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True life and Opinions

Porn in lockdown - a chat with Leander and '10inchlondon'

Porn in lockdown - a chat with Leander and '10inchlondon'

HOW HAS LOCKDOWN AFFECTED STUDIO AND HOMEMADE PORN? Read more

Published: 11th May, 2020

Updated: 12th May, 2020

Author: Justin Mahboubian-Jones

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Condoms won't end the epidemic

Condoms won't end the epidemic

Every now and then I face the accusation that I am anti-condoms. This is nonsense. Read more

Published: 21st February, 2020

Updated: 22nd February, 2020

Author: Liam Murphy

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How I came to terms  with my HIV

How I came to terms with my HIV

2011 had been a shit and crazy year. Read more

Published: 22nd February, 2019

Updated: 19th March, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Veganism in the gay community

Veganism in the gay community

January might be over, but the talk of ‘New Year, new me’ certainly isn’t. As well as being stone cold sober this January, the next steps into a brighter and healthier 2019, apparently, involves eliminating certain food groups from our diets. ‘Going vegan’ to be exact. Read more

Published: 22nd February, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Hate crime and bullying: why we have to be be better

Hate crime and bullying: why we have to be be better

Last week I went to an event in Westminster. There was a crucial vote that evening and outside the Houses of Parliament pro and anti-Brexit protestors hung banners proclaiming, ‘Leave Means Leave’ and ‘We want a Peoples Vote’ next to each other. The sight did not support the notion that our country is united. Read more

Published: 22nd February, 2019

Updated: 28th February, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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How will Brexit impact people living with HIV?

How will Brexit impact people living with HIV?

The Brexit question has opened questions for people living with HIV, perhaps the most important questions are yet to be answered. Read more

Published: 27th November, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Fighting the fear of intimacy

Fighting the fear of intimacy

When you have sex, are your eyes open or closed most of the time? Read more

Published: 27th November, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Sex and the condom loving man

Sex and the condom loving man

Condom use has gone down. Read more

Published: 27th November, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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How has PrEP affected people living with HIV?

How has PrEP affected people living with HIV?

When conducting our PrEP survey for this issue, we didn’t want to just invite HIV-negative people to the conversation. We also wanted the thoughts and views of gay men living with HIV. Read more

Published: 23rd October, 2018

Updated: 29th July, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Clear head, clear fetish

Clear head, clear fetish

Hello, my name is Ralf and I am an addict. This is something I have had to get used to saying. Read more

Published: 23rd October, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Why black gay men need PrEP

Why black gay men need PrEP

Black gay and bisexual men are far less likely than their white counterparts to take PrEP. Read more

Published: 23rd October, 2018

Updated: 18th October, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Look back and learn. Look forward and hope.

Look back and learn. Look forward and hope.

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Published: 23rd October, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Are we desperate to be loved?

Are we desperate to be loved?

We all want to meet someone great and have our fairytale romance, but how many men do we actually connect with? Read more

Published: 23rd August, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Social media: is being  online hurting us?

Social media: is being online hurting us?

Our time spent on social media is almost more important than our real lives, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook allow us to be transported into a virtual universe, where friendships flourish and opinions have no filters. Read more

Published: 23rd August, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Is it time to get Kindr?

Is it time to get Kindr?

I admit it. There was a time I’d log in to Grindr with excitement at the prospect of meeting someone. Someone who wanted to objectify my mind, spirit and body. Read more

Published: 23rd August, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Let’s be honest about HIV risk

Let’s be honest about HIV risk

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Published: 23rd August, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Drink and drugs:  my journey of recovery

Drink and drugs: my journey of recovery

I’d already been drinking and abusing drugs for more than a decade and shooting up meth for six years when I stopped everything 22 years ago, at age 28. Read more

Published: 28th June, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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Summer, sex and how I stay safer

Summer, sex and how I stay safer

As I write this, I’m fighting the temptation of stripping off entirely. Read more

Published: 28th June, 2018

Updated: 13th January, 2019

Author: Liam Murphy

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