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  1. Magazine
  2. FS magazine
  3. 2017
  4. FS 163

FS 163

FS ISSUE 163:

December /January 2017/2018

HIV Stripped Bare - part 4:

Our annual HIV Stripped Bare issue is here! We are welcoming our 40th gay man to the project, as we unveil six new gay men living with HIV - and one mixed status couple - who are stripping off and standing up to HIV stigma. We also take a look back at the best of HIV stripped bare, as FS celebrates its 15th birthday.

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HIV Stripped Bare - Part 4

HIV Stripped Bare - Part 4

Back in 2014, FS brought a group of gay men living with HIV together in a bid to fight HIV stigma. How does getting naked fight stigma we hear you say? When we started this project, many of the founding models told us that the stigma associated with the virus led them to feel unattractive, less confident, and ‘not sexy’ anymore. Read more

Published: 7th December, 2017

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

HIV Stripped Bare - a serodifferent relationship

HIV Stripped Bare - a serodifferent relationship

Luca and Ivan have been together for five months. Luca is HIV-positive and Ivan is HIV-negative, and Ivan came along to the photo shoot to support his boyfriend. Read more

Published: 6th December, 2017

Updated: 14th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

HIV Stripped Bare - Rewind

HIV Stripped Bare - Rewind

To celebrate 15 years of FS we are reintroducing you to some of the stars from previous HIV Stripped Bare issues. These men led the way in tacking HIV stigma in a unique and sexy way and for that we want to celebrate 15 years of FS with them. Read more

Published: 6th December, 2017

Updated: 14th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

What makes a good top and a good bottom?

What makes a good top and a good bottom?

FS surveyed over 240 gay men to ask something very important. Something that affects every gay man. Something that’s so integral to our way of life it can impact relationships, change friendships and perhaps bring us closer to spiritual enlightenment. We asked: what makes a good bottom and what makes a good top? Read more

Published: 5th December, 2017

Updated: 14th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

7 ways to prevent HIV

7 ways to prevent HIV

Preventing HIV in 2017 is a little more complex than “just wear a condom.” But don’t worry, we will mentions condoms. Calm down. Here are seven ways you can prevent HIV: Read more

Published: 29th November, 2017

Updated: 14th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

HIV doesn’t define a  parent’s power to love

HIV doesn’t define a parent’s power to love

Despite significant medical advances, increased awareness and the ability to live a full life with HIV, a social stigma still exists around people with HIV having a family. This stigma does not just affect the LGBT community; it is very much a mainstream issue. Read more

Published: 29th November, 2017

Updated: 29th July, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

My life with anal pre-cancer

My life with anal pre-cancer

Most sexually active people have, at some point evidence of HPV in their system, though are unaffected. In a very small proportion of people it causes problems (anal, cervical, penile, or throat pre-cancer/cancer). Living with HIV has been shown to increase the risk of acquiring anal pre-cancer for men who have unprotected sex with other men. Read more

Published: 29th November, 2017

Updated: 14th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

I'm black but I am not your fetish

I'm black but I am not your fetish

I couldn’t tell you how many times in person and on dating apps non-black men have been overjoyed to tell me how they “don’t usually like black guys” or how much they “love big black cock” or how much they have “always wanted to get fucked by a black guy.” Read more

Published: 29th November, 2017

Updated: 14th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

This was a good year for HIV

This was a good year for HIV

Now we have achieved the goal of treating HIV so effectively that, if you are diagnosed promptly your chances of survival are as good as those of people who remain negative. Read more

Published: 29th November, 2017

Updated: 14th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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