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MSM 09/03/2010
Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men
Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual men in Western countries, a new study suggests.
MSM 05/03/2010
Senators ask FDA to lift gay blood donor ban
The push to eliminate the lifetime ban on blood donations from gay and bisexual men received a boost yesterday, when 18 senators signaled their support for such a change.
MSM 05/03/2010
Power of words: Brazil LGBT launch guide for media
The Brazilian Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite and Transsexual Association recently launched an “LGBT Communication Manual” aimed at communication professionals, students and teachers to reduce the use of inappropriate language that prejudices, or perpetuates misunderstandings about the millions Brazilian LGBT people and their supporters.
MSM 04/03/2010
Uganda: Clash of science and prejudice in fighting HIV/AIDS among gays
How does one tackle HIV and gay men in a country like Uganda?
MSM 04/03/2010
Fiji first Pacific Island nation with colonial-era sodomy laws to formally decriminalize homosexuality
Marking a significant step towards achieving the country’s universal access goals, Fiji passed a law decriminalizing consensual homosexuality through the Fiji National Crimes Decree on 1 February 2010.
MSM 03/03/2010
Petition against Anti-gay bill delivered to Ugandan parliament
Critics say bill's passage could set precedent for other African countries, which have criminalized homosexuality, homosexual behavior in recent years.
MSM 24/02/2010
Gardasil highly effective at preventing pre-cancerous anal lesions in gay men
The genital wart vaccine Gardasil is highly effective at preventing pre-cancerous anal lesions in younger gay men, according to the results of a study presented to a recent conference.
MSM 19/02/2010
Rights groups demand protection of gays in Kenya
A human rights watchdog says it is alarmed over reports of increasing vigilante violence in Kenya against people accused of homosexual conduct and groups offering HIV/AIDS services.
MSM 18/02/2010
French gay men face sixtyfold HIV risk: incidence increasing in Netherlands
Two studies from Europe have found that HIV incidence is not decreasing in gay men, and in some populations may be increasing.
MSM 16/02/2010
Gay men’s risk of acquiring HIV is similar to the pre-HAART era despite widespread use of HAART
Although the widespread use of antiretroviral therapy could be expected to make HIV-positive gay men less likely to pass on HIV during unprotected sex than in the early 1990s, the risk of transmission per-sexual-act is actually quite similar, Australian researchers report in AIDS.
MSM 13/02/2010
Kenya police stop gay wedding, make arrests
Kenyan police halted a gay wedding on the Indian Ocean coast on Friday and arrested several suspected homosexuals, police said.
MSM 10/02/2010
HIV transmission in MSM pinned down
HIV is transmitted -- at least among men who have sex with men -- by the seminal plasma, rather than the seminal cells, researchers said.
MSM 21/01/2010
Africa: Crackdowns on gays make the closet safer
More than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalizing homosexual acts, and despite accounting for a significant percentage of new infections in many countries, men who have sex with men tend to be left out of the HIV response.
MSM 13/01/2010
Asian gay men’s sex survey reports high levels of sex without condoms
The world’s second-largest gay men’s sex survey, focusing mainly on men in East and Southeast Asia, has found that 46% of men who have sex with men who answered the online survey reported inconsistent condom use during anal intercourse with casual partners, and higher levels of unprotected sex with regular partners.
MSM 08/01/2010
Uganda: government minister questions need for new anti-gay laws
A Ugandan government minister has questioned the need for new legislation which would intensify penalties for consenting homosexual acts.
MSM 19/12/2009
Circumcision and its potential impact on the spread of HIV among gay and bisexual men
Circumcision, over the long term, is unlikely to have any significant impact on the spread of HIV among gay and bisexual men in high-income countries.
MSM 17/12/2009
Half of new diagnoses in French gay men are recent infections
Over the last five years, half of the gay men diagnosed with HIV in France acquired their infection in the six months before diagnosis, researchers report in the 3 December issue of Eurosurveillance.
MSM 17/12/2009
HIV prevalence and risk behaviour varies between gay men in Southern and Eastern Europe
HIV prevalence is higher amongst gay men in Southern Europe than amongst gay men in Eastern Europe, according to an international study published in the December 3rd edition of Eurosurveillance.
MSM 30/11/2009
New disease among HIV-infected gay men
A rare parasitic disease, which normally only is transmitted by contaminated water, has been shown to be transmitted by gay sex between hiv-positive men. In the industrial world the disease is virtually absent, but that could change.
MSM 30/11/2009
China city government opens gay bar to fight AIDS
Chinese government funds controversial gay bar to reach out and combat AIDS.
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