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Boost your mental health this #WorldMentalHealthDay with the NHS Mind Plan Read more
A message from LGBT HERO's Chief Executive, Ian Howley | On World Suicide Prevention Day we remember those from the LGBTQ+ community we have lost. Read more
LGBT HERO is developing a new project exploring the connection between your sexual health, mental health and general wellbeing... and we need you Read more
Organised by LGBT HERO in partnership with the Royal Vauxhall Tavern Read more
Our July 2021 meeting was about how we cope with hard times. We talked about lots of different things and although it was sometimes tough hearing about the hardships people have faced, it was also uplifting to hear about how people got through these tough times. Read more
Date – Saturday 27th November 2021 Location – Victoria Park, London (post code is E9 5EG) Read more
Here are some useful websites for gay men in London. Please let us know of any websites you think we should add to this list, or if any of the following links are broken. Read more
There are a wide number of organisations around London providing support and advice tailored to the LGBT community. Read more
The GMFA website provides up-to-date detailed information about London-based GUM clinics only. Read more
Here you can find a list of GUM clinics in North London. Read more
Here you can find a list of GUM clinics in central West London Clinics. Read more
Here you can find a list of GUM clinics in East London. Read more
Here you can find a list of GUM clinics in South West London. Read more
Here you can find a list of GUM clinics in South East London Clinics. Read more
Here you can find a list of GUM clinics in central London. Read more
Here you can find a list of clinics in Tower Hamlets. Read more
Sexually active gay men should have regular sexual health check-ups at a sexual health or GUM clinic. If you think you have been exposed to HIV or an STI then it’s important to get yourself checked out at a clinic as soon as possible. Read more
GMFA launched Think Again in 2014 which aimed to tackle myths about HIV in the gay community. For more information about this campaign please email [email protected] Read more
All the ads from the campaign Read more
Our new campaign, ‘More To Safer Sex’, outlines seven strategies that contribute to a safer sex life. Adopting two or three – or even all seven – of these strategies will make your sex life, and the guy you’re having sex with, safer. Read more
Facts about HIV Read more
Meet the stars of Living with HIV Read more
I’ve been living with diagnosed HIV for 18 years. This is hardly a revelation as I’ve been blathering on about it publicly for the last five years or so. Read more
...these HIV-positive men want to talk to you. Read more
As I get that bit older, I tend to find that more things are becoming less important and my sense of taking each day as it comes is becoming far more accessible. Read more
GMFA is continuing its strong run of work tackling HIV stigma (‘HIV-Positive Guys Reading Mean Messages’ / HIV Stripped Bare) with a new video which shows gay men who don’t and won't allow stigma to affect their lives. Despite their status they are living their lives to the fullest. Read more
The video features a bunch of brilliant and brave gay men being open about their HIV status and declaring to the world that they may be living with HIV but it doesn’t stop them living their lives. Read more
I’d been chatting to a guy from a dating app on and off for a couple of days and the subject of work comes up – now I usually don’t say exactly what I do for a living straight away, because I’m not spending my Sunday afternoon giving personal advice to everyone on Tinder, Grindr, Hornet, Scruff or Twitter (if you don’t think Twitter is a dating app then you’re just not doing it properly) – anyway in this instance I do tell him and we open a can worms… Read more
At this year's 'HIV Stripped Bare' photo shoot for FS Magazine, we asked the models taking part to feature in our new video 'HIV-positive Guys Reading Mean Dating App Messages', as part of our continuing battle to help stop HIV stigma. Read more
We had so many mean messages from gay dating apps, we made a second video. Read more
Last year's 'HIV-positive guys reading mean dating app messages' video had over 100,000 views in one week. It was covered everywhere from Gay Times, Attitude and Pink News to Buzzfeed, Metro and the Daily Mail. Read more
Here is the the video for our new campaign tackling HIV stigma - Living With HIV Read more
Do you know what viral load is? Do you know what 'HIV-undetectable' means? Read more
It’s been nearly 35 years since the first case of AIDS was reported in the UK. For those of you who can remember, this was a devastating time for the LGBT community. Many saw their friends and loved ones die within a matter of days. Many of those who lost loved ones also lost their own lives to AIDS. Read more
GMFA - the gay men's health charity is calling on gay men to invest in its future as it celebrates its 25th anniversary Read more
GMFA at 25. A timeline of our work and achievements. Read more
If you were to just go by porn you’d think that anal sex is easy. But anyone who has ever put a cock up a bum will tell you that sometimes it can get messy. Really messy… Read more
