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27 October 2011
John Amaechi: ‘Homophobia remains a massive problem in sport’ 9 Former basketball star John Amaechi says homophobia remains a "massive problem" in sport, especially football.
26 October 2011
Gay men warned about ‘meaner’ strains of gonorrhoea 16 Gay men are being encouraged to test regularly for sexually-transmitted disease gonorrhoea.
18 October 2011
HIV charities rubbish fish foot spa fears 11 HIV charities say there is no evidence 'fish pedicure' spas can transmit the virus.
18 October 2011
‘Three deaths’ after London church advice to stop taking HIV medicine 114 At least three deaths have been reported in London as a result of churches which claim to "heal" HIV and AIDS patients.
12 October 2011
HIV life expectancy rises by 15 years 153 Life expectancy for people living with HIV has risen by 15 years in the last decade.
11 October 2011
Home HIV tests ‘should be legalised’ 48 Almost two-thirds of people would consider using HIV home testing kits if they were legally available and regulated in the UK, a survey has found.
29 September 2011
Gay former basketball sttar John Amaechi launches HIV support for UK Africans 14 John Amaechi, the openly gay former basketball player, is supporting a new HIV programme aimed at African communities in the UK.
29 September 2011
Small study suggests HIV ‘could be reduced to a minor infection’ 24 A small-scale HIV study suggests that the virus could be reduced to a "minor chronic infection" by using a vaccine.
8 September 2011
One-year blood donation deferral for UK gay men 64 The Department of Health has announced it will remove the lifetime blood donation ban on any man who has ever had gay sex.
26 July 2011
Alexander McQueen left £100,000 to THT and £50,000 to his dogs in will 11 Fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who took his own life last year, has left £100,000 to HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust and £50,000 to his pet dogs.
15 June 2011
STIs in gay men continue to rise 186 Sexually-transmitted infections in gay and bisexual men remain at a high level, the UK Health Protection Agency says.
8 June 2011
London hospitals to offer routine HIV tests to A&E patients 40 Two hospitals in London are to offer routine HIV tests to Accident and Emergency (A&E) patients, making them the first in the UK to do so and aiming to save lives by reducing the number of cases of undiagnosed HIV.
31 May 2011
Outrage at capital’s HIV services funding cut 38 London HIV prevention groups have said they are outraged at the 20 per cent funding cut.
24 May 2011
Terrence Higgins Trust receives £200,000 government grant 11 HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has been granted £203,528 of government funding to run a sex education programme in schools and youth clubs in England.
4 May 2011
Student to cycle length of London tube network for HIV charity 20 Medical student Adam Fairris is preparing to cycle the length of the London tube network to raise money for Terrence Higgins Trust.
15 April 2011
London gay men warned about ‘aggressive’ new chlamydia strain 49 Gay and bisexual men in London are being warned about growing rates of an "aggressive" strain of chlamydia.
3 March 2011
Homophobia reportedly widespread in UK African communities 9 According to Mambo, the African healthier lifestyle magazine published by Terrence Higgins Trust, hostile attitudes towards gay men and lesbians within UK African communities is on the rise.
3 December 2010
Katie Price attacked for HIV Tweet 17 Katie Price has apologised after she posted false allegations on Twitter about a showbiz editor having HIV and another writer having "crabs".
1 December 2010
Tory MP takes HIV test for World AIDS Day 7 A Conservative MP had a 15-minute HIV test at a parliamentary reception on Tuesday evening to encourage more people to take up testing. Simon Kirby, the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown, has a constituency with one of the largest estimates of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men.
26 November 2010
Tory grandee calls in police over gay cruisers on his land 26 A Conservative grandee has asked police to step up patrols around his 2,000-acre estate to prevent gay cruisers meeting for sex.

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