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May 10, 2013
Drugs, clubs and death: what can South London’s gay community do?

A group of community leaders meet in South London’s clubbing district Vauxhall to discuss the drug GHB, and its relationship to clubbing and the gay community

In 2012, Gay Star News reported at least three separate deaths in the months of July, August and October where gay men died of suspected drug overdose in clubs and sex saunas.

March 12, 2013
UK medical watchdog to investigate if doctors mistreated trans patients

General Medical Council to look at 39 cases brought to them by trans campaigners against medical professionals. Claims include sexual abuse and damaging treatment

Britain’s General Medical Council (GMC) is to investigate 39 cases where doctors and other medical professionals are accused of misconduct or mistreatment of transgender patients.

Speaking at the Trans Health Matters Conference, hosted by LGBT Consortium, this afternoon, Helen Belcher, a member of the UK Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity and GSN contributor, will provide significant new insight into how trans individuals experience healthcare.

March 5, 2013
NHS urges caution after baby is 'cured' of HIV

UK's National Health Service is saying people should not be too optimistic after a baby born with HIV appears to no longer need treatment

Health organizations are urging caution after a child born with HIV appears to have been ‘cured’.

The two-year-old girl was born in rural Mississippi and anti-retroviral treatment (ART) was administered approximately 30 hours after birth.

By one month old, HIV could no longer be detected in the baby’s blood using standard laboratory tests, and the virus continued to be undetectable up to 26 months of age.

February 14, 2013
Not drowning, waving with the gay swimmers

GSN profiles LGBT aquatics club Northern Wave in north west England and finds they are diving in to a range of events

Continuing our series of profiling the LGBT sports clubs around the world, in this issue we catch up with Donald Vaughan and Trevor Burchick MBE of Manchester’s aquatics club Northern Wave in north west England.

When was the Northern Wave club established?

Northern Wave was established in 1998. It started as an NHS [National Health Service] project to begin to tackle heart disease in Greater Manchester, the project was called Team Manchester.

January 10, 2013
Campaign calls for end to trans doctor 'witch hunt'

British transgender community slams GMC investigation into Dr Richard Curtis, saying GP's London clinic is a 'lifeline' to patients seeking transition

Transgender campaigners are calling for an end to a 'witch hunt' against a British doctor accused of errors in treating gender reassignment patients.

The General Medical Council probe into the practice of Dr Richard Curtis was launched after allegations over his prescription of hormone therapy drugs and a serious complaint by one patient who had a double mastectomy but later regretted the decision.

January 7, 2013
Doctor probed over trans patient complaints

Investigation into doctor who treats gender reassignment patients accused of being a 'witch hunt' by NHS

A doctor who treated trans men and women seeking gender reassignment is being investigated after several patients complained about his practices.

One of the most serious complaints which prompted Britain’s General Medical Council to investigate Dr Richard Curtis was filed by a patient who had a double mastectomy and hormone therapy but later regretted the decision.

December 25, 2012
Scotland to shut gay counselling service on New Years Day

Scotland's pioneering and only LGBT dedicated counselling service is to close after 35 years of service due to funding cuts

The Strathclyde Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (SGLS) which was set up on Union Street, Glasgow, in 1977, will shut on Scotland’s Hogmanay (New Years Day).

The charity said its major contributor, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, cut funding two years ago leaving SGLS surviving on savings since.

Another health board recently also scrapped its funding.

The service provides information, advice, arranges support meetings and one-to-one communication for the region's LGBT community.

December 1, 2012
David Cameron says we must ‘take action’ on World AIDS Day

Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has said the UK government have 'dropped the ball' on HIV and AIDS

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said we must ‘take action’ on World AIDS Day to prevent people

Referring to figures released by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), he said the figures show a record number of gay people becoming diagnosed with HIV.

He also said 25,000 people in the UK who have the human immunodeficiency virus were not aware they had been infected.

Cameron said World AIDS Day should be used to ‘spread the message’ about education, testing, and early diagnosis.

November 29, 2012
David Cameron backs World AIDS Day record attempt

British Prime Minister shows his support for 56 Dean Street's HIV testing world record attempt at G-A-Y

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has shown his support for a World AIDS Day (1 December) record attempt.

In a statement released from Downing Street, the Tory leader praised the efforts of London clinic 56 Dean Street's stunt to achieve the world record for the most people tested for HIV within eight hours.

He said: 'People need to know that diagnosed early, the outlook for most people with HIV in the UK today is a good one, thanks to the availability of effective treatment and the excellent care provided by the NHS.

July 30, 2012
Guide to help gay men avoid condom ‘mishaps’

Terrence Higgins Trust launch an online guide with tips to teach men the best way to use condoms

A UK sexual health charity has launched a guide to help gay and bisexual men prevent condom ‘mishaps’.

The Gay Men’s Guide to Condoms (Everything they didn’t teach you at school) teaches how men can best protect themselves and their partners from infection.

July 25, 2012
Liverpool's gay village to host pride for first time

Live music, DJs and street party planned in north England city's gay village for pride

Liverpool's gay village will celebrate the city's annual pride next week with live performances and a street party.

The Stanley Street quarter will host the LGBT festival on 4 August for the first time since the area was officially named the north England city's 'gayborhood'.

Star of Desperate Scousewives, Layla Flaherty, will host events on the stage, which will feature sets from Superstar Boudoir’s DJ Silk Tray and Juice FM’s Baz Todd, as well as performances by drag artists.

June 10, 2012
Medical body fights to extend HPV vaccination for gay men

BASHH wants gay men to be protected from disease that can cause genital warts and cancer

A group of British medical professionals are calling for the vaccination of a cancer-causing STD to extend to gay men.

Sexually active gay men are the only high-risk group that is not being protected from HPV in the UK, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to genital warts as well as cervical, anal and other cancers, The Guardian reports.

May 28, 2012
Charity highlights lesbian and bi womens cancer risk

Charity urges lesbian and bisexual women to attained regular cervical cancer screenings

The Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF) in north west England are highlighting the need for all lesbian and bisexual women to attend regular cervical screenings. 

Cervical Screening Awareness Week (CSAW) from 10 to 16 June, is a UK wide scheme lead by Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, the UK’s only dedicated cervical cancer charity. 

April 26, 2012
The truth about gay health

As a new report from Stonewall reveals shock stats around drugs, suicide and discrimination we examine how the health system is failing lesbians, gays and bisexuals

Drugs, alcohol, smoking, depression, self-harm, suicide, domestic abuse, body image issues, eating disorders and cancer risks – when Stonewall put a finger on the pulse of Britain’s gay and bisexual men, it diagnosed a heap of trouble.

January 11, 2012
Top 100 UK gay employers named

Stonewall releases Workplace Equality Index list of best 100 British employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Accountants Ernst & Young are Britain’s best employers for gay people but even the secret spy service, MI5, makes the grade.

That’s according to the 2012 Workplace Equality Index list by leading British lesbian, gay and bisexual campaign organization Stonewall.