I want to be a ‘slut’. There, I said it. Read more
I was asked to talk about my first time having sex after I was diagnosed and what that was like for me. I thought about it and what got me the most was that I couldn’t really remember. Read more
I don’t care if I never have sex with an HIV-negative guy ever again. This isn’t meant as some sort of inverted prejudice; I would never be so stupid as to turn someone down because of his HIV status. I just think it needs saying. Read more
Growing up, there were a number of times in my teens when I was asked if I was gay. I was trying my hardest not to give away any hints at all, and I was petrified that anyone would find out. Read more
Ah, the penis! We’re told not to think with it, but that doesn’t mean we can’t think about it. Read more
I have a big birthday coming up and I’m dreading it. Read more
When it comes to your health, the balls are very important. In the survey, we asked how often you check your balls for lumps. Only 37% of you said that you regularly check for lumps. 7% said they had only checked once, while 4% said they have never checked their balls for lumps. Read more
Are we obsessed with the penis? My penis. Your penis. His penis. Any penis! The fact that this article opens with multiple penises means it’ll probably rank highly on penis-obsessed Google keyword searches, because penises attract attention. Read more
In our latest issue (FS #160) we found out what gay men like about their penis, what they like about others, and what issues impacts their self-esteem and causes anxiety.-self-esteem Read more
Let’s talk about PrEP. Or, let’s talk about how HIV treatment prevents the virus being passed on to sexual partners. When our virus is undetectable it is untransmittable (U=U). Read more
When I was diagnosed as HIV-positive I turned to sex as a way to cope with how I was feeling about myself. Read more
I was recently invited on a stag do – a first for me. I signed up quite readily, as it was organised by a good mate of mine from drama school. The groom was also from the same year, as well as several of the other people who were going. Read more
In the last couple of months we’ve seen headlines about three (yes, three) untreatable infections of super gonorrhoea. Read more
What would life be without risk? If we didn’t push boundaries or challenge ourselves, it’d be a world of beige walls, sensible shoes, and bland food. Read more
New data released by Public Health England showed that HIV diagnoses across the country had fallen by 18%. Confined to just gay and bisexual men, the drop was 21%; narrow it even further to just gay and bisexual men in London and it was 29%. Read more
Just over a month ago I passed the three-year mark since my HIV diagnosis. Read more
I can still remember the heady heights of my first few nights out at a gay club. It was like having the run of a sweet shop at night. There were goodies all around and boy did I want to sample them all. Read more
According to the Office for National Statistics, around half a million people in England and Wales become survivors of sexual assault each year. Of this number, an estimated 12,000 are men who survive a rape or attempted rape. Read more
For the first time since this epidemic first hit us, there was no difference in life expectancy between those of us living with HIV in the UK and on treatment and those who are uninfected. Read more
Preventing HIV is a little more complex than “just wear a condom.” Read more
FS surveyed over 240 gay men to ask something very important. Something that affects every gay man. Something that’s so integral to our way of life it can impact relationships, change friendships and perhaps bring us closer to spiritual enlightenment. We asked: what makes a good bottom and what makes a good top? Read more
Back in 2014, FS brought a group of gay men living with HIV together in a bid to fight HIV stigma. How does getting naked fight stigma we hear you say? When we started this project, many of the founding models told us that the stigma associated with the virus led them to feel unattractive, less confident, and ‘not sexy’ anymore. Read more
I have been living with HIV for more than ten years and you might say I am a bit of an HIV old-timer. Read more
I asked Twitter for disastrous first date stories and thankfully some of you were very generous indeed. The names have been changed, but goodness me, you couldn’t make these stories up. We’ll also attempt to unravel the secret to a perfect first date – if there is such a thing. Read more
The chances are that at some point in your life you will end up in a threesome, foursome, fivesome, orgy or full on gang bang. Read more
Phil Samba, star of the Me.Him.Us campaign and part of the campaign's development group, breaks down why HIV testing is so important for black gay men. Read more
Fantastic as it is to have fierce, unashamed role models, neither Conchita nor Charlie made a free choice to talk about their HIV status. In both cases, the decision to go public was driven by an ex, threatening to ‘out’ them. Read more
Depending on your attitude to sex and hook-ups, or if you have an insatiable sex drive, we might all disagree if there are just some occasions where checking your apps isn’t quite appropriate for the situation. Read more
