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All Party Parliamentary Group On Gay Blood Donation Launched
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Blood Donation, a group of MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum who will inform on the Government’s review of blood donation in the UK was launched today in Parliament.
© belchonock | DepositphotosA group of MPs and Peers from across the political spectrum came together today to promote the importance of donating blood and to inform on the upcoming review into who is able to safely donate blood.
The APPG has been set up to help inform the Government review on blood donation rules which will determine whether gay and bisexual men will be able to donate blood unrestricted.
The review will also take in to consideration those who have ever injected drugs or had money for sex and their viability on blood donation.
At the present time gay and bisexual men are able to donate in England, Wales and Scotland but only if they are HIV negative and have not had sex with another man in the year.
In Northern Ireland men who sleep with men are one of the groups who are still not permitted to donate blood.
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The review was announced in Parliament in November in response to the campaign from FreedomToDonate and the Government is currently in discussions with stakeholders as to the terms of the review and its timeline.
Speaking on the launch of the APPG, the Co-Chair, Stewart McDonald MP said,
“Donating blood is a lifesaving action. It’s something that all those who can safely donate blood should be able to do so that’s why I’m proud to be Co-Chairing this APPG with Paula Sherriff MP.”
Founder of the FreedomToDonate campaign, Ethan Spibey said,
“Securing the review into who is able to safely donate blood was a huge milestone for our campaign and the setting up today of this APPG is yet another way we can ensure the best possible outcome for the review for all those affected. I set up this campaign when my Grandad went through a major operation, it’s my hope that I and many others can safely donate in the near future.”
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Gay Male Reps To Be “Dropped” From LGBT Societies At University
Gay male students will no longer have a “reserved” space for a representative at their University after NUS LGBT+ calls for gay men representatives to drop their positions claiming cis white gay men do not face discrimination.
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Gay male students in the UK’s University system are facing the prospect of not having a representative at their LGBT+ society after the NUS LGBT+ voted to abolish a reserved space for gay male reps.
It also called for current gay male representatives to relinquish their role if it already exists within a LGBT+ society.
A reserved space for a representatives will remain for lesbian, bisexual, trans and asexual reps, however gay male representatives will no-longer be mandatory after claiming that misogyny, transphobia, racism and biphobia were more likely to happen if societies were “dominated” by white cis gay men.”
No evidence was submitted to prove its claim.
The resolution to remove gay men’s reps was made in motion 408, Defending Safe(r) spaces and No Platforming.
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It made the moves after it stated:
Gay men do not face oppression as gay men within the LGBT+ community and do not need a reserved place on society committees.
The conference resolved that they would “encourage” LGBT+ societies that have a gay man’s rep to “drop the position”.
Officers For All.
CREDIT: ©-katukphoto1 / Depositphotos.com During the conference students did however vote on Motion 407, “LGBT+ Officers For All” in which it called upon NUS LGBT+ to encourage and empower students to demand LGBT+ representation.
TheGayUK reached out to NUS LGBT+ for comment.
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THEATRE REVIEW | Miss Atomic Bomb
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It’s a bomb that goes off during the production of ‘Miss Atomic Bomb.’ It’s not an actual bomb but a stink and sink bomb.
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Tom Daley And Dustin Lance Black Celebrate THREE Years Together
Has it been that long? Blimey Tom and Dustin have been together for 3 years.
The loved up pair published this cute picture on social media today with the simple caption “Love”.
Tom Daley, 21 and Dustin Lance Black, 41 have been together since 2013, a while before Tom came out via YouTube in December 2013.
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In his Coming Out video Tom said,
My whole world just changed right there and then. Of course, I still fancy girls, but right now I’m dating a guy and I couldn’t be happier. It feels safe and it just feels right.
In 2015 the pair announced that they were planning to get married, when the loved up pair, took out an ad in The Times to formally advertise their engagement.
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Controversial EX- Mayor Rob Ford Dies
Ex-Mayor of Toronto Rob Ford has died at the age of 46.
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Oh No! What’s Happened To Michelle Visage?
A picture of Michelle Visage with a scary looking oxygen mask has been posted to social media.
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Government U Turns On Banning Poppers
The Government has confirmed that it will not press ahead with plans to ban poppers through its psychoactive substance bill due to go live on the 6th April.
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HIV Charity Shocked At Government “U-Turn” On PrEP
A leading HIV Charity in the UK has blasted the Government after NHS England announced plans to make PrEP more widely available were shelved.
(C) marcbruxel Depositphotos Leading HIV Charity Terrence Higgins Trust have said that plans to hold off on making PrEP more widely available across the NHS was failing groups of people who are at risk of being infected with HIV.
In a statement released by NHS England, it affirmed that rolling out the drug to groups most at risk of new infection, was not their responsibility- despite initial results of drug trials showing a dramatic decrease in new infections.
NHS England said it was “committed to working with local authorities, Public Health England, the Department of Health and other stakeholders,” in order to bring the drug to a wider audience.
The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drug if taken as directed is successful at reducing new HIV infections by 86%.
