I'm black but I am not a thug

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FS magazine is the gay and bisexual men’s health magazine, published by GMFA - the gay men's health charity. FS magazine talks about sex, sexual health, mental health and gay and bisexual men’s relationships in a realistic and honest way, touching on many of the challenges of modern gay life, such as chems use, racism and HIV stigma.

Free HIV and STI home-testing kit

It is recommended that all gay and bisexual men who have sex with men test for HIV and STIs at least once a year. If you have unprotected sex with new partners then you should test more frequently than this.
Me. Him. Us. is coming back and we need you!
HIV and STI self-testing

HIV self-test kits allow you to test for HIV in the privacy of your own home. You take a sample - either a saliva swab or blood from a finger prick - test it yourself using the kit and get your result straight away. You don't need to send your sample off to get your result.
Why we brought back Me. Him. Us.
See the Me. Him. Us. posters

Take a look at the four posters from the Me. Him. Us. campaign, which you will see at bus stops in South London and in venues across the Capital.
A guide to home testing

Cuts to sexual health services over the last few years have made it more difficult for people to get seen in a clinic for a check-up, but for many of us, regular testing is now a lot easier with free at home sample kits.
It's time to put black gay men at the forefront of sexual health

It’s a sad fact that gay and bisexual black men are disproportionately affected by HIV.
Three reasons to test for HIV

What is your reason for testing for HIV? Maybe it’s habit. Maybe it’s because you did something a little on the ‘riskier’ side.
Why we created Me. Him. Us.

Me.Him.Us., which was developed by BAME gay and bisexual men for BAME gay and bisexual men, aims to increase testing among BAME gay and bisexual men but also to increase representation of BAME gay and bisexual men in public health campaigns. The first wave of Me. Him. Us. will focus particularly on black gay and bisexual men.
Black gay men: this is why we need to test for HIV

Phil Samba, star of the Me.Him.Us campaign and part of the campaign's development group, breaks down why HIV testing is so important for black gay men.

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