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France Allows Gays and Bisexuals Bone Marrow Donations Again

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Frank-S

(Blogmensgo, gay blog of January 19, 2018) Since January 15, 2018, the French authorities have allowed gay and bisexual men to donate bone marrow again, which had been suspended since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic in 1983. A number of interest groups had been consulted during the first semester of 2017, such as the [...]

World AIDS Day 2017: Continued Concern

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Frank-S

(Blogmensgo, gay blog of December 6, 2017) As every year since 1988, World AIDS Day was celebrated last Friday, December 1st. Aside from a number of positive comments about the subject in the media, there is also reason for concern. Contrary to common perceptions, HIV is not declining. ©who.int Certainly not a reason for major [...]

High Number of Suicide Attempts in Gays and Bisexual Men in Canada

Posted on October 5, 2017 (October 5, 2017) by Frank-S

(Blogmensgo, gay blog of October 3, 2017) A study (Abstract) by the University of British Columbia (UBC) shows that in Canada the rate of attempted suicide is four times as high in gay and bisexual men as in heterosexual men. Still Here, a book aiming to fight against the taboo of suicide attempts. No fewer [...]