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Mental and emotional health
‘Gay cure’ therapist loses appeal against the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy

Lesley Pilkington, a psychotherapist who was found guilty of ‘professional malpractice’ for using the techniques of ‘conversion therapy’ (a bogus form of treatment which is supposed to make gay people become straight) has lost her appeal against the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Mrs Pilkington was found guilty of malpractice last year after trying to convert a gay client to heterosexuality, with the BACP describing her practice as ‘negligent’, ‘dogmatic’ and ‘unprofessional’.

Published
24 May 2012
From
British Humanist Association
Infectiousness and treatment as prevention
Antiretroviral therapy may be stabilising HIV epidemic in Danish gay men

The use of antiretroviral treatment appears to have stabilised the HIV epidemic in Danish gay men, even though rates of risky sex have increased, research published in

Published
22 May 2012
By
Michael Carter
Sex workers
The HIV-Positive Prostitute

I don’t believe that HIV-positive escorts are callous and intend to infect their clients so they can make a quick buck. I think it’s important to explore the complex dynamics of sex, money and power that are at play.

Published
21 May 2012
From
Frontiers L.A.
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
Malawi to overturn homosexual ban, Joyce Banda says

President Joyce Banda has said she wants Malawi to overturn its ban on homosexual acts - the first African country to do so since 1994.

Published
18 May 2012
From
BBC
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
To Fight HIV, Indian Health Workers Say Homosexuality Must Be Legal

The men here are among what Davinder calls India's "key population" — those most at risk of contracting HIV. He and his colleague, Husefa Saigoonwala, come here every week to pass out handfuls of condoms.

Published
15 May 2012
From
NPR (blog)
PrEP
US regulators vote for approval of PrEP by large majority

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took a decisive step yesterday towards approving the use of the combination pill Truvada (tenofovir/FTC) as a prevention

Published
11 May 2012
By
Gus Cairns
Activism
Why are so many abstracts being rejected at the International AIDS Conference?

The Global Forum on Men Who Have Sex With Men and HIV (MSMGF) has brought to light a phenomenon that is already common knowledge: the high rejection rate of abstracts on issues and programs aimed at gay men and men who have sex with men for the International AIDS Conference, reports Javier Hourcade Bellocq.

Published
04 May 2012
From
Corresponales Clave
PrEP
Poor knowledge of HIV PrEP among MSM in Beijing, but high interest

Few gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Beijing have heard of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), investigators report in PLoS One. Despite this, over two-thirds

Published
03 May 2012
By
Michael Carter
HIV prevention policy
HIV funding and programming targeted at gay and bisexual men in the U.S.: Reasons for hope, and cause for concern

As President Obama’s 2010 National HIV/AIDS Strategy states, in boldface type, “The United States cannot reduce the number of HIV infections nationally without better addressing HIV among gay and bisexual men.” We agree. We must all reengage with our allies in the Administration and Congress to ensure that this aspirational statement is realized in action.

Published
30 April 2012
From
Funders Concerned About AIDS
Outcomes and prognosis
Chronic hepatitis B infection associated with twice the risk of liver-related death compared to hepatitis C

The risk of death due to liver disease is twice as high for patients with chronic hepatitis B infection compared to individuals with chronic hepatitis C, US

Published
27 April 2012
By
Michael Carter
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