Lifestyle News

Safety Tips for Hook Ups and Dates

Posted on 14 Jun 2024 in Lifestyle

Gay and bi men's underwear and fashion brand Andrew Christian has a welcome blog post this week on how to take precautions before hooking up with someone for a quick bit of nookie. They note "I'm not saying you should barricade yourself in your apartment and swear off sex forever (heaven forbid!).

Honest Analysis of Poppers as a Club Drug

Posted on 30 May 2024 in Lifestyle

The gay travel portal and community lifestyle website Queer in the World always contains useful essays and features, and this week publishes a history of the gay and bi men's disco drug poppers. The article looks at the development, history and issues surrounding poppers, which

Pink Rules on International Day of Pink

Posted on 11 May 2024 in Lifestyle

The International Day of Pink fell on Wednesday 10th April. Whilst the pop star Pink is an LGBTQIA+ ally as well as a talented musician, this day was for the colour pink and not the star. Organisers explained on facebook "It started in Canada when a couple of students saw anoth

Community Benefits from SF Workshop

Posted on 21 Apr 2024 in Lifestyle

Connect San Francisco is an exclusive three-day experience tailored for men – gay, queer, bi-sexual, and trans men is happening April 12th-14th. The workshop is crafted to provide you with the unique opportunity to delve deeper into pleasure and self-awareness, all within the embrace of a growin

Ending the Stigma Around Drug Use on Scene

Posted on 19 Apr 2024 in Lifestyle

A story now of relevance to the gay and bi men's chemsex scene, in which private parties cater for men taking drugs to enhance sexual experience. An article in the left wing weekly newspaper Socialist Worker slams the government's policies on drugs. It says "Manufactured in lab

Feb

Civil Parnterships Grow as Marriage Declines

The Guardian newspaper reports that the number of people who are married or in a civil partnership has fallen below fifty per cent of the over sixteens for the first time since the

Feb

Ethical Polyamory is 'Everywhere'

Olivia Petter writing in the Independent says that polyamoury is "everywhere" at the moment. "From splashy headlines and viral TikTok clips to teen dramas and dat

Feb

Pride Comics to be Showcased at Zine Festival

The organisers of the Pride Comic Arts Festival, which brings together a wide variety of LGBTQIA zine and independent comics producers report that they will be flying the rainbow f

Feb

Looking After Autonomy of LGBTQIA Seniors

A new study for the peer reviewed journal Clinics In Geriatric Medicine in the United States, identifies several issues of concern for LGBTQIA senior citizens in care home settings, and makes pract

Jan

Colton Takes on Phobic 'Twitter Trolls'

Out Magazine says that former "Batchelor" star Colton Underwood is claiming his space as a gay man with a right to show off his body and defying sex-phobic, reacti