As I write this, I’m fighting the temptation of stripping off entirely. Read more
I’d already been drinking and abusing drugs for more than a decade and shooting up meth for six years when I stopped everything 22 years ago, at age 28. Read more
A holiday can occasionally see you arrive home with more than a tan (or sunburn) and some souvenirs. Read more
The holidays we take are as varied as we are. They come in many shapes and sizes, from a weekend quickie to something long and indulgent. Read more
What’s the best way of preventing HIV? Read more
HAS FETISH GONE MAINSTREAM? Read more
A year ago I sat in a meeting with officials from Public Health England as they announced that someone with HIV, with prompt access to treatment, had the same life expectancy as someone who was uninfected. Read more
Cuts to sexual health services over the last few years have made it more difficult for people to get seen in a clinic for a check-up, but for many of us, regular testing is now a lot easier with free at home sample kits. Read more
Not being able to get hard, or stay hard, when between the sheets can happen to any of us. Read more
Hello, my name is Ralf and I am an addict. This is something I have had to get used to saying. Read more
FS asked 756 gay and bisexual men for their thoughts on PrEP. The results show a rift between the opinions of those who are taking PrEP and those who oppose it. Read more
The latest data suggests 60% of gay men in London have had sex without condoms at least once in the last three months Read more
When you have sex, are your eyes open or closed most of the time? Read more
The Brexit question has opened questions for people living with HIV, perhaps the most important questions are yet to be answered. Read more
Meet the models living with HIV... Read more
Chemsex has become an undeniable presence in the gay community, if only a comparatively small one, and it looks like it’s here to stay. There are many reasons gay and bisexual men partake in chemsex scene and in varying degrees of intensity, from casual fun, to a need to connect and satisfy urges. Read more
We have put together an alphabetical list of hints and tips to guide you through the lockdown, from the serious to the silly. Read more
We’re being asked to stay home and adapt to a new normality. The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way we work, the way we shop, and even the way we date. Read more
While we are in the grips of the Coronavirus, many of us (the unlucky ones without live-in boyfriends or really friendly housemates) are having to shift their sexual energy online. Read more
The Coronavirus lockdown has negatively impacted many different industries, not least the sex industry. Read more
How safe is safe enough? Read more
The doctor divides his working week across his three roles: HIV Consultant, Medical Director at the Terrence Higgins Trust, and National LGBT Advisor at NHS England. Read more
Just because someone is diagnosed as HIV-positive, it doesn’t mean they stop taking care of their sexual health. Read more
How was your COVID lockdown? I managed to reach the end of mine without baking bread, shaving my hair or posting a nude. Go me! Read more
We spoke with 8 gay and bi men living with HIV about their year, how they coped with lockdowns and navigated the global pandemic... Read more
The last year has felt like a long decade. In a moment, our regular way of life was taken away from us. Once vibrant sex lives were snuffed out in an instant. Or were they? Read more
Forget the Olympics, RVT sports day is back! Raising vital funds for LGBT HERO on bank holiday Monday, 30 August 2021. Read more
Short-term day to day stress is something that we all experience and it shouldn’t cause any major problems, or be anything to be overly concerned about. Read more
Self-esteem (or self-worth) is basically the opinion you have about yourself. It is about how valuable you think you are, and whether you feel you have a purpose. It is also about being confident, knowing your strengths and weaknesses and being able to be self-critical without feeling de-valued. Read more
The data showed strong associations between men currently experiencing depression and risky sex, but not for men who no longer experience depression - other than they were more likely to have group sex. Read more
It’s not uncommon for gay and bisexual men to experience mental health issues. In fact one-in-three of us will face some sort of mental health issue. Read more
Recent statistics show that gay men living with HIV are twice as likely to die by suicide than HIV-negative men. Read more
Before you tell anyone you’re HIV positive, it’s a good idea to make sure that you ’re ready to do so, and that you understand why you want to tell them. Think about what you want in return, and be prepared for a whole range of reactions – good and bad. Read more
You don’t have to tell your GP or dentist that you have HIV; however, it may be useful for them to know. Read more
There’s no evidence to show that occasional use of recreational drugs will make HIV progress any faster, but there is evidence to show that frequent and heavy use of recreational drugs can impact on the immune system Read more