Loving Men X – 26 May – 2 June 2012, Laurieston Hall, Southwest Scotland
The 10th Loving Men residential week for gay/bi men at Laurieston Hall in Southwest Scotland. Loving Men X is a once-a-year adventure for gay and bisexual men who want to develop more intimacy in friendships and relationships. Spend a week in a supportive and fun-loving community, using a range of activities to build deeper relationships with other men. There’ll be many opportunities to make connections,...
March 8th, 2012 by Pride in Plymouth
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Gay Times NAKED Charity Edition – On Sale NOW
Gay Times the UK’s longest running gay magazine celebrating 25 years in print has published its NAKED edition which goes on sale today (Wednesday 30th November, 2011). With 120 gentlemen taking part (including X Factor’s Marlon McKenzie, Callum Best and our cover star, rugby player Sacha Harding) they are quietly confident that it’s the biggest naked photoshoot for a magazine EVER. And for that...
November 30th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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World AIDS Day Event Plymouth – Dec 1st Roland Levinsky building steps from 6:45pm
Join the Plymouth Pride Forum to show your support for those living with HIV and AIDS and those loved ones no longer with us. We’re meeting at the Roland Levinsky building from 6:45pm, please wear something RED to form a human ribbon on the steps at 7pm, where we will hold a minutes silence. we will then proceed through the city centre towards the Civic Centre with candles and lanterns to highlight...
November 24th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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Lifetime Ban on Gay and Bi Men Donating Blood lifted – but remains unequal
Regulations banning the donation of blood by men who have ever had gay sex will be lifted from today. The Department of Health announced the changes in September, implementing a one-year deferral period instead, so that men who have had gay sex in the last 12 months may still not donate blood. The change comes into force in England, Wales and Scotland this week. Gay rights campaigners said gay men...
November 8th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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Health agency issues warning over dysentery outbreak among gay men
Sexual health experts at the Health Protection Agency (HPA) have issued an alert about an outbreak of an infection known as Shigella flexneri dysentery. It is thought that the infection is being transmitted between men during sex. Since July this year, 14 cases have been identified in the Greater Manchester area, predominantly among men who have sex with men aged between 30-50 years. In addition,...
October 16th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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Plymouth loveLIFE health and well-being campaign
The Herald has launched a major 12-month campaign to help the people of Plymouth become fitter, healthier and happier – and have great fun doing it! The campaign is called loveLIFE and it is a campaign for everyone across the city – individuals, families, groups, clubs, associations, schools, charities and employers. You don’t need to be a champion athlete to get involved. It’s a campaign...
October 13th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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Experts alarmed by spike in HIV in Plymouth
SEXUAL health experts have called for greater awareness of HIV after a spike in cases in Plymouth, writes Health Reporter Diana Prince (Plymouth Herald) Ten people under the age 25 have tested positive for the virus in the past two months. City health experts have warned people they are “playing with their lives” by having unprotected sex. The news comes as a report by a House of Lords...
September 3rd, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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Petition to remove the ban on on gay blood
A petition has been set up on the government’s new e-petitions website to call for the end of the blood donation ban for men who have had gay sex. The petition, created by student Tom King, has more than 900 signatures at the time of writing and asks MPs to look at introducing new evidence-based criteria on which to screen gay and bisexual donors. The ban currently prohibits any man who has ever...
August 5th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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HIV Negative and Untested Gay Men Required for Focus Groups in Plymouth
The Eddystone Trust has been asked to recruit two groups of HIV negative / untested gay men to take part in focus groups on Wednesday 15th June Each session will last an hour and those participating will be paid £20.00 cash. Each group will consist of 6 to 8 men. These will be held at the Blue Bear Deli (café) 21 Bilbury Street Bretonside Plymouth PL4 0BH Younger gay men 6pm –7pm (18 to 25 years) A...
May 26th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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PCS Union Votes to Challenge Gay Blood Ban
PCS members vote with overwhelming support to challenge the discriminatory ban on gay and bisexual men giving blood, there was no vocal objections and just a handful of delegates abstained. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) held their Annual Delegates Conference in Brighton this week. One of the motions debated called upon the unions leaders to support a campaign raising awareness of...
May 20th, 2011 by Pride in Plymouth
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