David Hudson

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Older people, especially gay men, are getting more STIs than ever

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Infectious disease experts say more needs to be done to address rising STI rates in older people. The call to action will be presented next month at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease in Barcelona, Spain. In a press statement in advance of the conference, they explained what was happening… and suggested some reasons. For example, STIs in Americans aged 55 to 64 years have more than doubled over the past decade. It’s even worse for gonorrhea, rising from 15 cases per 100,000 people in 2015 to 57 per 100,000 in 2019. In England, the number of over 45s […]

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Rep. Robert Garcia calls for more “radical homosexuals” in Congress

Out-gay Rep. Robert Garcia has said that Congress would probably work better if it had a few more “radical homosexuals”. He was responding—possibly a little light-heartedly—to a tweet from an anonymous user complaining that it was “radical homosexuals”, such as Garcia, that “controlled” Congress. Garcia, a Democrat from California, sits on both the Homeland Security and the Oversight Committees. He’s among the lawmakers who sat through Hunter Biden’s deposition last week. Garcia was quick to voice the opinion that Republicans had no evidence to connect President Joe Biden to criminal activity. Join the frontline of change Be informed, be inspired, and […]

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Ron DeSantis’ campaign to bring more shame upon Florida scores new victory

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has earned his state a rare reprimand from the leading civil rights organization, NAACP. It took the unusual step of issuing a warning to Black people thinking of visiting the sunshine state. The move comes after DeSantis signed a law last week that prohibits colleges from using public funding for anything relating to diversity, equity and inclusion. This follows the Florida Department of Education earlier this year rejecting an Advanced Placement (AP) African-American studies course. It’s understood the board objected to a ‘queer studies’ component to the course. DeSantis also signed off the Stop WOKE Act. […]

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Study reveals startling details about the online habits of gay kids

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A new study has found that queer kids aged 10-14 are spending way longer staring at their screens than their straight counterparts. And it’s probably not good for them. The study says they spend around 10.4 hours on their screens each day. That’s a whopping four hours more than straight kids. The study was published in the Annals of Epidemiology.  It looked at data on over 10,000 preteens culled between 2018-2020. All the youngsters signed up to take part in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. It’s largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States. The study’s lead […]

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 The number of young gay and bisexual adults has doubled in four years in UK

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The UK’s respected Office for National Statistics says that the number of young people (aged 16-24) who identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual has almost doubled in just four years. It’s risen from 4.1% in 2016 to 8% in 2020. The figures come from an analysis of the country’s large-scale Annual Population Survey, which surveys around 320,000 households annually. Breaking down that 8% figure, 2.7% of 16-24 year-olds identified as gay or lesbian, and 5.3% as bisexual. Looking more broadly at all age groups, the proportion of all adults identifying as LGB stood at 3.1% in 2020. This is an increase from 2.7% in […]

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Grindr disappears from app stores in China

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Grindr, the world’s most famous dating app for gay and bi men, has reportedly disappeared from app stores in China. According to AFP, it was removed from Apple’s app store in China on Thursday. It is also not on the Android store. Google’s Play Store is not available in the country. Related: Grindr hook-up leads to shock pregnancy The removal of the app comes as China cracks down on online activity. In recent months it has acted to remove access to pornography and instructed big tech to do more to create a “clean and healthy” cyberspace. Last summer, the country’s hugely popular […]

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Fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies, aged 73

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The French fashion designer Manfred Thierry Mugler has died at the age of 73. His death was due to “natural causes” according to his agent. On his official Mugler Instagram page, a statement said, “We are devastated to announce the passing of Mr Manfred Thierry Mugler on Sunday January 23rd 2022. May his soul Rest In Peace.” Mugler was born and raised in Strasbourg, where he trained in his teens as a ballet dancer for six years. He relocated to Paris at the age of 24 and launched his eponymous fashion line in 1973. He opened his first boutique in 1978 and […]

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Texas court throws out judge’s lawsuit after she refuses to wed same-sex couples

A judge in Texas who refused to marry same-sex couples has had her lawsuit against the state agency that oversees judicial misconduct thrown out of court. She filed the lawsuit in late 2019 after the agency warned her she needed to change her ways or stop officiating weddings. Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley works in Waco, McLellan County. A devout Christian, she filed a class-action lawsuit to enable her, and other justices of the peace in the state, to decline to marry same-sex couples. Related: Judge who refuses to marry same-sex couples files legal action in Texas She was backed […]

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Carl Schmid on the “game-changer” innovations to help end HIV

How is the US doing in its battle to end the HIV epidemic? It’s heading in the right direction but at a slower-than-desired pace, according to a major report issued by the CDC at the end of May. Its conclusion could be summed up in one line: “Hopeful signs of progress in HIV prevention, but gains remain uneven.” The encouraging news is that HIV infections fell 8% from 2015 to 2019. This is partly due to a big increase in the number of gay men taking PrEP and more HIV-positive people being diagnosed and put on to treatment. However, to put that […]

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says talking about homosexuality in schools is “child abuse”

Another day and another Pride Month attack from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). When she’s not bashing Dr. Anthony Fauci and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or engaging in a double-act with fellow Rep. Matt Gaetz at pro-Trump rallies, Greene has had plenty to say about LGBTQ people. Following earlier attacks on embassies flying Pride flags, she yesterday took to Twitter to lambast what may or may not be on the school curriculum. Greene shared a video of a 14-year-old girl recently testifying before a school board meeting in a suburb of Indianapolis. The girl has not been named. In the clip, the youngster, who […]

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