Some of the people who work in gay “health” and who are the loudest advocates for PrEP seem a little bit weird. Perhaps you’ve sensed that too? They’re keen that no one should be “judged” or “stigmatised” and one wonders whether that stems from reactions they’ve had over the years personally. Not just because some… Read More »
The PrEPsters specialise in telling half the story. But, increasingly, gay men see right through it. Let’s consider this Twitter exchange. Here at GMAP we believe that a small focused roll-out of PrEP is sufficient. It should be aimed at gay men who have a chaotic life. Men who are out of control and really… Read More »
It’s not unfair to say that the gay ill health sector has over the past 15 years failed in their remit to keep gay men safe from HIV and STIs with a strong message of consistent condom use. Championing the reliable condom as the gold standard in HIV prevention along with healthy lifestyles all but… Read More »
If you’re a Man who has Sex with Men (MSM) and you really want to know what is going on when it comes to sexual health we highly recommend the following video seminars which have just been published by the New Zealand organisation PHARMAC. HIV Update Dr Massimo Giola, an Infectious Disease and Sexual Health… Read More »
An Asian gay man has talked to the BBC about his experience of coming to terms with being HIV+. In some respects the article sends out a confusing message. “Sexual health clinics do amazing work, but for Asians it’s a struggle to get through the door,” he says. “Most gay men are quite clocked on,… Read More »
Walter Lee Hampton II posts on YouTube regularly and we encourage you to check out his channel here. Often he talks about the high level of HIV infections within the Black gay community in Atlanta where he lives. Recently he appeared in a video made by The Guardian. Walter is aged in his 40s and is… Read More »
Condoms are the key to keeping you as an individual HIV negative for the rest of your life. Your sexual health is your responsibility, you cannot rely on anyone else to protect you from HIV or other STIs. Using condoms is a sign of a highly educated knowledgeable responsible gay man who cares about his… Read More »
“I believe we HAVE won” said one of the UK’s most notorious PrEP and “U=U” advocates at the AIDS2018 conference, which has been happening in Amsterdam over the last couple of days. We disagree. The PrEPsters are putting on a brave act as cracks began to appear. Grinning in the face of news reports about… Read More »
A bareback user of dating app Grindr has shared the heartless message he received yesterday from another user, rejecting him because he struggles to use a condom. Tony Fakename is a member of the Manchester branch of Cockaholics Anonymous. He shared a screenshot of the message to his Facebook, where it has been shared dozens… Read More »
Dr Michael Brady from Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) writes “To be honest I find it hard to believe that someone with HIV would lie about whether or not they are undetectable. One thing I’m sure of is the last thing someone living with HIV would want to do is to pass it on to someone… Read More »