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High drug use amongst gay community

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 12:47

New research from the UK Drugs Policy Commission has concluded that gay men and lesbians are far more likely to put their health at risk from drug misuse than heterosexuals. Results of the study, published in Pink Paper and The Observer, quotes findings from the British Crime Survey, which estimate that 10% of heterosexuals took drugs last year, compared with 33% of gay or bisexual people.

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Pout film festival returns for Pride

Tuesday, 29 June 2010 11:30
In the run up to Pride London, acclaimed film distribution company Peccadillo has teamed up again with the ICA to present another short film festival of queer cinema. Pout 2 (a follow-up to last year’s Pout festival) will feature two feature length, a documentary films and two collections of shorts (with one collection aimed at men and one at women). Read more Add comment (0)

Online gay sex survey launched

Thursday, 24 June 2010 13:52
The largest European online sex survey (www.emis-survey.eu), available in 25 languages and 31 countries, has been launched to help gay and bisexual men across Europe improve their sex lives and prevent sexual health problems, including reducing new HIV infections. Read more Add comment (0)

Prime Minister hosts LGBT reception

Thursday, 17 June 2010 14:55

The editor and publishers of Out In The City (editor David Hudson and co-publisher Linda Riley pictured) were amongst those invited to attend an LGBT reception at Downing Street on Wednesday 16 June – the first such event to be hosted by a Conservative Prime Minister. It follows two similar such receptions that Gordon Brown hosted while Prime Minister to coincide with the annual LGBT History Month. David Cameron’s reception, however, was arranged to coincide with the upcoming Pride London festival. It was also used by the PM to unveil a range of LGBT equality measures.

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