Eating disorders are generally considered to be a matter for girls and women. However, men are also increasingly suffering from anorexia or bulimia, and gay men in particular are affected by this disorder.
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Billy used to weigh around 40 kilos more. In this interview, he describes how he saw himself during this time and what he experienced in the scene. And even though sport is part of his life today, he knows that an attractive body isn't everything!
This could have been the breakthrough: Two years ago, human papillomaviruses (HPV) made it into every tabloid newspaper in the world. Unfortunately, the fame was short-lived. Why unfortunately? Have you ever heard of genital warts?
The glans is slimy green and the morning jet burns as if a hedgehog were rolling through the urethra? Looks an awful lot like gonorrhoea. Just a few years ago, the diagnosis was little more than a nuisance for many gay men. Swab, antibiotics, follow-up check, done. And today?
The first HIV test for home use was approved in the USA in July 2012. Since the end of April this year, a CE-labelled test kit for laypeople has been available in pharmacies in the UK.
A disgusting creature takes up residence in a human body, grows unnoticed and wipes everyone out until it is finally destroyed. This is how the horror classic "Alien" can be summarised.
When Christian was diagnosed with HIV by his GP, he was initially in shock. But the next thing the now 24-year-old asked himself were two crucial questions: Did I infect my boyfriend without realising it?
The "Springboard" buddy project has been running for 100 days: here, HIV-positive people who have been infected for a long time support newly infected HIV-positive people as they take their first steps in life with HIV.
