I have never told anyone this ― not my best friend, not my boyfriend, not my mother, not my brothers: nine months ago I invited a stranger over to have sex and it went further than I wanted it to.. READ MORE HERE #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sexual-assault-gay-men_us_59e4badfe4b04d1d51834114
Men are resorting to drastic measures to live up to an unrealistic body-image ideal, with pornography fuelling their desire for perfection. Gay men especially are vulnerable to body dissatisfaction which can bring with it a psychological disorder called muscle dysmorphia — the flipside of anorexia — a condition characterised by obsessive worrying over a perceived small body. READ MORE HERE
The Royal College of Psychiatrists has issued a historic statement acknowledging for the first time the harm done to lesbian, gay, and bisexual people who were subjected to aversion therapy, the practice of using electric shocks or nausea-inducing drugs to try to “cure” people of their sexual orientation. “We hold our hands up,” it said. READ MORE ABOUT THIS STORY HERE: https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/uk-psychiatrists-have-issued-an-historic-admission-of-the?utm_term=.jfez2NW8ax#.dbKdA35pVZ #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender
“Our findings expose a threat to the privacy and safety of gay men and women,” wrote Michal Kosinski in a paper set to be published by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology—only he’s the one now finding himself in danger.
Teens who reside in the nation’s capital have, by far, the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Teens in Washington, D.C. report suffering from various STDs at a rate of… #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender READ MORE ABOUT THIS STORY HERE: CDC reports D.C. teens have by far highest rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
An alarming 36% of LGBTQ people say they’d rather spend for today than prepare for tomorrow. But what happens at the end of life and medical or nursing-assistance, either in-home or in a nursing facility is needed? The answer for queer people may be long-term care insurance (LTCI).
Gay rights campaigners have backed an NHS policy demanding that doctors and nurses start asking all patients from the age of 16 about their sexual orientation. NHS England has issued a new standard requiring staff to “record sexual orientation at every face to face contact with the patient, where no record of this data already exists”.
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