Policy Chief On Gay Blood Drugs And Controversial Campaigns

Lisa Power: It would be reassuring to know in a way, since we seem to get a lot of complaints from gay men that we don’t deal with them enough, that we are giving too much time to somebody else.
We deal with HIV and sexual health, and HIV will always be central to our work, [...]

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How we are and how we seek health services

OTTAWA %26#151; A new study has found the use of health-care services differs depending on sexual preference.
The Statistics Canada study examined whether sexual preference was a factor in health-care use between 2003 and 2005 %26#8211; it looked at things such as consulting health-care providers, having a regular doctor and using [...]

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The state of gay unions A reallife “Will Grace”

“The state of gay unions” is a series that looks at modern gay relationships.Robert is tall, dark, trim and obsessed with love handles; Sung Hee is a wild-haired fashionista in love with the gays. Together, they’re a real-life “Will %26 Grace” — crazily connected, charmingly codependent and for years comfortably bound [...]

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Access to health care differs by sexuality

OTTAWA - A new study suggests that the use of the health-care system in Canada, and mental health services in particular, differs by sexual orientation.
A report published Wednesday by Statistics Canada sought to answer whether sexual identity had anything to do with having a regular doctor, consulting health-care providers, taking preventive screening tests and having [...]

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Against the tide

A wish to “dispel secrecy” was very much behind everything that Jarman did. From the 1987 release of The Last of England on, there was an incredible outpouring of books, paintings, collages, queer agitprop actions and films - including Edward II, The Garden, and Blue - as well as the world-famous garden at Prospect Cottage [...]

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Meet Adam Clark Gay.coms new life coach

Adam Clark is the United Kingdom’s leading life coach specializing in the needs of gay men. With a private practice in London, he currently lives in Wimbledon, England, with his partner of 20 years, Tony.
What exactly is a life coach? According to Adam, it “is someone who challenges you and [...]

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Skin deep

The latest is a strain of bacteria known as USA300. The codename makes it sound like a patriotic sporting event, but to judge by recent media coverage USA300 is a harbinger of apocalypse. ‘Flesh-eating bug strikes San Francisco’s gay community,’ screamed a recent headline in the Independent. ‘SF gay community an epicenter for new strain [...]

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Ask a Therapist Lost without a compass

Of the most well-respected and trusted voices in the LGBT community, Dr. Betty Berzon died on January 24, 2006, at age 78. During her career as a psychotherapist specializing in work with lesbians and gay men, she wrote several books, including “The Intimacy Dance,” “Positively Gay” and “Permanent Partners.” Her memoir “Surviving Madness: A Therapist’s [...]

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