News tagged with gay men
New study suggests gender gap around homophobic bullying
A new study from Educational and Psychological Measurement (published by SAGE) found that when it comes to homophobic bullying, there could be a gender gap. While male victims are more likely to be bullied by male homoph ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 26, 2012 |
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How advertising shapes the image of gayness in America
The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in the presence of gays in American advertising. The media has transformed the stigmatized stereotype of gays into a new, socially desirable image of stylish consumers with high-end ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Employers less likely to interview openly gay men for job openings: study
A new study suggests that openly gay men face substantial job discrimination in certain parts of the U.S.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Gay class tourism
New research at the University of Leicester is investigating a growing fascination with 'chav' culture among middle-class gay men in Britain.
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Jun 21, 2011 |
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AIDS prevention pill study halted; no benefit seen
Researchers are stopping a study that tests a daily pill to prevent infection with the AIDS virus in thousands of African women because partial results show no signs that the drug is doing any good.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Apr 18, 2011 |
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Gay couples could benefit from testing together
A number of American men who have sex with men are supportive of couples-based voluntary HIV counseling and testing (CVCT), in which couples receive counseling and their HIV test results together, according to a new study ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Daily dose of HIV drug reduces risk of HIV infection
A daily dose of an oral antiretroviral drug, currently approved to treat HIV infection, reduced the risk of acquiring HIV infection by 43.8 percent among men who have sex with men. The findings, a major advance in HIV prevention ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 23, 2010 |
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44 pct of gay, bisexual men with HIV don't know it
(AP) -- One in five sexually active gay and bisexual men has the AIDS virus, and nearly half of those don't know they are infected, a federal study of 21 U.S. cities shows.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Sep 23, 2010 |
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Circumcising gay men would have limited impact on preventing HIV
Adult circumcision has been proposed as a possible HIV prevention strategy for gay men, but a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 22, 2010 |
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High rates of sexually transmitted infections among older swingers
straight couples who regularly swap sexual partners at organised gatherings and clubs and indulge in group sex - have rates of sexually transmitted infections comparable with those of recognised high risk groups, reveals ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Some clinical trials explicitly exclude gay and lesbian patients
All clinical trials have guidelines that clearly state who can and cannot participate, but according to the National Institutes of Health these guidelines are typically based on age, gender, previous treatment history, the ...
Mar 17, 2010 |
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Forget Cupid. Online connections have valentines falling in love, researcher says
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the ease of online dating services and the explosion of Facebook and virtual communities, it's no surprise that a growing number of people have found their valentine through the Internet.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 12, 2010 |
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For gay and straight men, gauging facial attraction appears to operate similarly
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Circumcision doesn't protect gays from AIDS virus
(AP) -- Circumcision, which has helped prevent AIDS among heterosexual men in Africa, doesn't help protect gay men from the virus, according to the largest U.S. study to look at the question.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Smoking rates significantly higher among homosexual men, women
(PhysOrg.com) -- Men and women who are gay or lesbian are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to smoke, according to findings from a review study carried out by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jul 24, 2009 |
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