THEGAYUK

Day: 18 November 2020

  • How to measure your penis! You may have been measuring your penis size wrong all this time

    Just how do you measure your penis size?

    Penis size is one of those subjects that can come up often, particularly if you’re on a dating app like Grindr. But where do you measure from? Depending on where you measure from can leave you with inches worth of difference. The top, the side, underneath? These are all valid places to get a measurement, but which is the standard way?

    Well, the very question of penis size and how to measure it came up on set of a gay porn shoot recently.

    So, according to one porn star you need to use the Bone Press Method. Ever heard of it? Nope nor us. But gay porn star Mitch Matthews believes it’s the only way to get an accurate measurement.

    Mitch Matthews gives advice on how to measure your penis and penis size

    Porn blog, WeLoveGayPorn (NSFW) reports, that in his latest scene for GuysInSweatpants.com the Mitch was keen to help his co-star Dante Colle get an accurate measure of his peen – and to do this you need to measure from the top, but “press into the skin, rather than letting it (the ruler) rest on the top (of the penis). He joked, “apparently it’s the standard way!”

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    So there you have it. Have you tried the BPM?

    Ever wondered how long the average penis is?

    How big is the average penis and how to measure your penis

    According to research conducted in 2015, the average penis size worldwide is around 5.5 inches (13.9 cms) when fully erect and according to the research, the UK’s men are exactly in that spot – so the average erect penis size for men in the UK is 5.5 inches.

    The average girth according to research by the British Journal of Urology International is 4.3 inches (10.92 cms).

    Those figures were come to (no pun intended) by studying the cocks of around 17,000 men.

  • Nearly 40% of older LGBT people feel that COVID has made them more lonely

    Nearly 40% of older LGBT people feel that COVID has made them more lonely

    The COVID pandemic has had a deep impact on older members of the LGBT+ community a new report has found with nearly 40 per cent saying that they feel more lonely than usual.

    The report, by the charity, Opening Doors London revealed that the UK’s lockdowns due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, have had a severe impact on older gay, lesbian, bi and transgender people as they are less likely than their heterosexual peers to have the support of children or other family members. 

    According to the charity, during the first six weeks of lockdown back in March, staff and volunteers of Opening Doors London made over 1,000 phone calls to members and reconfigured essential services to address their needs. Normally the charity organises activity groups and other social interactions, all of which had to come to an abrupt halt when the Government mandated a national lockdown in March.

    During their phone calls, Opening Doors found that half of the respondents reported that the lockdown had caused a “negative impact on their psychological wellbeing”.

    Older people weren't able to socialise during the COVID lockdown leading to feelings of loneliness.
    Photo by Ihor Malytskyi on Unsplash

    Nearly a quarter (23%) said that their physical health had worsened, while 27% said they felt they never have someone to talk to.

    Sadly, nearly 40 per cent (37%) said that they felt more lonely than usual as lockdown meant that people were able to socialise in the normal ways.

    One gay man in his 60s told the charity, “I feel more depressed than usual and I have thoughts of suicide coming into my mind” while another added, “I have found myself becoming tearful for no reason at all”

    “Covid-19 and lockdown has disproportionately increased psychological distress and other vulnerabilities among many older LGBT+ people,” said Prof Ben Thomas. “Many have been forgotten or overlooked. It’s time statutory services and local communities stepped up to meet their needs, and provide care and support, connection and interaction.”  

  • Jordan North’s gross admission: He hasn’t changed his underwear in THREE days

    Jordan North’s gross admission: He hasn’t changed his underwear in THREE days

    Much to the nation’s dismay and horror, I’m A Celebrity star Jordan North admitted that he hasn’t changed his undies in THREE days. Apparently, he’s not alone as nearly a quarter of men admit to wearing their undies TWICE before washing them and one in twenty say they were their undies 5 times before giving them a wash.

    The nation was shocked to learn that the Radio 1 DJ hadn’t changed his undies since venturing into the castle… since then the star has been scared witless as he’s been assailing, stuck in an underground vault – with snakes and forced to eat all sorts of nasties.

    We’re dreading what state his underwear must be in!

    New research has shown that 22 % of men have admitted to wearing their underwear twice in a row before washing them. OnBuy.com surveyed 2790 people to find out about our laundry habits.

    Shockingly, one in 20 men said that they wear their underwear FIVE times before washing them. The deciding factor on whether the pants got another wearing was whether the garment was “visibly dirty”.

    OnBuy uncovered that just 40% of men and 55% of women replace their underwear after one year of use; with 47% of men and 66% of women keeping their unmentionables for two to three years. Interestingly, 13% of men and 4% of women keep hold of their old underwear for more than three years in a bid to get their money’s worth!

    It goes without saying guys, WASH YOUR UNDERWEAR after every wear… Crotch Rot is real.

  • TODAY IN GAY | Section 28 in England and Wales was repealed, 2003

    TODAY IN GAY | Section 28 in England and Wales was repealed, 2003

    Section 28 was introduced by the Conservative government in 1988 and its aim was to forbid authority figures in education, such as teachers, normalising or even talking about the existence of homosexuality.

    Teachers who taught in schools during the late 1980s and 1990s were unable to teach or speak on issues of homosexuality because of the Local Government Act in England – a piece of legislation introduced by the Conservative government under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, in 1988 banning the “promotion” of homosexuality in schools.

    It made dealing with homophobic bullying near impossible and sex education for gay, lesbian and bisexual teens was non-existent.

    Critics of the Bill say that it created an environment of fear and exclusion during a time when the AIDS epidemic was raging through the gay community. During the time of its enforcement, many LGBT+ teachers felt it prohibited them being open about their own sexual identity in the workplace, while many school-aged LGBT+ pupils were unable to access information to help them learn about being LGBT

    Religious support

    Section 28 was supported by a number of religious groups including, Salvation Army, the Christian Institute, the African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance, Christian Action Research and Education, the Muslim Council of Britain, and groups within the Catholic Church and the Church of England.

    It became law in England, Scotland and Wales on the 24th May 1988 under Margaret Thatcher‘s Tory government.

    When was Section 28 repealed?

    Under the leadership of Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Labour government repealed the law in 2003.

    In Scotland, similar legalisation was introduced called Section 2A.

    The Scottish government was able to repeal this bill in 2000 and was, in fact, one of the first pieces of legislation enacted by the new Scottish Parliament.