How do you approach online dating and the intimacy that is sometimes lacking in the virtual world. With all of the apps available, dating sites, and places to meet socially in the virtual world I am as curious as the next guy as to what the meaning of dating is ...

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We hear alot about bullying in schools but less about sexual assaults and even less about sexual assaults that are perpetrated by other students. Andrew Lawless describes his experience in an OP-ed recently published in the advocate. 

Its chilling to think that not only do students sometimes have to fear ...

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I posted a blog this week relating to HIV criminalization.

I had forgotten to link to a couple of sites relating to laws in various jurisdictions relating to criminalization of those living with HIV.

SERO Project has an interesting site that points to laws regarding criminalization in various jurisdictions as ...

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We were having an interesting conversation about how crystal meth use seems to be on the rise in our area.  The powerfully addictive stimulant is popular among gay and bisexual men and is used during sex to lower inhibitions and make the sensations of sex as well as the duration ...

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I found a follow up to a rather interesting survey done among HIV positive dutch gay men.  The paper provides more data to the study originally presented at a 2011 conference.
The survey conducted among 212 men studied what role viral load played in the choice to have unprotected sex ...

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Constructed social norms have taught us that monogamy is always the best policy.

This nuanced ideal of a partnered completely monogamous relationship which may work for many couples does not work for all.

Gay men are often thought to fall on opposite ends of this monogamy spectrum without thought being ...

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February marks the celebration of Heart Health Month. Heart disease, storke and heart related illnesses impact people of all age, race, and sexual orientations.  Some groups are disproportionately impacted as well such as those who are substance users, chronic illness like HIV, or a family history of heart problems.

Warning ...

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Today the Federal Senate passed leglislation criminalizing the production and distribution of synthetic marijuana and "bath salts" (the drugs, not the beauty product). It specificially targets chemicals the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has identified in these products such as methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) which is found in the "bath salts."

The passage ...

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Check out the list we have compiled of different resources for folks in open/polyamorous/nonmonogamous relationships. You’ll find information celebrating folks' experiences, giving tips for safer sex in open relationships, as well as tips for creating healthy and sustainable polyamorous relationships while maintaining your own well-being. These blogs ...

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inSPOT, created by Internet Sexuality Information Services, allows individuals to send an annonymous e-card to sexual partners who they may have infected with a sexually transmitted infection (STD). The cards come in English, French and Spanish. Messages on the card tend to be tongue in cheek,

"You're too hot ...

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