Terrence Higgins Trust’s CEO said,
“Over 2,500 men who have sex with men are diagnosed with HIV each year in the UK. This figure has not changed in a decade. It is quite clear that although we have had some huge advances in HIV treatment, HIV prevention is something that we are still struggling with.
“By denying full availability of PrEP we are failing those who are at risk of HIV. Today’s decision by NHS England to depart with due process, and, instead, offer a tokenistic nod to what has the potential to revolutionise HIV prevention in the UK, is shameful.
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£2 Million – “Tokenistic”
NHS England announced that a £2 million fund would be created to ‘run a number of early implementer test sites’ and would include a further 500 500 men at high risk of HIV infection.
According to NHS England these will be undertaken in conjunction with Public Health England and will seek to answer the remaining questions around how PrEP could be commissioned in the most cost effective and integrated way to reduce HIV and sexually transmitted infections in those at highest risk.
THT have called the £2 million figure ‘arbitrary’.
Ian Green continued,
“£2 million over two years for 500 gay men ‘most at risk’ is an arbitrary figure which seems ill thought out and will still deny the protection that PrEP offers to the people who most need it. We know that PrEP works and already have substantial data from a real world setting from the PROUD trial. PrEP has already been approved in the US, Kenya, Israel, Canada, France.
“And yet, our own government refuses to take responsibility for PrEP. Today’s statement makes it no clearer who is responsible – is it the Department of Health, local authorities, the NHS or Public Health England? We need answers , we need access., and we demand both.”
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13 Myths About Gay Sex
Who’s the woman? Doesn’t it hurt? Why do you wear jockstraps? So many many questions…
That it ends up with penetration.
In this penetration obsessed world we forget that not every sexual encounter has to end up with a game of toss the hoop. Nope there’s a ton of things you can do without going there. Frottage, mutual masturbation, oral and perhaps a bit of light cuddling?
That there are very limited positions
One evening a girl friend of mine asked didn’t I get bored because I couldn’t face my partner during sex. I was like “WTF?” She was like “you’re your butt hole is at the back…”
Listen… our joints can move… and our hips can tilt! We’re not fused into position. Anything you can do I can do better. Basically anything the straights can do in bed, the gays can compete just as well.
That it looks like this: Westboro Baptist Church
Westboro Baptist church would have you believe that gay men only have sex standing up facing away of each other. Such a warped view… Although that position is a goodun.
That only one of you is the top and only one of you is the bottom.
We can both top and bottom and all in one session. Crazy that. You don’t have to be limited to just one set of roles.
That you both have to cum
Where are all these rules coming from? It’s sex. Do what makes you happy. If you don’t want or can’t cum in the moment, don’t stress about it. Keep calm and try later! It’s not a race or a competition.
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That you have to have 7/8/9/19 inch penises
Regardless of what you may see in gay porn, men come in all shapes, sizes, colours and girths – and what makes one person’s perfect penis may be somebody else’s vanilla hell.
That you have to look like porn stars
CREDIT: © dnf style| Depositphotos Just because your body doesn’t look like some Adonis it doesn’t mean that you aren’t beautiful. Enjoy your body and your partner’s
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It will hurt
It might… but then again it might not.
It won’t hurt
We aren’t all one shape fits all. Each person is different but if it does hurt. Stop, relax and try more lube and try again – if you want to.
That gay men end up having to use sanitary towels.
We’re convinced this is an urban legend. If you keep yourself safe and aren’t swallowing up whole traffic cones with your butthole , you’ll be just fine.
If you feel like you’re getting loose down there, try some PC muscle exercises… You know the muscles that you use to stop and start the flow of pee? Yes those babies… Work em out.
It’s just dirty.
Dirty good? Dirty bad?
Dirty bad? If you know your body and know how to prepare yourself it won’t be… Read our guide on how to have sex like a porn star to find out more.
That one of you has to be “the man” and the other “the woman”
Stop with the roles already. We’re both men here!
It’s how you get HIV
Where to go with this. HIV is a virus that knows no sexuality, race, colour creed or gender. You can be infected from all different types of sex. As with everything in life use your head not your cock to make wise decisions about your health. Use a condom, use lots of lube and look out for one another.
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New Fairytale Book Featuring Same-Sex Love Launched For LGBT Children
A brand new picture book is being created after securing over $6500 in crowd funding.
A new LGBT children’s story is due to be launched after raising over $6500 in a kickstarter campaign.
The book entitled Promised Land features a young prince and a farm boy who meet by chance and fall in love.
The New Zealand based duo behind the book, Adam Reynolds & Chaz Harris, are hoping that they meet their target of $25,000 NZD in order to reach their publish date in October.
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[adinserter block=”1″]Co-author Reynolds said he wanted to tell the type of story he never had growing up, “As a child, everything I saw and heard supported a ‘traditional’ relationship between a man and a woman. Our hope is to provide a safe environment for children and parents to discuss the different relationships, and help foster acceptance from a young age.”
“So much of what we see through the media and our parents when we are children forms our opinions and attitudes towards others and, more importantly, our attitudes towards ourselves. The conflict in our story does not arise from the sexuality of the main characters, it is merely about two young men who meet, fall in love and find their relationship caught up in the middle of a turf war,” explained cowriter Chaz Harris.
