This newly published study suggests that not only smokers themselves, but those also being exposed to secondhand smoke, are at significantly increased risk for mental health problems.

 Research has supported for a long time that there is definitely a link between smoking and mental health, but what still has yet ...

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Does Lesbian Bed Death exist?

The term, anyway, was created, and is used, to describe the common lack of sex that is believed to be occurring in lesbian relationships, specifically within long-term relationships.

The term is said to have been coined by Pepper Schwartz, a sociologist at the University of ...

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This is an interesting Q&A-based article from June 1st in the NY Times about herpes and navigating safer sex, how to reduce risk of transmission, as well as make healthy decisions for optimal health for you and your partner(s) when already infected.

Advice about symptom-free herpes, communication with ...

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The time has finally come!... and almost gone. The month of May is home to one of the most exciting (literally) national observances there is. That's right, May is National Masturbation Month!

But, why do we need to celebrate masturbation? SugarButch explains the background of this holiday, so to ...

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Check It Out Guys is a website designed specifically by and for trans men on the subject of pap smears, and their importance for optimal health and well-being.

The site introduction reads: Paps matter for trans men, regardless of who we have sex with, how we have sex, or where ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released a new report highlighting a significant association between depression and smoking. The report is based on findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys from 2005-2008, and reveals unsettling trends:

Adults who have clinical depression, compared to adults who ...

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Sharing needles spreads HIV and Hepatitis C; and dirty needles can cause other infections. If you use needles for drugs, hormones or prescription medicines like insulin, make sure they’re new and/or clean. Find an LGBT-friendly syringe exchange program in your area or a pharmacy in NY’s Expanded ...

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Anyone can get HIV and other STDs, but LGBT individuals may be at increased risk. Gay and bisexual men of all races continue to be a risk group severely affected by HIV; transgender communities are estimated to have HIV infection rates ranging from 14 – 69%; and STDs such as herpes ...

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Drinking responsibly includes much more than just not driving drunk. Numerous reports have indicated that substantially higher numbers of LGBT people use alcohol and other substances than their heterosexual counterparts; and about 30% of LGBT people develop problems with alcohol at some point in their life.  Excessive use of alcohol ...

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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a virus that can cause warts, cervical cancer and anal cancer, especially in HIV-infected men and women. A digital rectal exam (when a medical provider inserts a finger into the anus) can detect warts and other problems that should be treated. An anal Pap smear may ...

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