Articles about STI

7 May 2013
US doctors: New deadly strain of gonorrhea potentially ‘worse than AIDS’ 32 A new antibiotic-resistant form of gonorrhoea has the potential to be worse than AIDS because of its lethal nature, according to US doctors.
7 May 2013
UK: Report shows male prisoners are frequently being denied access to condoms 22 Staff at a UK prison claimed none of their inmates were gay and therefore argued that they didn't need to provide them with condoms, a report has revealed.
22 April 2013
US radio host: ‘STIs and anti-gay violence prove that God thinks homosexuality is wrong’ 44 A US radio host, and leader of a prominient anti-gay group, has spoken on the radio to say that he takes "reassurance" that the gay community are affected by violence, and by STIs, suggesting it is a sign from God that being gay is wrong.
9 April 2013
US: Texas may extend legal protections to include gay teenagers 2 Despite strong opposition from Republican leaders, lawmakers in the US state of Texas may attempt to introduce new legal protections for sexually active gay teens.
21 March 2013
UK: Government criticised for failing to mention LGBT youngsters in sex education report 4 The National AIDS Trust (NAT) says the government’s sex education review “makes no mention of sex education which addresses the needs of LGBT young people.”
21 January 2013
Glasgow to host weekly 20-minute HIV clinic for gay & bisexual men + Sandyford service and Gay Men's Health plan to start a weekly drop-in for gay and bisexual men to be tested for STIs in Glasgow.
1 December 2012
London: 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.
14 June 2012
Opening marriage to gay couples ‘would improve sexual health’ 60 The HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has said today that allowing gay couples an equal right to marry as straight couples would improve the nation's sexual health.
24 April 2012
Online sexual health game reminds men of STI screening advice 25 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has launched a free game on Facebook to remind men of the link between bed-hopping and sexual health.
1 March 2012
Over 30,000 Gaydar users opt in to STI notifications 9 Backers of a new service which asks online dating site users to opt-in to receive updates from former partners who are diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections have welcomed the take-up among the gay community.

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