CDC Proposes Gay Men and Trans Women Take ‘Morning After’ Pill for STI Prevention
The new guidelines specifically center at-risk sexually active gay and bisexual men and trans women.
October 3, 2023
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sexually transmitted diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Screening
Due to the higher rates of anonymous sex and sex associated with Internet chat room, gay men have a higher risk of developing STDs.
October 13, 2008
Monkeypox Outbreak Linked to Gay Sauna and Festival
While not considered a sexually transmitted disease, monkeypox is spread through close contact.
May 23, 2022
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweets Monkeypox Disinformation
The Georgia Republican falsely tweeted that monkeypox was a sexually transmitted disease and then questioned why children were getting it.
July 25, 2022
Syphilis Makes Comeback in Europe
Syphilis is back: The sexually transmitted disease long associated with 19th-century bohemian life is making an alarming resurgence in Europe. ''Syphilis used to be a very rare disease,'' said Marita van de Laar, MD, an expert in sexually transmitted diseases at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. ''I'm not sure we can say that anymore.'' Most cases of syphilis are in men, and experts point to more risky sex among gay men as the chief cause for the resurgence. But more cases are being seen among heterosexuals, both men and women, too.
December 22, 2007
Bush administration warned to keep condom info factual
Government auditors reminded the Bush administration Thursday that literature distributed by federally funded abstinence programs must contain medically accurate information about condoms' effectiveness in preventing sexually transmitted diseases.
October 23, 2006
Prison Authorities Champion Abstinence Over Condoms
To activists concerned about AIDS and prisoners' rights, it's an urgent, commonsense step that should already be nationwide policy -- letting inmates have condoms to reduce the spread of sexually transmitted diseases behind bars. Yet their efforts have run headlong into a stronger political force: Authorities' desire not to encourage inmates who flout prison rules against sex. Only one state, Vermont, and five cities regularly hand out condoms to inmates.
November 21, 2007
As new mpox strain spreads globally, activists push health officials to avoid past mistakes (exclusive)
Torrian Baskerville, director of HIV & Health Equity at the Human Rights Campaign, tells The Advocate how groups are preparing for a potential outbreak of the new mpox strain.
August 28, 2024
Dr. Fauci Visited Gay Bathhouses and Bars to Study HIV
"I went down to Greenwich Village and I went into bathhouses to essentially see what was going on there," Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a recent interview.
February 8, 2021
Study: Coming Out to Doctors Is Good for Gay Health
Queer men who are up front about their sexuality to physicians are likelier to receive the recommended testing and vaccines.
July 26, 2018