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COMMENT | You need to start paying for your porn
As one wise puppet once said, “The internet is for porn” and he was right, it’s everywhere. It’s all over social media and there are millions of sites across the web, devoted to one of the nation’s favourite pastimes. Porn. But what is keeping this industry afloat?
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6 things you shouldn’t say to people living with HIV
With the recent revelation that former Welsh rugby captain, Gareth Thomas has been diagnosed with HIV, here are Lizzie’s tips on what not to say, or how to approach someone who has HIV:
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The Rules of Rough Sex
This week, columnist Scott Sammons gives us a rundown of rule for rough sex.
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Here’s Why Wales’ LGBT Sexual Education is Important
Having lived and grown up in Wales my whole life, sexual education during secondary school was a massive let down, not only for me and my LGBT peers past and present, but also the straight community…
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In the age of #MeToo, is it right to be lusting over topless men on Instagram?
For men, it’s hard to discuss body confidence issues. It’s not talked about often, and so we tend not to mention it. I’m one to say I have body confidence issues, and I’m sure there would be others out there that say I have no right to be self-conscious about the way I look. But I do,
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OPINION | Is it time to revisit Gay Labels?
Gay labels are ubiquitous, and some would argue that we don’t need them and even that they’re harmful. I’m talking about labels such as Daddy, bear, jock, twink etc. I think we do need gay labels, but we need them to mean something other than what they currently mean. At the moment, gay labels refer […]
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What’s it like to go to BDSM dinner party?
It comes around every year, announced by the crashing onto the doormat in the hallway, abound (well it would be) invitation to the Mid Devon BDSM Dinner and dance. I only too well remember last year’s meal… I was sat at a table facing the door. The man from the table next to me was […]
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Six reasons guys may engage in the services of a sex worker
Writing in 2013, writer Greg Mitchell outlined six reasons why men might call upon the services of an escort and asked if Prostitution was the last taboo. One will typically find, when talking about sex, that a gay man will say something along the lines of, “I’d never use an escort. I don’t have to.” […]
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What Is It Like To Be A Male Escort?
Sex workers are not just stigmatised, they are also stereotyped. Till very recently, it was a widely held belief that it’s just females who are involved in professions like commercial sex work, escorting and other job profiles which are part of the sex industry. This stereotype, however, has been dismantled in the past few decades, with men making their […]
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OPINION | Is NHS England’s decision to fight PrEP provision homophobic?
Is latent homophobia behind NHS England’s decision to fight the recent High Court judgement on the provision of PrEP? I’ve been quiet about PrEP for a while now, but earlier this year, at the National HIV Nurses Association conference in Manchester, I spoke passionately in favour of its implementation for those most at risk of […]
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What!? You’re in an open relationship??
Call me “Mr Old Fashioned”, but am I the only one to be surprised by a number of gay relationships that are classed as in an “open” status? Is this really so common? What percentage of relationships are open? And does that figure correspond to heterosexual relationships? Am I behind the times? What Is It […]