Young gay male
We’re here to help new gay and same sex attracted men (under 26) take control of their health.
We provide information on relevant health issues, and we offer a range of specific and general services delivered by loving people who genuinely realize the health issues affecting young gay and matching sex attracted men.
Our Operate With Young Gay Men
We run a range of FREE peer-led events, workshops and projects for queer and same-sex attracted guys aged
Through our function, we provide a place where young guys can meet each other and make new friends in a safe, social environment. Here they can disseminate ideas with their peers and learn more about identity, coming out, sex and sexual health, fit relationships and more.
Young queer men have lower rates of HIV and sexual health testing than older members of the people. Of course, this makes sense. Only after people overcome the initial barriers to testing for the first time are they able to commit to a regular testing pattern. We help young guys to share their experiences around testing and grasp why regular testing is importa
HuffPost UK is running a month-long focus around masculinity in the 21st Century, and the pressures men face around identity. To address some of the issues at hand, Building Modern Men presents a snapshot of life for men, from bringing up young boys to the importance of mentors, the challenges between speaking out and 'manning up' as well as a stare at male violence, body image, LGBT identity, lad culture, sports, male friendship and mental illness.
I can't quite believe I'm saying this but next year marks my 25th anniversary as an out and proud gay male. Of course, even if I didn't know it yet, I was a raging homo the minute I entered this society, but it'll be a quarter of a century (!) since I sat my mum down to explain why I'd been such a bastard to live with of late.
It feels like yesterday, but a lot has happened in the last two and a half decades that has made me thankful that I'm not 19 again, despite the perception that things are now a lot easier for young gay men and women.
Of course, there has been huge progress, not only in identical rights legislation but
HIV research often depicts 'adolescents' and 'youth' as having 'unique' qualities which predispose them to sexual risk. Yet, the evidence points to unsafe sexual behaviour as not organism socially uniform. At a time when the idea of 'risk groups' for HIV is organism subjected to increasing public scrutiny, researchers also need to question assumptions about youth 'risk'. This study examines whether young gay men are at greater risk for unsafe sexual behaviour than older gay men. A questionnaire was administered to predominately gay identified men in Melbourne, Australia, recruited from queer groups, health clinics, gay pubs and nightclubs, sex on premises venues, and the social networks of these men. The results display that, while there was no difference in the level of recent unprotected anal intercourse between age groups, fresh men (under 25 years) from male lover commercial venues or who did not belong to a gay organization (s) had a significantly higher level of recent unprotected anal sex than other young gay men. These results recommend that sexual shelter may be more appropriately
Young gay and bisexual men are at significantly greater risk of poor mental health than older men in that group, according to new research published in the Journal of Public Health.
Conducted by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and funded by Stonewall, the research found gay and bisexual men under the age of 26 were six times more likely to attempt suicide or self-harm compared to men in that group aged over They were also twice as likely to be depressed or anxious. The researchers say the results reinforce the importance of mental health interventions reaching those who desire them most, as well as people who actively seek help.
The study is the first to examine the mental health differences within gay and bisexual men in the UK. Using information from the Stonewall Gay and Bisexual Men's Health Survey, the researchers analysed responses of 5, gay and bisexual men aged 16 and over living in the UK. Depression, anxiety, attempted suicide and self-harm were examined against a range of animation factors. Age, ethnicity, income and education were all found to have a large impact