Comfortable in your skin
How do I keep my boyfriend though I’m insecure?
Hello Angel,
Thank you for writing in to us at AlterHéros. It seems that you are in a pretty difficult situation right now. From your letter, it sounds like you are happy with your boyfriend but you feel insecure about your relationship with him when you compare it to ... Read more.
Lesbian case refusal risks diagnosis of prejudice
About 30 years ago, gay men who contracted a mysterious disease called AIDS sometimes faced particularly cruel discrimination. "In those days, you would have found people dying of AIDS in hospital, and you would find nurses effectively telling them this is what you deserve for your lifestyle," says Udo Schuklenk, Ontario research chairman in bioethics [...]
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Gay men likely to be highly sexually experienced before willing to obtain HPV vaccine
Gay men will have a high level of sexual experience before they are willing to disclose their sexuality to healthcare providers so they can obtain a vaccine for human papilloma virus, an Australian study published in the online edition of Sexually Transmitted Infections has shown. This could mean that many gay men would already have [...]
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New test designed to detect anal cancer in gay men
British scientists have developed a new test to detect early signs of anal cancer. The disease is estimated to affect 37 per 100,000 gay men, a similar rate to cervical cancer in women before the introduction of the smear test. For gay men who are HIV-positive, the incidence is about twice as great – around [...]
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Why Some With HIV Never Get AIDS Even Without Treatment
Researchers at Johns Hopkins say they have compelling evidence that some people with HIV who for years and even decades show extremely low levels of the virus in their blood never progress to full-blown AIDS and remain symptom free even without treatment, probably do so because of the strength of their immune systems, not any [...]
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Loneliness
This poem is about how lonely you can feel in this world even if your surrounded by others and how others don’t take the time to smile or say hello or give you a hug.
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Doctor, when will you stop assuming that we’re heterosexual?
Directive was sent this week to all Canadian doctors: Not all your patients are heterosexual! Bravo! A worthy awareness on the part of paediatricians! So now chances are that our doctor will not assume us to be sexually inclined towards the opposite sex.
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I am gay and I am criticized in my country-help me!
Hello!
Thank you for your question. I believe there are many other young people in a similar situation in Africa, the Emirates, China and other countries where free speech and human rights are a challenge.
According to Amnesty International and other groups concerned with social and human- based issues, I found that ... Read more.
Are my breasts normal in shape?
Hi Laura,
I know you may have heard this before (so I will try and only say it this once), but everyone's body is different. This means that not only are people's bodies shaped differently, but they mature at different rates and in general have different things happen at different times.
That ... Read more.
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