It sounds like a minor sensation: after years of stable or rising HIV diagnoses among gay men, their number fell significantly for the first time in 2016 at four major London sexual health clinics.
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In Germany, you have a free choice of doctor. This may sound banal, but it's really important: it's up to you to find the medical care you want and that is good for you. This doesn't just apply to HIV. Here are a few tips to help you search and find what you need.
Anyone using Grindr between 1 and 3 December can not only arrange a date, but also order an HIV home test. The campaign by a French company is being organised to mark World Aids Day. This is the first time that a home HIV test option has been widely advertised in Germany.
Pornography is an age-old cultural technique. But it has never been as easy to access as it is today. Thanks to Wi-Fi and smartphones, gay men no longer have to go to dingy railway station cinemas to watch sex films. That's cool. Now the question is: how much porn is good for us?
Tough times for sex film fans. Scientists warn of side effects. Does porn really make you impotent and addicted? A report on the right dose and surprising similarities between teenagers and prisoners.
In HIV prevention, there are too many calls - "Use condoms" - without justification, says Ian Howley, head of the British health organisation GMFA. His message: we will only defeat HIV if we value ourselves and our lives.
Barbie Breakout has been HIV-positive for eleven years and is open about it. What amazed us: The well-known drag queen only started treatment a few weeks ago. We called Barbie.
In conservative environments, things are often pretty prudish. It's no wonder that many young gay men don't want to talk about sex - and therefore don't go for an HIV test. Vlad has overcome his shame. We spoke to the Berliner, who comes from Moldova, and wrote down his story.
"Only fuck with rubber!". This rule was enforced for many years. For some time now, however, science has shown that safer sex is also possible without a condom - as demonstrated by protection through therapy or PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis). The latter prevention option in particular is currently causing a furore.
In May, ICH WEISS WAS ICH TU joined forces with role model Stefan to provide information on the topic of "protection through therapy". There were a few critical and even insulting comments on social media. We asked Stefan what the reasons for this strong rejection might be. Here is his personal conclusion:
