Does the gay community have an issue with consent? Read more
“It’s hard because you totally blame yourself, you totally think that it’s your fault. You think that you shouldn’t have gone home with this guy, you shouldn’t have been in that club, you shouldn’t have taken something. It all seems valid in your own head but at the end of the day, it’s not your fault.” Simon, 33. Read more
I can still remember the heady heights of my first few nights out at a gay club. It was like having the run of a sweet shop at night. There were goodies all around and boy did I want to sample them all. Read more
If, like me, you’ve never sat down and thought about the term ‘consent’, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it doesn’t really apply to you. Read more
I used to be into some rather rough and kinky sex. Read more
On a few occasions, men who were perfect strangers have touched me inappropriately in gay bars and in gay nightclubs without my consent. Read more
I’m watching my Will & Grace DVD boxset as I write this. It’s my ultimate comfort TV show which is on par with my other comforting aid – deep pan pizza. Read more
Just over a month ago I passed the three-year mark since my HIV diagnosis. Read more
New data released by Public Health England showed that HIV diagnoses across the country had fallen by 18%. Confined to just gay and bisexual men, the drop was 21%; narrow it even further to just gay and bisexual men in London and it was 29%. Read more