Montana: Man charged with infecting partner with HIV also accused of killing 55 dogs 13 A 52-year-old man in the US state of Montana has denied a felony endangerment charge that alleges he infected an unknowing sexual partner with HIV. -
6 December 2012Scotland: Low school bullying figures give misleading impression say LGBT campaigners 6 An LGBT organisation and a gay councillor have dismissed bullying statistics that show just one homophobic incident was recorded in schools throughout the Scottish Highlands last year, and they warn the true figure is likely to be much higher. -
5 December 2012US: Gay teenager committed suicide because of bullying, parents say 7 The parents of a gay teenager from Michigan, who committed suicide in late November, have said that intense bullying was to blame for their son's death. -
5 December 2012Canada: Activists say blood reforms will still discriminate against gay men 6 The Canadian Blood Services’ proposed changes to blood donor eligibility do nothing to lessen discrimination against gay men, according to an HIV/AIDS awareness organisation. -
5 December 2012Confusion for California’s gay ‘cure’ ban after judges issue opposite rulings 9 For the second time in two days, a federal judge in California has issued a decision on the state's new law prohibiting licensed psychotherapists from trying to change the sexual orientation of gay minors. -
4 December 2012Iran reveals more than 1,000 gender reassignment operations in four years 19 An Iranian news service has said that more than one thousand Iranians have undergone gender reassignment surgery in the Islamic State between 2006 and 2010 -
4 December 2012American Psychiatric Association to stop classifying transgender people as having a mental illness 17 The American Psychiatric Association has agreed to no longer classify people who are transgender and non-gender conforming as having mental illness. -
4 December 2012THT boss: There is not enough money for a high-profile HIV awareness TV campaign 95 When it comes to raising awareness of HIV/AIDS, Sir Nick Partridge, the chief executive of the Terrence Higgins Trust, says it’s unlikely that a large-scale television campaign will feature again on British screens in today’s tough economic climate. -
4 December 2012California: Judge blocks new ban on ‘gay cure therapy for young people 32 A federal judge has temporarily blocked California from a new law that bans licensed psychotherapists from attempting to change the sexual orientation of young people. -
4 December 2012Norway: Princess took secret India trip to care for gay palace employee’s newborn twins 15 Norway's Crown Princess secretly travelled to India to care for infant twins born to her gay friend, and employee's surrogate mother, after his travel visa was delayed. -
2 December 2012London’s G-A-Y smashes HIV test world record 93 G-A-Y Bar on London’s Old Compton Street has broken its own Guinness World Record for the highest number of HIV tests to be carried out on World AIDS Day. -
1 December 2012Peter Tatchell: The government’s HIV strategy is failing gay and bisexual men 51 Human rights activist Peter Tatchell says that the British Government's strategy for HIV is failing men who have sex with men, the group seeing the fastest growth in HIV transmission rates. -
1 December 2012Video: The HIV Hip Hop campaign to reduce stigma and raise awareness 7 An HIV video message with a difference, developed by the Sheffield Centre for HIV and Sexual Health, learn about HIV through hip hop. -
1 December 2012David Cameron: Too many people are infected with HIV without knowing it 58 David Cameron says more needs to be done to increase HIV testing and has paid tribute to HIV/AIDS care and prevention workers in his annual World AIDS Day message. -
1 December 2012London: G-A-Y Bar today attempts world record for total number of HIV tests 45 G-A-Y Bar on London’s Old Compton Street will once again be providing free HIV tests today to mark World AIDS Day, donate £10 to charity for each test and campaigners hope to break another world record in the process. -
1 December 2012Labour leader Ed Miliband calls on UK to ‘stand up for the rights of those in society with HIV’ 4 Labour leader Ed Miliband has joined in other political leaders in recording a message to mark World AIDS Day.
